DO NOT and I Repeat DO NOT use any sealer. You need to make sure all the moisture is gone and all the salts have deposited. After that if there is any water entering the installation than I would not seal it. I would recommend periodic cleaning only.
I like ef-x by aqua-mix
> Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences:On Sep 27, 2011 12:34 PM, "Baird Standish" <bairdstandish@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi.
> We have a job that required removing masonry from a rough granite floor
> where a planter had been mortared in place. We used some good products to
> remove the residual mortar and then sealed (I talked about this in an
> earlier post). The sealer we used was Aldon SBS Sealer. It was good for a
> while but then quite a lot of efflourescence came back (I believe it came
> from the hard water being absorbed by the granite floor over many years. We
> also have been getting a lot of rain recently). We then stripped the sealer
> and applied Aldon Efflourescence treatment. Each time we have applied it
> (about three times) the efflourescence came back, but less and less. I put
> more on last Thursday and checked today and it was in pretty good shape but
> not perfect. I am a little concerned about reapplying the sealer and, if it
> doesn't eradicate the efflourescence, I will have to strip again. Constant
> treating with efflouresence treatment makes the floor slippery. Are there
> any other products that anyone knows about that might either a. be a good
> maintenance type efflourescence treatment that could be walked on
> immediately after application, or b. another sealer that really does the job
> to remove/hide efflourescence and also color enhances?
> Thanks so much.
> Baird
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