I just got a call from a ‘chapel venue’ where they hold upscale weddings. They want the outdoor stamped concrete patios ‘washed and sealed’ and so far the only sealer I’ve used that actually looks good is a top coat spray-on acrylic, but it has a strong odor for a few days and gets very slick when wet.
I’ve only had experience spraying and back rolling, if I were to add traction aid I’d have to roll it out without the sprayer.
The Vocomp 20 water based I have used barely had any shine at all so I don’t think that will work.
He said it was done a year ago, unknown sealer but definitely glossy. Stamped and colored concrete. The ‘high traffic’ areas are obviously worn down and need resealing but a walkway on the side in the shade still looks pristine.
He seems fine with the Everclear, White Cap said I could potentially ‘dust’ on the traction aid as I’m applying but it’ll be uneven. He said it’s typically rolled on, guess I’d better learn a new skill set😆
Well, its just me but not using a sprayer or pressurized applicator of some kind is not a bad thing. Its a good thing in fact. You can control the application much easier with rolling and get a better application too. Regardless of whether you add traction aid to the process.
I think we think about what is the most efficient way to apply this or that…up to the point of even accidentally sacrificing quality for the customer. Listen to you falling into this trap “I can dust the traction aid on” - yikes. I know I am guilty of this kind of thinking in years past, always pushing for the most efficient way with blinders on. Unless you’re doing an invisible WB sealer then you should be rolling anyway…
Real talk, I spray probably an order of magnitude more product of various kinds than you spray per week and I still don’t consider myself “current” on spraying. There’s many small tiny imperfections/errors that are possible if you’re not extremely current and on it with a sprayer. So, why not take that out of the equation for your customer and roll the job. Even if they won’t notice these little mistakes per se, you owe it to them to give them the best application possible, even if it takes you a few more hours. You’re a service person. You’re serving your customer and this is the best way to serve them.
