Concrete slab protection from road salt
I put a smooth slab in my shop last summer, was sealed with Rez-Seal http://www.euclidchemical.com/produc…53&pselect=222 and almost a year later the slab is flawless. Not a crack or stain to be found.
Except(!), the 4 points where my van tires come in contact with the slab and the consistent spots where water drips off the van. In the winter they treat our roads with a combination of sand, rock salt and calcium chloride. Small dime-sized pieces of the slab are spalling off in these spots and it appears they are still spreading out & going deeper into the slab from the original marks. The apron is a broom finish and it’s in much worse condition (it was also sealed).
Anyone have a thought as to what to put on the slab to protect it from this? I’m thinking of doing the one parking bay & apron with a garage floor epoxy but before dropping a couple of hundred $$ on materials and busting my
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#38; killing a few brain cells I want to be sure it’s the right path to go down.
Thanks, -Norm
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Unless you seal it somehow it's going to happen, there are a number of paint products made specifically for garage floors ..
Yup, I realize that. It has been sealed once but the product didn't prevent it...wondering about the epoxy-based sealants and what brand(s) people have had success with. Particularly in areas that use lots of road salt and chemicals.
Thanks, -Norm
the exopy base paints from sherwin william is suppose to be chemical resistance, I am not to happy with SW product though