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US 2017/0158570 A1Published application
Methods for finishing concrete to provide a glossy surface
AssigneeArris Technologies, LLC
InventorsMark Wetherell, Dal N. Hills, Kent Barrus
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating concrete, which include wetting a surface of concrete with a colloidal silica and, with silica on the surface, finishing the surface. The surface may be finished with a power trowel.
Claims20
A method for finishing concrete, comprising:
- wetting a surface of uncured concrete with a colloidal silica;
- and
- power trowelling the surface of uncured concrete with the colloidal silica in place on the surface.
A method for polishing concrete, comprising:
- wetting a surface of concrete with a colloidal silica;
- and
- power troweling the surface of the concrete with silica in place on the surface.
A method for polishing a surface of concrete, comprising:
- wetting a surface of concrete with a colloidal silica, the surface comprising a hardened surface or a dried surface;
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- power troweling the surface while the surface remains wetted with the colloidal silica.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.