| QUESTION: When should adhesive pattern tape be removed to reveal the grout line color after Stain Sealer has been applied over the rest of the texture coat? |
| ANSWER: Allow the Stain Sealer to dry 30-45 minutes before the pattern tape is removed from the surface. |
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| QUESTION: How can the amount of PERMA·CRETE® needed to fill low spots on a concrete surface be calculated? |
| ANSWER: One 40 lb. bag of Matrix Mix covers approximately ten (10) square feet at a depth of 3/8th of an inch. |
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| QUESTION: Which spray rig is used to apply PERMA·CRETE® Matrix Mix to a swimming pool interior? |
| ANSWER: Use an air compressor with a hopper gun attachment, or QSI's PowerFlo SprayTex unit. Set the hopper gun compressor at 30 psi and the hopper gun nozzle at the next to the smallest spray orifice. NOTE: See Section 12, (pages 8-9) of the Dealer Manual for pool interior applications. |
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| QUESTION: Can PERMA·CRETE® be used to fill wide cracks that are the same depth as a concrete slab? |
| ANSWER: If a crack is wider than 3/8th of an inch and is through the slab, fill the crack from the bottom of the slab to within 1 inch of the surface with PERMA·CRETE® or PolarSet Matrix Mix prior to repairing the crack. If the crack is 1/8th to 3/8th of an inch, fill the entire crack from the top to the bottom of the slab with Perma·Bond Crack Repair and coarse sand. |
