Solomon DAY1 Concrete Finishing Aid, 5-Gallon Bucket, Ready-to-Use Formulation

Solomon DAY1 is a concrete finishing aid which lubricates the surface for faster, easier finishing. DAY1 can also extend the workable time by 15 to 30 minutes, even under adverse conditions such as high wind, heat, or low humidity. DAY1 eliminates the need to add water to the surface which can be detrimental to the surface performance of the slab. It can also be used to help finish shake-on hardeners in low-bleed water conditions. DAY1 is a safety net, giving finishers more time on the slab.

DAY1, applied during finishing, also provides a number of long-term benefits to cured concrete. DAY1 reduces surface evaporation, thus mitigating and reducing slab curling and differential shrinkage. DAY1 also has densification properties and reduces efflorescence in colored and standard concrete.

• Lubricates for more efficient surface closing, reducing operator fatigue and trowel wear
• Extends workability time by 15 to 30 minutes
• Aids application of shake-on hardeners in low-bleed water environments
• Minimizes checking, crazing and scaling
• Increases impact and abrasion resistance
• Creates a denser, less-permeable surface for resistance to liquid penetration and staining
• Increases surface compressive strength approximately 20% - 30%
• Reduces water-vapor transmission per ASTM F1869
• Mitigates volume of water vapors per ASTM D 4263
• Colloidal silica chemical reaction reduces CO2 migration
• Decreases potential for alkali silica reaction
• Reduces potential for slab curling
• 5-gallon bucket
• Ready-to-use formulation