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Application process
The RetroPlate Concrete Polishing System adheres to these fundamental stages, which are carried out by our qualified applicators to ensure that every floor is perfect.
Grind: The first step is to use industrial strength diamonds to grind the floor. Grinding eliminates defects, blemishes, and scratches while also exposing bare concrete by removing old coatings or mastic. Grinding can range from mild to severe, depending on the amount of exposed aggregate needed. Colored aggregate, recycled glass, or other ornamental material from a new floor might be spread into the surface to be revealed during the grinding process.
Colour: With a variety of colour options, you can add character and individuality to your polished concrete floors. With full colour floors, personalised logos, or one-of-a-kind patterns, you may achieve any appearance and style. Integral colour, dry shake, and topical dyes and stains are all colour possibilities for polished concrete.
Densify: The next stage is to use RetroPlate to densify the floor. RetroPlate penetrates the concrete and chemically reacts to harden and densify it by plugging pores and forming a solid surface. Densification is critical to the long-term advantages of polished concrete. There are several densifiers on the market that claim to work on polished concrete, but just one RetroPlate.
Polish: The floor is then polished with successively finer diamond grits. This polishing operation is responsible for the floor’s gloss. The finish of a floor might be flat (ground), satin (honed), polished, or highly polished. Adding colour or seeding material opens us a world of creative options.
Product Benefits
Isn’t concrete a tough material? So, why is the RetroPlate System required?Concrete is a porous material that is prone to efflorescence, spalling, and dusting in its natural form. It does not have an attractive finish and is difficult to maintain. That is why Curecrete invented the science and technique of transforming ordinary concrete into one of strength, durability, and beauty.
RetroPlate chemically and mechanically seals holes on the surface of the concrete floor. This densification process assists in the prevention of water, oil, and other pollutants from penetrating.
The RetroPlate densification technique seals off the floor’s surface and locks in concrete salts, preventing dusting. This significantly decreases maintenance costs by keeping concrete dust off of equipment, machinery, and completed produced items.
A RetroPlate floor may boost the abrasion resistance of a standard concrete floor by up to 400%. (ASTM C779). RetroPlate, as a concrete surface treatment, delivers the largest gain in strength at the top of the floor and unrivalled abrasion resistance throughout.
Independent testing has shown that RetroPlate boosts the impact resistance of a floor by up to 21%. (ASTM C805).
RetroPlate boasts the LOWEST life-cycle cost per square foot of any floor covering or coating. It saves money on both the original installation and ongoing maintenance and labour expenditures.
Rather than applying repeated coatings to the floor to conceal the inherent issues of concrete, our Certified Applicators produce polished floors that will last a lifetime. There is no need for topical sealers when grinding and polishing are used in conjunction with the specially developed RetroPlate solution.
Green RetroPlate flooring! RetroPlate is a modified sodium silicate that combines with the calcium hydroxide (free lime) in concrete’s cement component. Customers that use RetroPlate are using safe, naturally occurring elements to strengthen their concrete flooring.
Maintenance is drastically reduced and tyre markings are totally avoided by generating a smooth, dust-free surface. Many businesses throughout the world have lowered their manpower and cleaning product upkeep expenditures.
RetroPlate is both a functional answer to floor concerns and an architectural and design challenge. The RetroPlate System’s unique ability to blend the architectural, aesthetic character of design with the function and durability of the greatest densifier in the market allows for virtually limitless floor design options.
Because of their light reflection characteristics, some RetroPlate flooring have been demonstrated to save lighting expenses by 1/3 as a consequence of their glossy sheen.
Maintenance
An effective maintenance program that includes routine scrubbing with soft to medium maintenance pads, ample down pressure and proper amounts of water and detergent will enhance the floor’s performance significantly
- Scrub Floor Often: Minimum routine cleaning 2-3 times per week with CreteClean Plus with Scar Guard provides superior results.
- Clean Spills Quickly After densification is complete, concrete will resist contamination and moisture penetration of most liquids. Corrosive or aggressively staining contaminants should be removed quickly to avoid possible staining.
- Burnish Once Weekly: For best results, burnish the floor with a high speed propane burnisher and hog’s hair pad following daily cleaning.
Recommended Supplies
- Automatic Scrubber: Capable of 125 – 150 lbs. of downward pressure.
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Soft to Medium Maintenance Pads or Nylon Brushes & Detergent: Performance enhancing detergent specifically designed to clean densified and densified-polished concrete floors. Regular use helps decrease the visibility of minor scratches and blemishes and helps maintain the concrete sheen.
*If other detergents are used they should be non-acidic and void of hydroxides and sulfates. - Oil Emulsifier & Acrylic Stripper: CreteStrip Use directly on stain for spot treatment.
Conditions To Avoid
- Standing liquids of any kind, including water
- Detergents containing hydroxides or sulfates
- Acidic or caustic cleaners; acidic detergents will etch the surface over time and dull the floor’s finish
- Bleach or any acidic/harsh chemicals
- All contact with any acids
- Treated dust mops or sweeping compounds
- Aggressive scrubbing brushes; Strata Grit, Nylo-Grit and other aggressive scrubbing brushes will alter the polished pattern and leave a dull appearance.
Enviornment Friendly
Curecrete is proud to offer a green and ecologically friendly method. Owners, contractors, architects, and others in the building business are all concerned about the environment. We are pleased to provide a green concrete polishing technology that contributes to the qualifying of LEED certificates.
DEFINING GREEN
Many people think of ways to reduce their environmental effect when they hear the phrase “green.” In other words, they want to live, breathe, and grow with as little impact on the environment as possible.
NATURAL PROCESS
Every stage of the RetroPlate process is designed to be ecologically friendly. When employed, a mixture of water and naturally occurring elements is used to reinforce the concrete. By repurposing old concrete, you are recycling, conserving energy, and reducing landfill contributions.
NATURAL PRODUCT
The RetroPlate System is a sodium silicate water-based product that works by chemically reacting with the calcium hydroxide in the cement component of concrete.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE
One of the several benefits of adopting the RetroPlate System is that it is ecologically friendly. It is as follows:
- Water-based
- Odourless
- Non-flammable
- No VOCs, solvents, toxic ingredient
- No VOCs
- No toxic ingredients
- No harmful vapours
- Requires no protective clothing
- No breathing apparatus
If an old coating must be removed in preparation for the RetroPlate System, we propose a wet grinding technique, which eliminates the need for acid and other harsh chemicals. Every phase of the RetroPlate System is designed to be ecologically friendly.
NATURAL ANSWER
Corporations, merchants, school districts, healthcare institutions, architects, and facility managers are all seeking methods to reduce operating and environmental expenses. The RetroPlate System has little to no environmental effect, and these people are discovering that constructing green is not only excellent for the environment, but also for company and public perception. It is logical for the RetroPlate System to be considered after a project has committed to being environmentally friendly. It is natural, the technique is natural, and the maintenance process uses water and another green product, CreteClean Plus with Scar GuardTM, which is highly recommended.
Technical
RetroPlate works effectively with integral colour, acid stains, dyes, dry shake hardeners, and cementitious terrazzo in addition to bare concrete.
Uses
- New, unfinished concrete
- Floors that are ageing and dusty
- Concrete that seems dull, gritty, pitted, or raw
- Overlays, toppers, or costly recoats are necessary.
- It is aimed to have a marble-like, hard shell, maintenance-free finish
Treatment Result
The RetroPlate System allows for 4 gloss levels:
- Level 1 Flat (Ground)
- Level 2 Satin (Honed)
- Level 1 Polished
- Level 1 Highly Polished
Different levels of grinding can be light to heavy depending on the desire level of exposed aggregate:
- Class A- Cement Fines
- Class B – Fine Aggregate
- Class C – Coarse Aggregate
Unlimited Decorative Combinations
- Integral colour
- Acid stains
- Dyes (AmeriPolish Dyes | RetroPlate Dyes)
- Colored aggregate
- Recycled glass
- Other decorative media
Independent Testing
- Test #1 – General Testing
- Test #2 – Coefficient of Friction
- Test #3 – Abrasion and Impact Strength Testing
Safety
RetroPlate is completely water-based and contains:
- NO solvents
- NO VOCs
- NO harmful vapors
- NO harmful fumes
- NO toxic ingredients
Use of RetroPlate requires:
- NO protective clothing, ands
- NO breathing apparatus.
Warranty
RetroPlate is backed by the only 10-year product and labour warranty in the concrete polishing business, provided by Curecrete Distribution, Inc. Curecrete, the original concrete polishing method, is delighted to provide the following guarantees on certified RetroPlate treated floors to floor owners:
Product Warranty For 10 Years (Standard)
Curecrete warrants that after the specified densifying and hardening period the RetroPlate treated floor will remain hardened, dustproof and water-repellant 10-years from the date RetroPlate is applied (as specified by Curecrete).
Lifetime Product Warranty(Extended Product Warranty for Using CreteClean Plus)
Due to the superior performance achieved by regularly using CreteClean Plus with Scar Guard and CreteClean Plus – Single Dose, concrete surfaces treated with RetroPlate can qualify for an extension of their original 10-Year Product Warranty to a Lifetime Product Warranty. Qualifying conditions apply.
Frequently Asked Questions
The RetroPlate System is used anywhere there is exposed concrete, or cementitious terrazzo. This includes, but is not limited to retail environments (grocery stores, clothing, hardware, malls, sporting goods, etc.), schools, manufacturing plants, restaurants, food processing plants, warehouses, movie theaters, aviation hangars, automotive dealerships, residences, garages, office spaces, printing facilities, government buildings and offices, correctional facilities, distribution centers, stadiums, convention centers, and other locations where exposed concrete or terrazzo needs protection, ease of maintenance and an aesthetic finish. For more information visit our Markets Served page.
The RetroPlate System is used anywhere there is exposed concrete, or cementitious terrazzo. This includes, but is not limited to retail environments (grocery stores, clothing, hardware, malls, sporting goods, etc.), schools, manufacturing plants, restaurants, food processing plants, warehouses, movie theaters, aviation hangars, automotive dealerships, residences, garages, office spaces, printing facilities, government buildings and offices, correctional facilities, distribution centers, stadiums, convention centers, and other locations where exposed concrete or terrazzo needs protection, ease of maintenance and an aesthetic finish. For more information visit our Markets Served page.
The floor can be used immediately. There is no drying or waiting time. Visit our Application page for more information.
The RetroPlate System is used anyAs soon as the RetroPlate application is finished, the floor will be completely abrasion resistant, dust proof, and polished. The sealing process, however, is a combination of a chemical and mechanical reaction. The mechanical process will be complete and the floor will be much easier to clean. The chemical reaction within the concrete will continue for several months. It is important to keep the floor cleaned during this curing phase, as the floor is becoming densified from within.where there is exposed concrete, or cementitious terrazzo. This includes, but is not limited to retail environments (grocery stores, clothing, hardware, malls, sporting goods, etc.), schools, manufacturing plants, restaurants, food processing plants, warehouses, movie theaters, aviation hangars, automotive dealerships, residences, garages, office spaces, printing facilities, government buildings and offices, correctional facilities, distribution centers, stadiums, convention centers, and other locations where exposed concrete or terrazzo needs protection, ease of maintenance and an aesthetic finish. For more information visit our Markets Served page.
No. The RetroPlate System is a chemical and mechanical reaction with the concrete itself. When the application is finished, the concrete is still bare, but it has gone through a chemical and mechanical process to protect, harden, and polish the surface. The beauty of the RetroPlate System is that the concrete is protected and polished, yet there is no coating to peel, scratch, or wear.
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