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Alternatives to Liquid and Powder Release for Concrete

Concrete Placing Vol. 6 No. 1 - February/March 2006 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Liquid and powder aren’t a contractor’s only choices when considering release agents, and Richard Smith’s contracting company seems to have explored many of the alternatives.

A Look at the Pros and Cons of Liquid vs. Powder Releases for Concrete

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 6 No. 1 - February/March 2006 by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

A look at the pros and cons of liquid and powder releases. When a contractor decides to apply a release agent to a wet concrete surface to keep it from sticking to a stamp, there are two ways to go: liquid or powder. Each has advantages, but each also causes problems.

Concrete Release Agents: Liquid or Powder?

Vol. 3 No. 6 - December/January 2004 Concrete Placing by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

If you want to impress gullible friends with the glamour and excitement of concrete contracting, tell them you work on a hands-on basis with “release agents.” Only you will know the truth. Release agents are NOT highly trained government operatives who negotiate the exchange of political prisoners. They’re just powders […]

Ask Concrete Decor: Acid Staining, Powder Release Agents and More

Vol. 1 No. 1 - February 2001 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Need to have a decorative concrete question answered? Ask it!

I am new to acid staining and would like to know the best floor prep for staining on old and new concrete?

Decorative Concrete Techniques – A New Way to Throw Concrete Color Release

Vol. 1 No. 1 - February 2001 Tips & How-Tos Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

How many times have you wished there was a better way to throw the powder release agent down before stamping… besides by the handful? Well, here’s another way. How to throw color release onto concrete with a brush.