In concrete containing calcium chloride, it is often necessary to wash the area several times. Roller marks and their cousins, “lap lines,” are just two of those frustrating problems that can plague professional decorative installers. Depending on the concrete that was ordered you may have river gravel (smooth rocks) or crushed limestone (a rougher textured rock). When you really think about it, sealing concrete falls more into the coatings industry than the concrete industry. And till date, there are still areas especially sidewalk and areas that are close to the wall of our house which doesn't get much of the sunlight even during the sunny days still look unevenly dark … Sealing concrete can be frustrating! Dark spots can be removed with a single washdown of water if concrete does not contain calcium chloride. The spots you are seeing are due to the aggregate in the concrete. I cleaned the driveway with Simple Green Concrete cleaner and then pressure washed it and allowed to dry for 24 hours before sealing it yesterday. When clear sealer peels off an improperly cleaned stamped concrete slab, it takes the excess antiquing release with it leaving a brighter spot. However, the contractor said once he put the sealer on the concrete (we are going with clear sealer and very shiny finish), the color will be much deeper. Black stains on concrete consist of layers of dirt and oil, chemicals, ink or other substances. It appears that best results are obtained when such discolored concrete is washed soon after the spots appear. But every time after it rains or gets wet, it takes days under the bright sun to turn back into the light colour. The day they installed the concrete it was hot about 80 degrees and … Problem: Concrete is dark and/or blotchy after sealer is applied Film-forming concrete sealers will darken concrete and leave a glossy shine to some extent, giving the concrete a “wet look." A non breathing sealer was … Scrub the stripped concrete with a stiff-bristled brush to remove as much of the color as you can. The overall color is just really light. It’s supposed to be Two tone color (ginger and dark brown) and the contrast is hardly there at all. This makes the overall job look blotchy or possibly even devoid of a secondary color in those bare spots. We had a new concrete patio installed this week and after top cast was removed we noticed there was dark concrete streaks in some areas. First, try to apply the oil based acrylic sealer after the concrete has warmed up and the sun is not shining too intensely on the surface. 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