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Tools & Supplies
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FlexKrete Tools & Supplies
Heavy Duty Drill – You will need a low speed high torque drill. The
Milwaukee HOLE-HAWG
is the best drill we have found that is able to mix a
full batch of FlexKrete and has a low speed that make mixing easier.
Electrical Power – Unless power is readily available very near the repairs, you
will need a generator and heavy-duty cord.
Square Mud Paddle – It is important
to cut the nub off of the bottom of the 6” wide,
square mud paddle so it will sit flat on the bottom of your bucket.
Leaf Blower – To blow the dirt and debris out of the repair area. A
leaf blower
can also be used to clean off the loose aggregate for broadcast
applications.
Angle Grinder – A
large angle grinder with a
diamond cup wheel or
stone cup wheel will be invaluable for cleaning out very dirty holes or
sealed and/or oily concrete. Also useful for touch up of edges and vertical
repairs.
Chipping and Cleaning Tools – A hammer, small pick, chisel,
wire brushes, and other small hand tools will help in cleaning up concrete
and rusty rebar. Also useful: Pry bar or sharp shooter, and broom. One of the
handiest tools for cleaning edges is a
hatchet hammer.
Trowels – The longer the trowel, the less trowel marks you
will leave. It is important to have a clean smooth steel or stainless steel
trowel. A stiff trowel will give best results – (i.e. the
trowel brace support extending near each end of the trowel)
Buckets - You
will initially need a mixing bucket (a 5 gallon for small batches,
20 gallon muck bucket for large batches). Another 5-gallon bucket is helpful
to use for pre-measuring your batches. You also need a
tall lidded trowel bucket so you can drop the trowels into acetone without
the acetone evaporating.
Measuring Containers –
2.5 quart metered measuring containers, you will need several, a minimum of
two, one for the FlexKrete and one for the sand. Duct Tape – You will need
enough to tape symmetrically around the areas to be repaired, if you are using
the “full depth repair look”.
Brushes – Purchase the 3” or 4” wide, wooden
handled brushes (called "chip
brushes"), you will also need a coffee can or lidded container to drop them
into acetone to make them re-useable. Rollers and Roller handles are needed for
broadcast applications or very large areas.
Acetone – For cleaning up tools
and spills.
Blasting Sand – Commercial Grade - course or medium grade, kiln
dried sand – about 40-mesh size. You will need approximately 50 pounds of sand
per gallon of FlexKrete. Each sand manufacturer uses different grading
numbers for the same size (i.e.: TXI-Medium#3, Sand Express-Medium#4), so be
aware and ask for a 40 mesh size.
Other
Important Items – Knee Pads, Disposable Gloves, Hand Cleaner, Rags, Small Tarp
to prevent spills,
propane weed burner torch for drying damp pavement or use FlexPrime,
FlexTemp Additive for applications below 50 degrees or 10 minute cure.
Fumed
Silica – You will only need fumed silica if you are doing vertical or overhead
applications without using forms. (1.5 lbs per gallon of FlexKrete)
Colored
Quartz – You will only need colored quartz if you are doing a non-skid
decorative broadcast application. (.75 lbs per square foot)
Contact us for more info
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