Lythic DAY1 Finishing Aid, Ready-To-Use Formula

DAY1 Finishing Aid is a colloidal silica-based topical additive that makes concrete flatwork finishing easier and faster. It produces a better result and reduces the risk of a prematurely setting slab. Applied during floating and troweling, DAY1 increases cream, making for easier, better finishing and extended workable time under adverse conditions. DAY1 does not alter the water to cement ratio. It provides moisture-retention performance similar to a liquid membrane forming curing compound. DAY1, however, becomes a permanent part of the slab so there is no membrane or residue to remove.

Benefits

• Lubricates for more efficient surface finishing
• Reduces operator fatigue and trowel wear
• Extends workability under hot, dry, and windy conditions
• Aids application of shake-on hardeners
• Reduces efflorescence with colored & standard concrete
• Minimizes checking, crazing & scaling
• Hardens and densifies
• Increases impact and abrasion resistance
• Creates a less permeable surface
• Increases surface compressive strength by 20%-30%
• Reduces water vapor transmission *(MVER)
• Reduces Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2 migration
• Decreases potential for alkali silica reaction - *(ASR)
• Reduces potential for slab curling
• Concentrate and Ready-to-Use Formulas
• Will not increase the W/C ration
• Does not affect or change color