All surfaces to be covered shall be structurally sound, clean and free from traces of dust, oil, grease, wax, paint, curing agent, coatings and loose particles. They must also be exempt from any trace or presence of acids, concentrated alkalis, chemical cleaning agent or any other material that can reduce adhesion.
It is required to enlarge any cracks, for instance with a chisel, to have an opening of minimum 20 x 20 mm (3/4”x3/4”) more or less square.
Saturate concrete surface with clean water within few hours before repairs leaving no excess water and apply mortar when surface is dry again. Use of Eagle Prime Plus as primer is a good alternative to concrete water saturation.
Ambient surface and product temperature must be superior to 5ºC (40ºF)and lower than 35ºC (95ºF) during installation and for the first hours. |