Armor SX5000 Solvent-Based Silane-Siloxane Sealer for Concrete, Brick, Pavers, Stone - Matte Concrete Sealer - 5 Gallon

I was skeptical about this product as it was the consistency of water and it just soaked into the concrete and looked like it did nothing when I was applying it. The concrete looked a little less chalky than prior to application but otherwise there was no change to the appearance. (I bought the house last year so I have no idea when the last time it was sealed was or what was used in the past, but the concrete had a chalky haze on it after power washing) I really thought I just wasted a bunch of money as surely I would see some sort of change!The instructions say to spray it on but we were working around an in ground pool and were afraid of overspray so we used rollers. The following day I spilled some water on the concrete and it beaded off!The only areas it didn’t do so hot are around the anchors for the winter cover (they had been jammed up so I cleaned them and coated them in silicone and some got on the concrete ). This is a user error as I probably needed to prep those areas more aggressively with a heavy degreaser. Just a warning that the results might not be so great on concrete that’s got oil on it without some major preparation.The instructions also say that you should spray 2 coats wet on wet, and at the end we were running low and didn’t double coat everywhere. (This is likely because it was a large area and also the rollers waste a lot) so we were not really satisfied with our application and we are so happy with how well the one coat worked that we are discussing re applying in the fall just to make sure everything is covered properly, as we are confident that it’s a good product after seeing it work it’s magic!As far as longevity, it says it’s good for 8-10 years but I’m still on week one so I obviously can’t contribute to any info here.So far I’m very happy with it and if it lasts just 2 seasons I still feel it’s worth the investment!

Originally I did read some reviews (in general very highly rated) that indicated that applying this product was tricky, but never said why this is tricky. Here's the scoop; if you've used acrylic in the past to seal your pavers, then your expectation is that it is thick like paint and it is easy to see where you've applied it and where you haven't, however this is rather different than acrylic. The consistency is thin like water and if your roller is thick and absorbent then the sealant streams off the roller and you can end up losing a lot of sealant between the cracks if you're not careful. The other issue I had was that after rolling the sealant on a few paver stones, I could not see what I had covered and what was not covered. (I'm sure this is a total rookie move). After a while I figured out how to be more careful and the finished driveway looks nice. Then I saw my neighbor using the same stuff on his driveway, but he had a better approach. He got one of those hand-pump sprayers and he would lightly spray the pavement while his partner used the roller just after spraying, thus solving both problems I had.FYI - if you really love the sparkly wet finish that you get with acrylic, just be aware that this leaves a much more subtle kind of finish, however, I think that because it is so thin, it ends up penetrating more deeply into the paver stone and thus last a good deal longer than the acrylic.

Usually I get paints and solvents from Home Depot and Lowes, however their sealers were antiquated products from the 1930s and require almost yearly application and claim good for "wood, concrete, brick" which means its sort of ok at everything, but not really excellent at any one type of application such as concrete. I don't want to apply bi-yearly or yearly, I want to do this once a decade with Armor SX5000.Delivery is a little slow as its ground delivery and a chemical, so be prepared for 5-7 day delivery even if the shipping vendor claims 3-5 days, I think shippers do hazardous deliveries less frequently than packages. I do like its application, its appearance did not change much in dry conditions, which is fine, I don't want glossy concrete nor do I want color changes.Im going to do light coats every 3 months until I use up the remaining portion of the initial 5 gallons, so far so good!

We had a house built it was finished two months ago. I wanted to protect the concrete from the start, however during the move in a truck leaked a few drops of transmission fluid on the drive.We used a product called chomp pull it out from chomp industry's. it seemed to do a good job we then power washed the surface and used muriatic acid to clean the surface and prepare it for this product, we let the concrete dry for 48 hours and then sprayed this on in small sections and following the directions repeated the application before it dried we actually covered all areas 3 to 4 times just to use up the whole 5 gallon can.Guess what? The oil stains reappeared so I know that the SX 5000 really is penetrating down into the concrete deeply enough to force the oil back to the surface. in a few days I may try the chomp again to get it off of the surface. Mike a technical advisor with Foundation Armor was helpful in steering me towards a better sprayer. I will probably call him again to ask about the surface stains.One note to buyers please have a sprayer rated for acetone before you begin. instead of having to stop in the middle of the job and run 30 miles away to the Home Depot because your cheap sprayer melted internally.I will follow up with a 6 month evaluation after the Winter Ice and ice melt have done their best. I expect to give this product a 5 star rating then.