PROSOCO Saltguard WB - Penetrating Concrete Sealer – Protects Against Water and Salt Damage from de-Icing Salts, Freeze-thaw Cycles and sea air for up to 5 Years - Trusted by Professionals (1-GAL)

I am writing this review as a “First Impression” review. First, I did read the instructions and did fully understand them. I am a home owner not a professional mason or cement worker although I do have have a much higher understanding of masonry and cement products their use, limitations, and proper maintenance. I can only comment on my experience using this product and realize that my review is not all encompassing. Second, I am located in the Midwest where road salt is used heavily during the winter and so I decided to use this product as a means to seal a driveway to a three car garage with the intention of protecting it as much as possible from salt and freeze/thaw damage and surface popping, which, by the way had started so some extent. The driveway is 23 years old and in surprisingly great shape. I would like to get another 15 to 20 years out of it. Thirdly, I did modify the cleaning recommendation and did not follow the manufacturers cleaning guidelines that called that the surface be cleaned with a Prosoco cleaner and degreaser. The reason is that the driveway had not been used for two years as the home had been in foreclosure and unoccupied for that amount of time. There were no oil or grease stains anywhere. This is when I decided to just power wash the driveway and remove surface dirt, residue and mildew and I allowed the driveway two days to dry. Fourth, I used a pump hand sprayer like the ones used for spraying for weeds to apply the Saltguard and turned it up to a nice fan shaped spray and moving slowly making sure to overlap the previous pass and not puddle the Saltguard sealer. I had to move slowly enough not to puddle, but, not too fast and wind up applying the sealer too thinly. Also, do not apply on a windy day as you will lose a lot of the product into the wind and the surface will dry too fast.So far I am impressed with the outcome. The driveway looks good, not blotchy, and Prosoco says that the surface should retain the protection for three to five years. We’ll have to see about that, but, so far so good.