If you have ever been dealt the unfortunate hand of having poor concrete work done, or buying a property that already had pre-existing concrete that was in poor condition, you know how bad it can make a home or office look. Unfortunately, little can be done to fix ugly concrete. Whether it is poor application, bad substance, or abuse, there hasn’t been any way of fixing the concrete. You could patch holes, which would stand out more than the original defects, or you could tear out the concrete and start new.
The good news is that now there is a way to make any concrete surface look better than ever! Start by cleaning the concrete surface with K7 Degreaser & J3 Deactivating Power. Then, patch any large wholes with a quick drying all purpose patch. Once the patch dries you are ready to Super Sealer. The Super Sealer will fill the pores of the concrete and create an unbeatable bond to the concrete surface. Super sealer also fills some of the smaller imperfections in the surface.
Polyvinyl Acetate Flakes are then put down into the Super Sealer. (If desired, a Granitex color glaze can be put down over the Super Sealer.) Once the Super Sealer has dried, the flatblade is used to remove any extra Flakes, and a coat of Granitex clear glaze is added over the flakes.
You can make anything look as fancy or as plain as you want. For this particular front step, we used a vinyl decal showing the message “Welcome”, and masked around the risers, to apply a coat of chocolate brown Granitex glaze. Once the brown glaze dried, we applied another coat of clear over the whole job.
It can be very easy to make any disaster, look like a million bucks!
Believe it or not, this may be the best time to start your own business. A slow economy makes anyone uneasy because of the natural assumption that there is less money out there. But in reality, a recession opens up all sorts of new niches. The money is still there, it is just being spend differently. According to a recent report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, more than half, of the companies on the Fortune 500 list this year began during a recession or bear market or both.
Consumers are now analyzing their purchases much more closely than they once were. What do I really need, and what am I really getting for my money. This is a perfect opportunity to present customer with products that will last longer than anything else out there. Help them eliminate the expense of repairing a floor coating every couple years. Epoxies are designed to do one thing, and that’s FAIL. With Vortex & Granitex, you will never need to recoat a floor for over a decade. Over the life of the floor coating, you have saved yourself a lot of money over what other cheaper floor coatings would cost.
Another great advantage of Vortex is it’s great ability to save money by greatly reducing energy costs. One of the most energy inefficient devices used is the heat pump, which is used in air conditioners, refrigerators/freezers, geothermal heating, etc. By using Vortex to reduce the amount of heat energy being lost, incredible amounts of money can be saved on utility bills. For more info, check out Thermal Conductivity.
They key to thriving in an economy where people are looking to save money, is providing a product or service that can save a customer money. According to Tim Kane, a senior fellow in Research & Policy at the Kauffman Foundation, The worst job market in 26 years may be the perfect time to start a business.
