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    <title>topic How to stop efflorescence on concrete? in Outdoor</title>
    <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/168780#M21999</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;I have&amp;nbsp;efflorescence occurring outside. I don’t like its look and am concerned it might over time damage the integrity of the concrete. What can I do about preventing it (ie painting etc as I’m already aware of reducing standing water) or improving its appearance?&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_2242.jpeg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/78125i3AB005FBA04F772F/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_2242.jpeg" alt="IMG_2242.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_2241.jpeg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/78126iDCCAB9A84E5591F7/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_2241.jpeg" alt="IMG_2241.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:20:14 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>rc1</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2023-08-27T22:20:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How to stop efflorescence on concrete?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/168780#M21999</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I have&amp;nbsp;efflorescence occurring outside. I don’t like its look and am concerned it might over time damage the integrity of the concrete. What can I do about preventing it (ie painting etc as I’m already aware of reducing standing water) or improving its appearance?&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_2242.jpeg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/78125i3AB005FBA04F772F/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_2242.jpeg" alt="IMG_2242.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_2241.jpeg" style="width: 1170px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/78126iDCCAB9A84E5591F7/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_2241.jpeg" alt="IMG_2241.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:20:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/168780#M21999</guid>
      <dc:creator>rc1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-08-27T22:20:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: efflorescence - what can I do?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/168799#M22002</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/41087"&gt;@rc1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;,&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;You could try applying a penetrative sealer over the surface to prevent moisture contact with it. I'd suggest a product similar to &lt;A href="https://www.bunnings.com.au/crommelin-1l-natural-finish-penetrating-sealer-and-water-repellent_p0356894" target="_blank"&gt;Crommelin 1L Natural Finish Penetrating Sealer And Water Repellent&lt;/A&gt;; it's designed to suppress efflorescence. You'll want to ensure that you scrub off as much of the white salts/minerals residue as possible before applying the sealer, or that look will be trapped beneath.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;You'll need to coat the paving, concrete and grout lines with the sealer. Make sure it's one decent coat across the whole lot.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Please let me know if you have any questions.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Mitchell&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 23:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/168799#M22002</guid>
      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-08-26T23:22:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: efflorescence - what can I do?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/212888#M29354</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Can an Epoxy floor belaid over the Cromlins product&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/212888#M29354</guid>
      <dc:creator>Flip61</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-06-10T07:09:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: efflorescence - what can I do?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/212985#M29365</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/39301"&gt;@Flip61&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;. It's brilliant to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about applying an epoxy coating.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Epoxy coatings are designed to go directly onto a porous surface like concrete. The Crommelins product seals the surface, so you can't apply an epoxy over it. If you have a sealer on the concrete at the moment, you'd need to entirely strip it off before going through the preparation steps for the Epoxy.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Do you have an efflorescence issue but also want to use an epoxy coating in the area? If you can supply some more details about your project, I trust our helpful members will be able to assist.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Please let me know if you have any questions.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Mitchell&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/212985#M29365</guid>
      <dc:creator>MitchellMc</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-06-10T22:32:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: efflorescence - what can I do?</title>
      <link>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/212989#M29366</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;There is a small amount of &lt;SPAN&gt;efflorescence&lt;/SPAN&gt; coming through the slab and I;k like to seal it and put something down to make it easier to clean, it definitely needs to be a non slip surface as the last thing I want is to come home in wet weather and slide into the wall.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Outdoor/How-to-stop-efflorescence-on-concrete/m-p/212989#M29366</guid>
      <dc:creator>Flip61</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-06-10T22:40:09Z</dc:date>
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