The best wet look sealer is an acrylic sealer. Acrylic sealers are designed to enhance and protect concrete with a wet look, low gloss, or high gloss finish. The best wet look sealer for your application will depend entirely on what you want the concrete or pavers to look like once sealed.
There are two different categories of wet look sealers. There are sealers that make the concrete look like it has been wet down with water, and there are sealers that won’t darken the surface but will enhance it with a high gloss finish.
If you want your concrete to look like it has been wet with water then you want a solvent based acrylic lacquer. Solvent based acrylic lacquers contain resins that will darken the surface of the concrete or pavers to make them look wet.
- Eagle High Gloss Sealer (average 4.6 star review)
- Armor AR350 Wet Look Sealer (average 4.8 star review)
- Armor AR500 High Gloss Sealer (average 4.9 star review)
- Enduraseal SB Acrylic Sealer (average 4.5 star review)
If you want a low to high gloss finish but don’t want the concrete to darken then you want a water based acrylic sealer. Most water based sealers will simply enhance with a gloss and won’t dramatically change the surface appearance.
- Seal-Krete Clear Seal Acrylic Sealer (average 4 star review)
- Armor WB25 Acrylic Sealer (average 4.9 star review)
