V-Seal is a manufacturer and distributor of concrete sealers. Per their website, they sell products under their V-Seal brand, and also supply to other third party companies under different names. Ratings and reviews of their top products can be found here:
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I am actually very frustrated with this company. I talked to about 15 companies this week and conveniently all of them have the same information. Either vseal is buying products from other companies or other companies are buying from vseal. It is extremely frustrated to waste my time on the same products being sold under a different name by a different company. Are there any real manufacturers left?!?!?!
Just replaced an 800 SF section of driveway poured Aug 2014 in lower MI. The v-seal 102 Winterguard sealer I used failed to protect the surface from road salt. As I power washed the remaining 2000 SF of drive to apply a solvent based acrylic sealer I noticed the water didn't bead up and the surface was very porous. The V Seal rep said my broom was to wet but I disagree. I've done it the same way for 30 years the only thing I tried different was the sealer. I wouldn't recommend water based penetrating sealers on driveways!!!
Hi Brad.
The V-Seal 102 is a lower solids water repellent sealer. They don't publish much about their product but judging by the description it may be a silicate infused either silane, Siloxane, or siliconate. Not all water based penetrating sealers are bad, in fact many are great (take for example the Foundation Armor SC25). If however you are using a lower solids solution, or the solution is derived from low quality resins, the results can be less than expected. Water repellents should give you up to 10 years of protection when properly applied.
You have a couple of options. The water repellent sealer you applied may still be within the pores. If you applied a good amount of the sealer to the concrete, and it was able to absorb, you may still be getting protection below the surface. If you intend to apply a solvent based acrylic to the driveway the solvent based acrylic will protect the surface and prevent water from penetrating through it. The Armor AR350 and Armor AR500 are great options for a professional grade solution. There are also several residential grade products offered by companies like V-Seal. Make sure you apply the acrylic with a roller and try to space the coats out 24 hours. The first coat always penetrates in order to bond so if you give the first coat time to fully cure it will force the second coat to line the surface.
Hope this helps!