IDEAL WORK IW-EC Flooring protection

A concentrated, odourless, water-based polymeric liquid, IW-EC forms a continuous thin film that temporarily prevents the rapid loss of moisture from the surface of concrete, allowing subsequent smoothing and trowelling operations to take place without leaving any residue.‎ By enhancing the hydration of the concrete, the surface is free of plastic shrinkage cracks and surface crusts.‎ Technical characteristicsThe hydration process of cement is fundamental to making concrete a construction material.‎ By this process is meant that set of chemical reactions between cement and water, thanks to which concrete is transformed from an initially plastic mass, and therefore easily modelled, into a rigid and mechanically very resistant material.‎ As the chemical reaction between the water and the cement progresses, there is a gradual loss of the initial workability of the fresh concrete until the moment when the mixture is no longer mouldable (setting).‎If the loss of water can be slowed down, the setting process slows down, to the advantage of greater workability of the material.‎ Europe's leading manufacturer of decorative concrete floors and plasters, IDEAL WORK proposes a solution to maintain the humidity of concrete, delaying its setting.‎ It is no coincidence that in the U.‎S.‎A.‎ it is called "the paver's friend": it is IW-EC (IDEAL WORK evaporation control), a unique product which, applied on fresh concrete, reduces evaporation by up to 80%, slowing down setting and facilitating surface work and finishing.‎