SoyCrete Concrete Stain

Description:
SoyCretetm is the world's leading bio-based semi-transparent penetrating concrete stain technology that outperforms all other decorative concrete stain products. The advanced chemical engineering with a patented soy ester modified dispersion technology, provides designers, installers, and end-users unparalled durability, sustainability, and decorative style. It is a green building compliant, non-hazardous, ultra-low VOC, acid-free, decorative concrete stain that provides the variegated look of acid stain, but with more consistency, control, flexibility, ease of use, and faster installation time without sacrificing performance integrity. Allows professional decorative concrete artisans to create designs and colorization never before possible. Choose the preferred acid stain alternative!
 
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Bypass all the marketing hype from other so-called environmentally compliant stains. Not all environmentall compliant stains are equal. Read the MSDS for hazardous content, precautions, application protection, and reportable ingredients including those required under California Prop 65. Then compare to SoyCrete, which has no hazardous ingredients, no reportables, and is the leading bio-based stain made from rapidly renewable resource materials.

Hazardous Ingredients Found in Most Competitive Water-Based & Acid Based Stains
 
 
Used for: Decorative Concrete Floors, Masonry Walls, Natural Stone, Landscapes, Hardscapes, Pool Decks, Patio�s, Garage Floors, Tilt-Up Walls, Plaster Walls, Adobe, Rammed Earth, Stucco, Drywall, Concrete Art, Etc.

Features: 
Bio-Based Technology Non-Hazardous Acid-Free
Rapidly Renewable Resource Ultra-Low VOC <25 g/l Virtually Odorless
Will Not Chip Will Not Flake Will Not Peel
100% Solids Pigment-Zero VOC Does Not Alter Surface Friction Creates Natural Color Variations
Mildew Resistant Efflorescence Resistant Water Resistant
UV Resistant Stain Resistant Hot Tire Pickup Resistant
Predictable Colorization Drastic Reduction in Install Time Extremely Versatile
Unlimited Design Capability Diverse Color Palette Easy Stenciling or Scoring
True Penetrating Stain Easily Repairable Easy Soap & Water Cleanup

Comparison:

Consumer & Installer Demands Concrete Acid Stains SoyCretetm 
Non Hazardous No Yes
Non Fuming/Low Odor No Yes
Green Building LEED Compliant No Yes
Renewable Resource Material No Yes
Low Cost, Fast & Easy Installation No Yes
Predictable Colorization No Yes
Flexible, Versatile & Forgiving No Yes
Easy Repair & Blending No Yes

CSI Divisions:
Division 3 - Concrete, 03 3500 Concrete Finishing
Division 9 - Finishes, 09 9300 Staining & Transparent Finishing; 09 9400 Decorative Finishing
 
LEED Green Building Rating System:
Materials & Resources:
Building Reuse, MR Credit 1
Local/Regional Materials, MR Credit 5
Rapidly Renewable Materials, MR Credit 6
Indoor Environmental Quality:
Low-Emitting Materials, EQ Credit 4                     

Design & Stocking Flexibility: For the professional decorative concrete artisan, choose our tint base with pre-mixed colorant packs or individual pigments to create your own custom colors or precision on the job colorization. SoyCretetm is available in our 16 standard premixed colors or tint base to meet your inventory and installer project objectives. Also, keep a supply of our 2 ounce sample colors to show actual results on your project substrate surface. There is no better way to determine project surface preparation and colorization requirements. Customers that are able to visualize results before full project installation will help you win more projects and enable you to better estimate installation time, saving you valuable labor hours.

The Technology:
SoyCretetm is made from rapidly renewable resources. The bio-based natural plant oils, soy dispersion technology, and 100% solids soy ester pigment chemistry, delivers true penetration, permanent staining, and natural semi-transparent color variations unique to each substrate surface.  A natural variegated design is achieved even with no artistic talent. With artistic talent however, you will be able to easily create designs  that were never before possible.

Our plant oil based pigment technology when combined with the solvency of soy esters, recolorizes and bonds within the concrete surface. The perfect smooth flow viscosity provided by this unique plant oil technology, delivers unbeatable spread rate while achieving maximum penetration. The permanent staining effects are similar to that of motor oil and dyes that penetrate below the surface and can only be removed by abrading the surface once it has cured. This unique formulation also inherently provides UV, water, mold, mildew, and efflorescence resistance.

Performance and Durability:
Soycretetm  is not a topical coating, unlike conventional water-based stains, dyes, or floor paint. The true penetration and recolorization within the concrete surface eliminates flaking, peeling or chipping. The only way to remove the stain once it has cured is to abrade the surface by sanding, blasting, or chemically etching the surface. Only when the concrete surface is worn or damaged will signs of discolorization occur. When you install SoyCrete on a properly prepared substrate, you should not be able to scrub it off as early as 6 hours and it should be nearly impossible within 24 hours. Full system curing is 5-7 days.

 
Proper surface preparation and quality of the installation dictate optimum performance of any decorative flooring system. Obviously the more complex, hazardous, or restricting the environmental conditions are surrounding the installation, the more that could go wrong to inevitably compromise the quality of the coating system. Thus, SoyCretetm reduces the many potential pitfalls that may compromise a successful installation. It is extremely easy to use and install without multiple rinsing or neutralizing steps saving significant installation time. Surface incompatibility and outdoor weather condition limitations are greatly reduced with our technology. Should changes or unexpected obstacles alter the original installation process, SoyCrete's technology enables easier and faster repair or even re-application if necessary.