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PERK! The enlightened concrete floor coating from L&M Construction Chemicals

PERK! is the next generation of two-component polyaspartic concrete floor coatings. PERK! is the perfect way to add good looks and unmatched durability to concrete floors.

L&M Construction Chemicals’ PERK! concrete floor system provides a durable, decorative, seamless flooring finish to virtually any bare concrete floor. PERK! floors are easy to maintain and offer tremendous durability. Up to 3X tougher than epoxy floor coatings, you owe it to yourself and your floor to find out more about PERK!’s 26 stunning colors and textures.

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ColorFast — Eco-Rich Colors for Concrete

Wouldn't it be nice if your concrete color choices came naturally?

Now they do.

We couldn't find a better pallette from which to create the ColorFast hues than nature itself.

It made perfect sense to produce concrete colors that are eco-friendly and as easy to apply as they are easy on the eye.

The natural ingredients in ColorFast make application quick, clean, environmentally friendly, and easy. And, as nature would have it, there are no toxins or hazardous acids to worry about.

So, when you’re ready to add color to your concrete, the choice is ColorFast. Naturally.

ColorFast decorates, hardens, and protects interior and exterior concrete surfaces while bringing natural colors to any concrete environment.*

You can choose from a pallette of 12 translucent, UV stable water-based colorants, designed for interior and exterior concrete.

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Green Globe Credits with FGS/PermaShine

Following the Green Globes on-line predesign tool, the FGS/PermaShine Polished Concrete Floor System can have an impact on more than 80% of the sections within the rating system’s assessment areas, which are used to determine a building’s environmental and energy performance. This determination assumed a polished concrete system included a newly poured or existing concrete foundational slab, a certified installer to grind the slab, and application of one or more of the FGS/PermaShine family of products.

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L&M Guide to Construction Chemicals

This guide to concrete construction chemicals highlights 33 of our most requested products.

• Concrete Curing Compounds
• Concrete Curing and Sealing Compounds
• Concrete Evaporation Control and Reducer
• Concrete Form Treatments
• Non-Shrink Grouts
• Dry Polished Concrete
• Concrete Dyes
• Liquid Hardeners
• Dry Shake Floor Hardeners and Toppings
• Concrete Joint Protection and Crack Repair
• Concrete Patch and Repair Products
• Repellents and Concrete Surface Protection

This guide is available as a PDF download, or check the box to request a printed copy by mail.

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How polished concrete can save you thousands and add years of beauty to your concrete floor.

It is seldom that a concrete floor fails structurally, but they all suffer from the abuse of abrasion. In other words, all concrete floors, over time, will wear out.

Until now, these old, worn out concrete floors would have to be replaced, or at least have a topping applied to the surface. Repair and replacement processes are not only costly, but also require a lot of facility down time. A renovated or replaced concrete floor could be out of service for days or weeks.

Today, it's different. A worn concrete floor can be quickly resurfaced and returned to service in hours, not days or weeks. This new rejuvenation process is the diamond polishing of concrete floors, or, as we at L&M call it, FGS PermaShine Polished Concrete Floor System.

This Special Reprint from Concrete News explains how polished concrete adds years of great looks, low maintenance, and cost savings to new or existing concrete floors.

This guide is available as a PDF download, or check the box to request a printed copy by mail.

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Guide to FGS PermaShine

FGS PermaShine turns old, worn floors into smooth, easy-to-clean, dust-free concrete floors that resist wear and marking, with an aesthetically pleasing, long lasting medium to high gloss finish. FGS PermaShine requires little to no "off-limits" shut-down of operational facility. The installed cost of an FGS PermaShine floor is comparable to a good epoxy or urethane coating project and requires minimal maintenance, resulting in significant life cycle cost savings over any other floor treatment.

This free guide to FGS PermaShine explains the 8 step process in detail with colorful, easy-to-understand illustrations that demonstrate how virtually any concrete floor can look and perform "better than new."

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VIVID DYE Brochure and Color Chart

VIVID DYE brings the beauty of color to your polished concrete floor. Discover the beauty of colored, polished concrete with this new brochure and color chart.

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Concrete News

L&M's quarterly publication of Construction Chemicals. In this issue:

• From Steel to Concrete: Londerville Enterprises
• Project Profile: Dallas Rapid Transit System
• Contractor's Soapbox: Mario Garza, Barton Malow
• How to Fix Concrete with Terry Willems and Peter Kolf
• Slip and Fall: ANSI B101.1, Russ Kendzior, Founder and President NFSI
• ASCC PRESIDENT
• Project Profile: Boise Art Museum

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EMERYTOP 400, The World’s Toughest Floor

If you’re in the waste transfer business or dealing with heavy industrial, you need a floor that laughs at brutality and eats impact, abrasion, and chemical abuse for breakfast. You need a floor that will tame the beast. You need Emerytop 400. The World’s Toughest Floor.

Beauty and the Beasts details three of the most dangerous attacks on waste transfer, tipping, and heavy industrial floors. Complete with independent test data, comparisons, and real-world photos, this guide is a must for architects, engineers, project managers, floor owners, and maintenance departments who want to know more about the World’s Toughest Floor.

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SEAL HARD

The worlds finest concrete densification system increases the strength and beauty of concrete floors. Seal Hard deeply penetrates concrete surfaces to seal densify, harden, and waterproof. Seal Hard floors get better with time, protecting your concrete investment.

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CTL Independent Comparative Test Results of Floor Hardeners

There is a difference between believing and knowing. The Independent CTL test report describes the comparative results between L&M Construction Chemicals' Seal Hard and three national competitors.

Read the complete report with the results from Construction Technologies Laboratories, one of the most respected independent testing laboratories in the nation. Now, with this report, you can know how these chemical concrete hardeners compared in independent testing.

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