DAY1® Finishing Aid

DAY1 is a colloidal silica-based finishing aid that makes concrete flatwork finishing easier and faster. Brickform Day1 produces a better result and reduces the risk of a prematurely setting slab. Applied during floating and troweling, DAY1 finishing aid increases cream and extends workability under adverse conditions such as high wind, heat, or low humidity.

DAY1 eliminates the need to add water to the surface which can lead to premature surface failure. DAY1 does not alter the water-to-cement ratio and becomes a permanent part of the slab so there is no membrane or residue to remove.

Quality benefits

• Increases abrasion & impact resistance
• Reduces the potential for efflorescence on both colored and non-colored concrete
• Minimizes the potential for checking, crazing and scaling
• Reduces water vapor transmission (MVER)
• Reduces potential for slab curling
• Decreases potential for alkali silica reaction (ASR)
• Improves curing and creates a less permeable surface

Workability benefits

• Slows surface evaporation extending work times by 15 to 30 minutes
• Aids application of shake-on hardeners
• Reduces operator fatigue and trowel wear