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Tried using a magnesium float on a 90-degree day in Phoenix and it set up way too fast
The surface got all crusty and tore up when I went to broom it, cost me half a day to grind it back down. Anyone have a go-to retarder for extreme heat like that?
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foster.patricia7mo ago
Wait, you were working concrete in Phoenix at 90 degrees? That's a dry heat but still, man. I've had good luck with Sika's liquid retarder when it's stupid hot.
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adams.leo7mo ago
Only 90? It was 112 on site last Tuesday, how did you manage that?
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terrywilson6mo ago
Oh man, that 112 was the air temp. We're talking about the concrete mix temp itself, that's the 90. Big difference when you're trying to place it.
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