Compositions that impart surfaces with glossy finishes
Compositions that impart surfaces with glossy finishes include a silicate and an organic component (e.g., a siliconate, etc.) and may also include a surfactant, a leveling agent, a silane coupling agent, and/or an acrylic latex. The silicate may be a lithium silicate and/or a colloidal silica. When the composition is applied to a flooring surface, gravity may enable it to spread substantially evenly across the surface. The composition imparts the surface with a glossy finish. A glossiness of the surface may be at least 80, as measured by a gloss meter set to a 60° angle of incidence.
1. A composition for protecting surfaces of concrete, comprising: a silicate making up 10% to 25% of the weight of the composition; a methyl siliconate making up 1% to 7.5% of the weight of the composition; an acrylic latex making up 4% to 25% of the weight of the composition; a silane coupling agent making up 0.5% to 2.5% of the weight of the composition; a solvent; a leveling agent; and water.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicate comprises lithium polysilicate.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicate comprises colloidal silica.
4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the solvent comprises at least one of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether and dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether.
5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the ethylene glycol monobutyl ether makes up 0.25% to 1% of the weight of the composition.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the leveling agent comprises a fluorosurfactant.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the leveling agent comprises a silicon leveling agent.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the leveling agent comprises a trialkyl phosphate.
9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the silane coupling agent comprises N-β (aminoethyl)-r-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane.
10. A composition for protecting surfaces of concrete, comprising: a silicate making up 10% to 25% of the weight of the composition; a methyl siliconate making up 1% to 7.5% of the weight of the composition; an acrylic latex making up 4% to 25% of the weight of the composition; a silane coupling agent making up 0.5% to about 2.5% of the weight of the composition; and water.
11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the silicate comprises lithium polysilicate.
12. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the silicate comprises colloidal silica.
13. The composition of claim 10 , further comprising a leveling agent.
14. The composition of claim 13 , wherein the leveling agent comprises a fluorosurfactant, a silicon leveling agent, and/or a tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate having the chemical formula C 18 H 39 O 7 P.
15. A composition for protecting surfaces of concrete, comprising: a silicate; a methyl siliconate; a silane coupling agent making up 0.5% to 2.5% of the weight of the composition; and water.
16. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the silicate comprises lithium polysilicate.
17. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the silicate comprises colloidal silica.
18. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the silane coupling agent comprises N-β (aminoethyl)-r-aminopropyl-trimethoxysilane.
19. The composition of claim 15 , further comprising at least one of a leveling agent and surfactant.
20. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the leveling agent comprises a fluorosurfactant, a silicon leveling agent, and/or a trialkyl phosphate.
21. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the methyl siliconate comprises a metal methyl siliconate.
22. The composition of claim 21 , wherein the metal methyl siliconate comprises an alkali metal methyl siliconate.