Foundation ArmorArmor SX5000 WB Natural-Look Penetrating Water-Based Silane Siloxane Concrete Sealer for Concrete, Brick, Pavers, and Natural Stone - 5 Gallon

The product goes on easy with a sprayer! The instructions are super clear. I really appreciate that it is water-based - easy clean up.I used it on my garage and driveway. Two months in, it seems to be doing the job!

This stuff works great on pavers. Using a pump sprayer it is fairly easy to apply. I applied it to my pavers about 6 months ago. I could immediately notice water beading up after application and haven't noticed any change in color to my pavers. If the protection lasts for several years I will be really happy.

Love this stuff... Goes on smooth and easy, does a great job protecting my paver driveway, I use it annually (though it probably doesn't need it)

I have a 15 year old driveway that I'm sure hasn't been sealed since it was made. I followed all directions to the T and ended up with two gallons left over. I think i started to rush because I was worried I would run out. My recommendation is plan how much concrete you will cover with each gallon and stick to that plan. I have a 3 car garage driveway and a front patio area. A 5 gallon container was more than enough, but i should have done a thicker coat for sure. I estimated about 1200 sq ft. Worked great in a 1 gallon garden sprayer. I was concerned about darkening as others have complained about it, but I didn't have the problem so far. The darker pictures are about 48 hours after application during a light rain shower. You can see how the sidewalk (which I did not spray) is much darker than my driveway and has soaked up the rain. The pictures look like I have darkening, but it really doesn't stick out that much. The biggest difference I noticed is the driveway doesn't get dark in the rain like my neighbors - mainly because the water is beading on my driveway and not soaking it up like theirs. So if you don't mind a little color difference when it rains from neighbors, this is great. It doesn't bother me. The other pictures are from the sprinklers. You can see the water beading. I'll be curious what it does in the snow come this winter and during a heavy rain storm. But so far i'm pleased as it clearly is beading the water. And it is not slick when it beads. If this product is still around say in 5 years - it says it should last 10 but I didn't do a thick enough coat and may have to do it sooner, plus I get a lot of snow - i will use again.I called tech support about the extra 2 gallons and sprayed a 3rd coat on within 24 hours of the first 2 coats. Didn't seem to bother anything. I can't guarantee it helped either, but they said it would be okay and probably better to do it within 24 hours before it completely cured versus waiting a few months, or even a few years to spray the extra coats on. By that time it may have cured too much. The directions say it lasts about a year in the container after opening. So I didn't want to run the risk of keeping the two gallons and wasting it. I took the risk and sprayed the third layer on and it seemed to work fine. It didn't puddle much and seemed to soak it in just like the first 2 layers. This is why I recommend you plan out how much concrete you will spray with each gallon. If I had done that then I wouldn't have rushed as much and ended up with extra gallons. Also, have your foam roller handy if you do need to roll out some puddles. But I found the leaf blower to be a good option for that as well. hahaLastly, i'm wondering if some o the darkening issues people experience are more from shade versus sunshine driveways. My driveway is partly shaded and I noticed it took much longer to dry, obviously. The shady spots definitely seemed darker, but it went away completely after about 48 hours and once the sunshine hit it in the morning. So for those of you with darkening issues, i'm curious if it was a shaded driveway or sunny. If sunny, then maybe the surface temp was too hot. If shaded, then maybe the surface temp was too cool relative to the ambient temp. I'm not sure, but if you have partly shaded driveways, then i would call tech support and pick their brain on it before use. It worked fine for me, but I had about 80 hours of dry, low humidity weather before I got any rain. If you live in a humid climate and have a shaded driveway, then it may take longer to dry and you may end up with darkening...maybe. It was nerve racking using this product as I saw people complain about darkening, but overall it worked great for me and it was probably the highest rated sealant. So it's worth spending a little more money that other sealants.

Did not get a delivery notice from Amazon to rate the delivery. Driver laid box on its side despite large arrows and wording indicating not to do that. If Amazon is interested, they can review the footage from their blink camera I have installed.Got this for a 650 sq ft brick patio with brick seating that was a few years old and never sealed. Better penetrating sealants are not fancy cuz they are usually clear, still require 2 coats and I easily sprayed this on. This product will also keep sand from disappearing! Correct me if I’m wrong but I could not even find a similar commercial sealant boasting it would last 7-10 years. Everything else hints at only lasting 3-5 years. The exception was Eagle that lists virtually nothing like solids count or how long it’s expected to last but it’s super cheap. Siloxane penetrating sealants are available in gloss, wet and matte but only expect it to last 3 or so years which is similar to the topical coatings at similar costs. Using the inexpensive Lowes 3/4 gal spray tank it took about 2 hours to apply 2 good coats. 2nd coat is applied while 1st coat still appears wet and I found no need for a roller brush even on a small section of aggregate. Ended up with a gallon or less left over prolly cuz I went light on the vertical areas of the seating. Water beads up and sits there so if does that for 7 years I will be impressed. I’m doing pressure washing as a side hustle and this was my first sealing job and it was for my next door neighbor. I deem this product expensive and personally would not apply to my 2500 sq ft aggregate drive ($750 for 2 coats if lucky) but for small driveways and special areas that experience freezing temps then yes. This product has a mix of small and large particles and most products only have one or the other. This product also has a fixed amount of solids where all other brands gave a range. After a lot of research, this might be the best of the penetrating sealants.