PSA: An old timer told me to use a garden sprayer for curing and I should have listened

I was doing a 20x30 patio in July and my boss said to just hose it down twice a day. This old guy named Ray, who used to run his own crew, saw me and said to get a pump sprayer and mist it every few hours for the first two days. I ignored him, thinking it was overkill. Sure enough, we got some fine surface cracks from it drying too fast in the heat. Ray was right, the constant light misting keeps the surface temp down and the cure even. Anyone else have a simple trick they learned the hard way?

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wade_hall25d ago

That Ray guy sounds like he knew his stuff. I mean, I've seen those fine cracks happen too, it's a real pain.

pat_shah4225d ago

Yeah but sometimes those fine cracks are just surface level, not a big deal. Ray might be overstating the problem a bit.