Cryli-Tek 5505-1 Gallon Solvent Based Acrylic High Gloss Wet Look Water Repellent, Concrete Sealer and Paver Sealer

This was my second time using this product. I used it 2 years ago and decided to seal again since I was cleaning my paver cracks. Turns out it really didn’t need it yet. I decided to seal my driveway pavers before my car decided to leak oil. This stuff is great. Easy to apply and appears very durable. Doesn’t turn white over time. Maintains its gloss and water beading properties. I will never use anything else because this product performs so well. My neighbor has chosen the same product to seal his driveway pavers as well based on my results.

SO EASY TO USE WITH AMAZING RESULTS! COVERAGE WAS BETTER THAN EXPECTED ON A CONCRETE SURFACE THAT WAS SEALED BY A PROFESSIONAL TWO YEARS AGO. NO NEED FOR A PROFESSIONAL ANYMORE WITH THIS SEALER. EXCELLENT DRYING TIME AND BEAUTIFUL LOOK.

Work in progress but so far I love the look. Application was very easy, but the smell is overwhelming. Strongly recommend a respirator mask. That seemed to help a lot. Only started today and had to order another gallon as it didn’t go as far as I was hoping. But if it lasts through the winter and next year I will be thrilled. I’ll add pictures when completed.

I recently began a project involving an abundance of river rocks I had been collecting. I had been on the hunt for a product that would not only bring out and enhance their natural colors, but could also protect and help keep their vibrancy for at least a few years to come. I ended up trying out a few other popular products prior to finding this one, and they just didn’t cut it the way I had been picturing it to be. Either too weak, fading way too fast and many more applications needed, or looked to having a very short protective life span (especially when exposed to, well, any of the outdoor elements really). There are tons of products out there and many are quite deceiving if not down right frustrating to work with. I came across Ghostshield Cryli-Tek 5505, liked what I’d read by the manufacturer and became even more inspired in trying it after seeing the amount of positive and encouraging reviews. Now, I do realize that my use of this product may not be exactly in the way for which this product was intended for, or that others should be influenced by my use of this product for that particular purpose in which it was used. But generally speaking, with all the intended materials still being the same, and with the same concept and rules being applied, the end results were absolutely incredible! I can honestly say that this stuff can’t even be compared to the other rock/stone sealers or enhancers I tried. If you read all the instructions thoroughly, and with in the right conditions…, It applies on smoothly, it’s quick to dry and literally forms a protective shell around itself, and remains crystal clear while keeping the colors under at their fullest potential (even sitting in direct sunlight day after day). The best part is that all it takes is one application, so it actually saves you more mot having to do multiple coats, getting more out of it. This product is on a whole other level. Even for the simple and smaller projects, it just looks better, it saved me so much more time, and it completely exceeded my expectations.

Follow the recommend application process and no issues. Made the stone patio look like new. Order on can more than you think you will need.

Here in the southwest strong sunlight can fade even the best concrete work. I used Cryl-Tek 5505 Concrete Sealer on my front porch which had faded over the years due to the sunshine. Cryl-Tek went on easily with both a paint brush for the edges and a roller for the more expansive areas.I've included a few photos to show the difference Cryl-Tek made. The concrete is now noticeably richer in color. I've tried other sealers and Cryl-Tek stands up to them. Also, no issue with compatibility with the prior sealers. It'll take a year or so to test the durability though last night we had a spring snow storm and as the snow melted the water beaded up like a champ!My only suggestion is that the can could use a handle. As it came, the can had no handle which made handling it a bit difficult.Otherwise this is a good sealant that seems to do its job!

It seems like really high quality stuff and I'm very happy with it. It looks great and the gloss is perfect. It's tough to apply correctly (especially when you don't follow the directions perfectly, like my dumb self - read my warning below).WARNING: it dries VERY fast (at least when I applied it on a 90 degree day in the full sun, which is not advised by the manufacturer - my fault). I had to move extremely quickly, and finish the whole patio in 15 mins. When I'd re-roll a spot (I used a roller), literally 5 seconds after first roll, to spread the excess out, it would stick to the roller and pull string-like strands off the first coat.Because of that, I stopped re-rolling, and just rolled each spot once and moved on, which left too much on in a lot of spots, which led to some minor bubbling/imperfections, and I only got 160 sq ft out of the can (supposed to cover 200-300 sq ft).It's awesome stuff, I'd definitely buy it again (and DID buy it again to cover the last 20 Sq ft of my patio), you just need to be careful to do it in the right conditions, do it quickly, use a short nap roller, and try to keep the application thin.