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- 0:52–1:02 Smooth and Finish Concrete Patch
From How to Repair a Chipped Concrete Step Edge, Step 5: Shape and Finish the Surface
Once the patching mix is roughly in place, use the hand trowel to perform detailed smoothing and shaping. Work the trowel across the surface with light, even pressure, gradually feathering the edges of the new patch into the existing concrete. The goal is to achieve a seamless transition and a smooth, uniform surface that matches the surrounding undamaged areas of the step. For edges and corners, use the corner of the trowel or a specialized corner tool to create clean, sharp lines. Continue smoothing until the desired finish and shape are achieved, ensuring the patch is level and integrated with the original structure. After finishing, allow the concrete to cure properly, following the mix manufacturer's recommendations, which typically involves keeping it damp for several days to prevent cracking.
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0:01 Luckily, we're not right out in the direct sun here, and we're not doing this in the in the heat of the summer. You know, that would have made a big difference on set time, so you can see we got sweatshirts on, so it's a little bit cool here when we're doing it. But, I'm going right back over it with my hand trowel, getting it nice and smooth. Um when we put it in, you can see it's pretty workable. When you put it in, it's a good workable mix. And it's pretty creamy, too. It's got some good paste to it when you go over it with a mag a few times. We also use the You can see we got the brown, the Morta Mix. We got the blue bag, the Cement All. The blue bag doesn't have any aggregate in it. The brown bag has like a sand type of aggregate in it, so it's it doesn't have rocks in it, but it's kind of a little sandier than the blue
0:48 bag. So, depending on how thick your patch is, you know, you can use any of those. The thinner the patch, you go with a blue bag. Go over there. Go over there. Go over there. Go over there.
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