It won't matter so much if it's wet, but you might want to take a scrub brush and plain water to the area first. If it's been damaged for any length of time, it will have all kinds of dirt and junk in it and that will keep the new and old from bonding.
Getting it wet to clean would probably be the ideal situation because dry cement or concrete can tend to suck the moisture out of the new patch and that can cause it to crack if it dries too fast. ----- Original Message ----- From: TJ McElroy To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:37 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Patch Cement Steps Hello, I am getting ready to patch a big hole in my cement steps. I have purchased a bag of " Patch Crete " and I would like to ask the following question: Should the existing cement be wet before I apply the patch crete ? All other tips welcome. Thanks, [:/:] - - - We cannot control the wind, but we can adjust our sails. - Chinese proverb - - - [:\:] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
