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pHaragent

Price range: $80.00 through $278.00

pHaragent is a water-based buffered alkaline neutralizer and pH booster. As Step 1b of the Enviroguard waterproofing-prep system, it’s applied after a NeatCrete efflorescence wash and flood rinse to restore an alkaline surface (pH 7 to 9) so EnviroSeal can densify a sound, reactive substrate, with a buffer that keeps the pH from overshooting. It also works as a pH booster and activator for Oxypar LR, Oxypar LC, and SuperPar cleaners, shifting those acid-side formulas alkaline for enhanced soil, stain, and odor removal. Non-VOC, non-flammable, and water cleanup.

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  • Water-based buffered alkaline neutralizer and pH booster
  • Step 1b of the Enviroguard waterproofing-prep system, following NeatCrete
  • Restores an alkaline surface (pH 7 to 9) for EnviroSeal densification
  • Buffered formula keeps pH from overshooting
  • Also boosts and activates Oxypar LR, Oxypar LC, and SuperPar cleaners for enhanced soil, stain, and odor removal
  • Non-VOC, non-flammable, and water cleanup
  • For industrial and commercial use only

As a NeatCrete Neutralizer (Step 1b)

  1. Complete the NeatCrete treatment and flood rinse first. Apply pHaragent only after the acid residue is rinsed away, never before.
  2. Dilute 1:15 (8 fl oz per gallon of water). Required on every wall treated with NeatCrete.
  3. Apply to the full treated area and keep continuously wet; dwell 2 to 3 minutes. Do not let it dry, as a dried film blooms back as efflorescence.
  4. Flood-rinse off (mandatory) until runoff is clear.
  5. Confirm surface pH of 7.0 to 9.0 with a wet strip at three or more locations, including the lowest course and cove joint. Re-treat and re-read if the surface rebounds acidic.

As an Oxypar Booster

  1. Mix 4 to 8 fl oz (½ to 1 cup) of pHaragent into each diluted, ready-to-use gallon of Oxypar. Stir before use.
  2. Make only enough solution for each job at the time of use.

Do not combine pHaragent with NeatCrete or any acid in a container. They react vigorously and generate gas. These are sequential steps with a flood rinse between them, never a blend. Apply only when surface, air, and product temperatures are between 40°F (4°C) and 120°F (49°C).

As a neutralizer at 1:15, one gallon of concentrate makes approximately 17 gallons of working solution, with area coverage tracking the NeatCrete-treated area. As an Oxypar booster, coverage matches the Oxypar product selected.

One small flag: the label copy is internally inconsistent on the dilution ratio, it says “Dilute 1:15 — 8 fl oz per gallon” in the directions but “at 1:16” in the coverage section. 8 fl oz into a gallon (128 fl oz) is actually 1:16. Worth confirming which is correct before print so the ratio and the “17 gallons” yield math line up.

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