Building mortar Xccelerate

A cold weather accelerator for portland cement plaster that does not rust metal reinforcing. Xccelerate is specifically formulated to modify Western 1-Kote, Top Gun Premium Plaster Cement and other plastering and mansonry mortars.

Packaging and Storage:
Five-Gallon pail filled with 50#'s of Xccelerate powder and a 8 oz dispensing cup. Approximately 80 cups can be dispensed from a single pail. Powder is not affected by temperature. Pail contents shall be protected from moisture.

WESTERN 1-KOTE 80lb concentrate
2% - 2 to 2.5 cups
2.5% - 3 to 3.5 cups RECOMENDED

WESTERN 1-KOTE 80lb sanded
2% - ½ to 3/4 cup
2.5% - 1 to 1.5 cups RECOMENDED

TOP GUN Premium Plastering Cement
2% - 3 cups
2.5% - 4 cups RECOMMENDED

Other portland cement products
Call for dosage.

Mixing:
Add part of the water required for the Western 1-Kote concentrate, Western 1-Kote sanded or Top Gun Premium Cement Plaster Add Xccelerate to the mixer and allow the water and powder to mix for 30 to 45 seconds. Add additional basecoat and aggregate to the mix. Repeat the same procedure for each additional bag added to the batch.

A 10% reduction in mixing water will result in an increase of early strength of approximately 10%.

Description of Graph:
The colored bars show the increased strengths over non-modified cement with Xccelerate in the mixes and cured for 24 hours at 40°F. Reducing water in the mix represented by the second vertical bar (purple) adds significantly to early strength.