After the concrete finished with a water wiped finish, the boxing was stripped 2 days after. On the 3rd day a very fine sandpaper was applied to the benchtop surface to remove any slurry that was leftover from the water wipe. As I am not grinding this benchtop to expose the stones, my only concern is not to break into the top surface by sanding as this will cause the exposure of courser sand grains and fuck it up. Basically at the end of the light sand (P240 grit) is a glass type finish with the natural look of plain concrete. As this is a workbench of sorts for the creation of my artwork I dont want to use polyurethanes or 2 pack epoxy. The reason being is that if I scratch the surface it wont show up like dogs balls, I want to use something that will waterproof and resist acidic staining. I chose tung oil, mainly used for the sealing of timber, this product is excellent for the use on concrete.