The bonding of 30 years ago & today are totally different stuff. You used to be able turn the shovel upside down & gravity still wouldn't make it let go.
It's let me down a couple of times in recent years applied to ceiling repairs of an inch in thickness - You turn your back & the lot is on the floor.
for the task in question I would scratch coat it in Weber Rend aid, and apply the Limelite to it the next day.
I have used Rend aid onto smooth concrete (after shuttering was removed) and it ain't gonna fail ... trust me!
weber.rend aid - Weber
There you go. Its not designed to go on an inch thick. 2 half inch coats keyed in between wouldn't Budge I reckon