Sealing sandstone

tom bowe · Post: # 19343Post **tom bowe** Wed May 30, 2007 9:56 pm

Just finished laying a 40sq mtr patio in pavestone raj green,could anyone advise wether or not it should be sealed?If yes what would you reccommend to use and would it have to be redone every year?
thanks.

Wed May 30, 2007 11:36 pm

yes
lithofin MN stainstop
about Â£25 a litre which covers about 14M2
it is invisible when on but works a treat
my daughters mate spilled a glass of milk before i sealed it and that has caused a stain
cheers LLL

nelly05 · Post: # 19701Post **nelly05** Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:08 am

Is this stuff readilty available on the high street Tony?

Regards

Ted · Post: # 19702Post **Ted** Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:56 am

Is good stuff that Lithofin.

I buy it off the internet:

http://www.extensive.co.uk/index.php?gclid=CNHX8s_z04wCFRcGEgodtwrYtQ

nelly05 · Post: # 19703Post **nelly05** Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:22 pm

Anyone know the difference between the stainstop and the stainstop plus.

REgards

Post: # 19714Post **Tony McC** Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:31 pm

The "plus" ???

Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:50 pm

Anyone know the difference between the stainstop and the stainstop plus.

the plus has a "colour enhancer " in it ,whereas the normal one is invisible to the naked eye
Â£25 a litre from butterfields natural stone inc.VAT
regards LLL

Post: # 19740Post **Tony McC** Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:55 am

What coverage are your getting with it, LLL?

Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:31 am

1 litre does 13ish M2 when applied with a 2" brush and a paint kettle
obviously not painting the romex
cheers LLL

nelly05 · Post: # 19768Post **nelly05** Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:34 pm

lutonlagerlout wrote:
Anyone know the difference between the stainstop and the stainstop plus.

the plus has a "colour enhancer " in it ,whereas the normal one is invisible to the naked eye
Â£25 a litre from butterfields natural stone inc.VAT
regards LLL

Any benefit in getting the + one then fella, or does the standard one do just as good

REgards

Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:23 am

depends if you like the natural look
normal one has worked fine for me
natural look
LLL

nelly05 · Post: # 19982Post **nelly05** Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:17 pm

@ Tony

Have you ever used a small roller with this stuff or brush only?

REgaRDS

Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:14 pm

i used a brush but they say you can use a sponge or roller
all depends how much money you can afford to waste
brush is neater i would say
regards LLL

nelly05 · Post: # 20153Post **nelly05** Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:13 am

Tony,
Whats the drying time on this Lithofin, the rain is not giving us many windows at the moment

Regards

foiled · Post: # 53918Post **foiled** Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:12 am

Sorry to bump anold thread, but I'mconsidering sealing about 100m2 of sandstone paving.

Lithofin Stainstop would cost Â£500-600 to apply, but I have some concerns that I would have to reapply it every year or so, and end up costing Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£s

Does anyone who has applied it a couple of years ago still getting good results from it and still recommend it?