Tyre marks! - Marks on indian stone drive

[matsfc]

i think Indian Stone is great for driveways. however it MUST be sealed otherewise it turns ugly. get a good sealant, be prepared for colours to deepen (darker), but then tyre marks aren't an issue.
we laid one of our early India Stone drives in a light colour, it immediatley got nasty tyre marks so we sealed it, and now it looks like new almost 2 years after.

[Dave_L]

Have you got any pics of that drive?

I think we're all guilty of not photographing our work more - I'm certainly guilty of that. I love looking at other peoples finished work and learning from it.

[matsfc]

Have you got any pics of that drive?

I think we're all guilty of not photographing our work more - I'm certainly guilty of that. I love looking at other peoples finished work and learning from it.

no, sorry. i'm abroad now so u'll just have to take my word for it.
within 2 weeks the drive was awful, as the customer was a builder and had a big 4x4 that turned its wheels near the house.
the stone was beautiful but ruined by this. i'm sure they might get some marks now but we use this as a recommeded drive 3-4 years later for our customers.
i actually include sealing in price now (usually for free) for driveways, and don't charge the customers- it's worth throwing in for free as india stone gets ruined by cars.
the slabs go a darker shade but there really is a massive difference in cleanliness- i think many people are put off by the shiny sealants, but you can get quality almost natural looking sealants for next to nothing.

[msh paving]

What type off sealant are you using that is next to nothing,lithofins stain stop is not cheap,£350 to cover 60m2 area
i bought 12 litres friday from extensive

Thompsons will ruin indian sandstone MSH

[matsfc]

i'll find out and ask for pics, might take a week or so.
its £80 ish for the sealant- cheap basic stuff but it works.

[bodgeitandscarper]

There is a cowboy in this here forum

These flip flops will do the job!!

[lutonlagerlout]

so what are you doing in the Philippines matsfc?
LLL
???

[suzic]

Yes, matsfc, could you tell me exactly what sealant I need & how much for an area of approx 45m sq? Oh, & best application method? Now its rained, the marks seem to have disappeared (thank goodness) but obviously I'm keen to keep it as pristine as poss. I don't mind the colours deepening as its more beautiful when it rains. Thanks to everyone for your help.

[GB_Groundworks]

i've been away for a few days and paving expert has become paving opinion from the guy down the pub haha

[msh paving]

I like it GB.............

[lutonlagerlout]

"my mate george down the nag reckons you should just splosh a bit of thingummyjig all over it ,and he says if that dont work try some watchacallit instead,blinding gear it is",
hes a diamond geezer is george, always got some free advice


pros use lithofin suzic, i hear ronacrete are doing an indian sandstone sealer but when everton at butterfields rang up ,he couldnt get the technical spec on it??

lithofin mn stainstop
LLL