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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:08 pm
by cibuma
Hi
Hoping for a little advice
Just had natural stone paving laid. When dry it is extremely dusty and dull. When wet it looks great, the different colours shining through.
Looking for an inbetween scenario for when it is dry, rather than all the dust.
I purchased a broom and took to it with buckets of water and scrubbed away, thinking it would suffice. Not the case, it's dry again and back to being very dull 
Any ideas are most welcome.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:07 pm
by Mark B
you could seal the patio. which would give a permenant wet look to the paving see this page : http://www.pavingexpert.com/sealants.htm
cheers, mark
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:07 pm
by lutonlagerlout
yep mark is bang on,but remember to apply the sealant you choose to a test area first in case you dont like it!!
some like matt, some like gloss, its a matter of taste,but remember the best stuff generally costs more but lasts longer
cheers LLL 
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:20 pm
by andpartington
when i did my drive i had the same prob and found brick acid cleaned it up nicely
andy
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:29 pm
by lutonlagerlout
when i did my drive i had the same prob and found brick acid cleaned it up nicely
andy you should never, ever, put brick acid near natural stone,it can react with minerals in the stone and change the colour
brick acid(hydrochloric acid) is highly corrosive and is best saved for getting mortar splashes off of walls and drives
i know exactly what the op means ,the paving just looks dull when dry
cheers LLL
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:39 pm
by slickboy
You should use a polyure...a polyura..? a polyuri....th......er......?.........a PU sealant! 
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:28 pm
by andpartington
i did i few samples fist and couldn’t see any bad effects so a lobed it on and it removed all the cement stains and the dust just fine I must have been very lucky