The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:00 pm**

Hi all,
Im in need of some advice, ive layed an indian sandstone driveway and seemingly ruined it with this sealant.. im not sure weather it was because there was moisture hiding under the dry looking surface or whether i hadnt cleaned it off properly prior to sealing but either way it looks horrid.. could i put a block paver seal over this stuff? or do i need to remove the resiblock sealant? and if so... How?? thanks in advance

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:12 pm**

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Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:30 pm**

Short answer to putting another sealer over the top NOâ€¦.
Bit more info needed, how long had the paving been down before you sealed?
Was it damp or did it rain soon after you sealed ?
How long a go did you do this?
And why did you seal the paving? your idea or the customers?

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:05 am**

Paving was down just over a month, it was a cold day but dry in early january..
Not my idea, the customer enforced having a sealant

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:30 pm**

Quaife Landscapes wrote:Paving was down just over a month, it was a cold day but dry in early january..
Not my idea, the customer enforced having a sealant

Far to cold to seal in January. Hence the problem you have, it was to cold and most probably damp so the sealer has failed by not curing properly. It can be removed, do you want to do this yourself? or have someone come in and do it. Which Resiblock sealer did you use?

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:50 pm**

Awh thank god for that! Thank you

I'll do it myself I just haven't a clue what to use that won't harm the slabs.. It was resiblock sandstone invisible sealer

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 4:17 pm**

Quaife Landscapes wrote:Awh thank god for that! Thank you I'll do it myself I just haven't a clue what to use that won't harm the slabs.. It was resiblock sandstone invisible sealer

There are a couple of things you can use,
one is from here http://paramose.com/chemicalsltd,thc.html
you want the AS10
Or you can use this one
http://www.tilinglogistics.co.uk/Tile-Fl....r-Based
if you go for this one ask for the solvent based one as opposed to the water based.

Doing this type of thing is not for the faint hearted so take your and read all instructions properly and follow to the letter, don't try to short-cut anything.
This is going to be very messy and you'll need to watch where the run-off goes as ideally nothing should go down the drains.

What equipment do you intend to use?

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 4:51 pm**

Thankyou

Any preference on these? and what equipment do you suggest i use?

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:04 pm**

With AS10 you can use a pressure washer to wash off.
With the Miracle you are best off using a slow speed rotary floor machine with a soft to medium brush. Serious amounts of rinsing need to make sure you have removed everything. If you do need to seal this again, leave it until the weather gets a lot warmer though.

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:29 pm**

yes i definately will! learned a BIG lesson here, thankyou Roger you truly are a star!

Posted: **Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:04 pm**

Sorry.. How many litre's of the AS10 would you suggest i buy? the area is 25m2

Posted: **Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:41 am**

Quaife Landscapes wrote:Sorry.. How many litre's of the AS10 would you suggest i buy? the area is 25m2

They only do 5lt or 25lt so I'd go for the 25lt, so if you needed to have a second go at this as some bits of sealer can be stubborn to remove you should have enough.

Posted: **Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:54 pm**

Roger i phoned the company selling paramose as its only sold for industrial use, and they are not having none of it saying i need to buy enviromose for this task instead?

Posted: **Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:58 pm**

Quaife Landscapes wrote:Roger i phoned the company selling paramose as its only sold for industrial use, and they are not having none of it saying i need to buy enviromose for this task instead?

This is their water based version, I don't know how good it is to be honest as I've never used the water based one, did you ask them if they could send you a sample?

Posted: **Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:14 pm**

Yeah i have a sample in the post, frustating that they wouldnt let me have the right stuff though

The Brew Cabin

Help needed! sealant gone bad - Resiblock sandstone sealant