Jump to content

sflasealcoatinginc

Members
  • Content count

    129
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by sflasealcoatinginc

  1. Need advice, starting paver cleaning business

    13 hp is fine to start.....20inch surfaqce cleaner and phosphoric...muratic and d greaser r your friend
  2. concrete chemical solutions?

    Lowes ......... Pour N Restore on all oil.....let sit for about 4-5 hours.... come back sweap off powder..... pour a general degreaser on whats left of stain....then surface clean....
  3. This is Our private labeled tinted sealer. Will post more pics with diff colors later....these are 15 year old pavers....clear seal did not work....to much color gone out of the brick... solution.....a Clear / Tint clear sealer with Red pigment NOT A STAIN. You can still see the natural paver colors, just puts the red color back into the brick. Browns and Charcoal pics coming soon....border bricks were sealed with clear....so the border stands out. You can Pm me for pricing.
  4. South Florida Seal Coating Tinted Sealer

    The site that is up needs to be taken down and completely changed. Eventually i will put up products. I will post some more pics so you can see the colors close up, maybe that will explain more :)
  5. South Florida Seal Coating Tinted Sealer

    Well i can premix a 5 gallon of sealer with pigment for a lower price than anyone sells clear sealer for....which is VERY economical....And on pavers only 3 colors will work..... theres no need for a pallet.. when adding color back to pavers you are not trying to match any specific color. Pavers are mixed in grey colors and white colors. All pavers depending on what color combination they include are made with 3 different colors. Red, Charcoal, or malt as a base. These are the only colors that are needed. Again... you are not PAINTING the brick.... you are simply applying a CLEAR sealer to pavers as you would any paver job. This clear paver sealer either has a hint of red/black/or malt color with the consistancy of say crystal light. I have saved many driveways by using this product, and saved many thousands of dollars people were goign to spend to replace their old pavers with new ones. I have not had one unsatisfied customer yet. :)
  6. South Florida Seal Coating Tinted Sealer

    Its not powdered dye... Its 30% acrylic colored concrete stain ( usually used to stain concrete, stamped concrete ect)....mixed with 30% clear sealer.. Ill take some more pics later close up :)
  7. South Florida Seal Coating Tinted Sealer

    It is Not waterbased. Its An Acrylic clear 30% solids paver sealer with Coloring added to it. It still acts as any clear sealer would it just has color. The % of color in the clear is undisclosed. It took me a long while and ruined my fair share of bricks and some donated patios getting the blend right its much more than 2% though :) The goal is to add color to the brick without making them look PAINTED or Stained. If you look at the pictures and did not see what they looked like before, you would think they were that color and have clear sealer. And my site is 4 years old and needs to be highly updated. I havnt touched it since 2004.
  8. Flagstone washing video

    great video....NO surface cleaner?? Id get bored if i had to do that whole thing with a wand...lol
  9. Strippers

    Point taken.....Ive never had very good luck ...and actually have fixed a couple driveways where a waterbased stain was put over a previous solvent based stain. Undertanding that both have the same acrylic, the only difference is the carrying agent. In all three cases where the water based stain was used, there was flaking of the new stain. So though it may be possible, i usually try to stay away from it. And that pic does look like acid stain btw lol
  10. Strippers

    I dont deal with latex coatings or wood ect.... When i say waterbase over solvent... im talking more about pavers and concrete... When aplying a ssolvent over top of an old waterbase sealer job....the solvent will (melt) or blend itself into the previous coating givign it something to bond to. A water base product doesnt have this bonding property. It simply sits on the surface and sometimes may cuase it to peel. This is especially true when doing concrete stains. Sorry i forgot to clarify that... Oh and Scott Paul was dead on....I have many scars unfortunately on my legs from Dads lol so use it with cuation. Try spraying pepper spray on ur skin and leave it for 10 seconds and your about 1/2 of what dads feels like lol. And yes it gets pretty messy. I especially like the really thick strip jobs cuase it comes of in big flakes. I get excited about odd stuff like that
  11. Strippers

    Your obviously quite a ways from me...i was up in melbourne last week for a job....I have a store IN delray beach...The stripping isnt hard if you know how to do it....I do about 2-3 strip jobs a week,,,,yes thats right ...did one yesterday.about 2200 sq ft..have another one tomorrow.about 1500 sq ft..i have soem posts on here with before after pics if u want to look through the archives. You cannot put a water base over top of a solvent #1.......#2 75% of pool decks are 1 " brick..... especially in florida where they had cool deck....concrete or chatt under. This is usually the cuase for the hazing 99% of the time. People coat sealer on like they are not supposed to and thats what happens. If they are tiles ( 1 inch brick) There is a very good chance it could happen again ...let the homeowner know about this. If there is no screen enclosure you should be good to go.... If there is....count on a mess. Dads stripper is usually priced from 119-125 per 5 gallon....i sell it cheaper than anyone @ 115 per 5 gal. you can give me a call anytime i can walk you through it step by step. :)
  12. Pool Area, Drive and Sidewalk

    If the cooldecking is affected by your pressure cleaning it wasnt applied correctly. We do texture deck as well as cleaning and sealing and it should not budge once its been put down. Clean just as you would any concrete. If you are still leary about it. Turn the reg down on your pressure cleaner.
  13. What is the most effective way to get jobs?

    #1 rule....get to know general contractors in your area....they can be your best friends... construction like anything is a small world...everyone knows everyone..... GC's can be your eyes and ears for upcoming projects...or companies doing them,.... Just to let you know...ive been in business for over 4 years now....over 150,000 per year and not one dime have i ever spent on advertising...its all word of mouth through the contractors and builders i have come in contact with through the years
  14. Chemical containers

    Looks like someone needs an easy button :) craigs list...ebay
  15. Just curious if anyone has used this sprayer for concrete/paver sealer...or any solvent base clear sealer?? Looks like it should work just like a pump spray does but just without the pumping. This is great becuase airlesses just dont work well for such thin sealers. Ive been looking for an LPHV pump setup that sprays just like a pump would. We roll most products on but sometimes i end up spraying.
  16. Anyone used deckstar sprayer from sunbrite?

    that link doesnt work...thanks for the response though
  17. I havde a titan 440 that i use strictly for color stains...which are nuch thicker than sealers.... i would never seal bricks concrete or any other flat surface with an airless....to much atomization and the psi is way to much....you get more stuff in the air than you do on the ground... its just to think for that machine. my .02
  18. Sprinkler haze on bricks??

    muratic/hydro is a stronger acid and will devistate pavers....as well as phosphoric does... however i have used both and phosphoric attacks lime and calcium deposits that cuase efflo more effectively and without as much harm to the cream on the surface of the pavers that will cuase aggrigate to be exposed
  19. Sprinkler haze on bricks??

    Home depot sells phosphoric etcher.....im not sure what chem retailers are near you but if u have to you can get it there....its less harch than muratic on brick and masonry...and much more effective on lime and scale. spray on start diluted and work towards stronger....be careful on any pavers of using strong oxylic....as it brightens concrete it will whiten colored pavers
  20. Sprinkler haze on bricks??

    I cant speak for wood becuase well i dont do wood. But for concrete or pavers, use oxylic as stated above and finish with an etcher such as phosphoric for the deposits left behind by the water.
  21. MY one Question?

    Same here...... sometimes i find a house that has low water pressure,, but i just have to let the tank fill up.... i have 150 gallon tank and with the house hose hooked up i usually dont have a problem with my 8 gpm
  22. Ive done plenty of work in the keys and key west and never had a problem....what type of job??? I dont believe it says in your post. Cleaning? sealing? concrete? buildings ect?
  23. Nasty Oil Stains on Block Paving

    nice work..pour n restore would do a great job also... nt sure what comanies you have over there..
  24. 24" larger surface cleaners

    Anyone using 24" or larger surface cleaners?? Im just curious becuase i cant seem to find a surface cleaner larger than 24" without wheels. Becuase all we do is pavers ive never tried anything with wheels becuase i may get a little bumpy going over all the pavers. I have 4 20" right now and have worked fine ...Finished many 30,000+ sq ft jobs with them but i found a whisper 36" with 4 caster wheels for 849.99 Any thoughts??
  25. 24" larger surface cleaners

    Hey, The prob isnt getting surface cleaner up off the pavers.... the queston is about actually NOT having wheels for fear they will leave scuff marks on bumpy pavers....
×