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Sealcoating-The Way to Extend the Life of your pavement:
Cleaning parking lots is the hardest and most important part of the seal coating
job.
The finest sealers will not adhere to a dirty surface.
Most contractors including ourselves utilize an industry standard of high
pressure air cleaning with specialized high-power blowers.
But at Seal-Kote we also offer the extra power sweeping services necessary to
clean heavy or oily debris. Power sweeping with specialized power brooms before
seal coating provides a clean base necessary in low areas, on the sides along
curbs, and on older asphalt surfaces or lots where mud from trucks or other
vehicles becomes embedded in the asphalt. High pressure blowing alone will not
properly prepare these areas for seal coating.
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For residential and other low
traffic areas we will perform a one coat application; hand-brush or squeegee applied.
This will give you the neatest and most durable coating.
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On higher traffic commercial
properties we will recommend a 2 coat application that includes 1
coat squeegee and/or brush application and 1 coat of spray application. This
provided the best overall finish for durability, long-lasting protection and
great "new" appearance.
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Seal-Kote Corp. is still currently using a 100% coal tar
product. Coal tar sealer was the first pavement sealer invented in 1933 and
perfected over all these years into a dependable product that provides
superior protection.
Some manufacturers are trying to manufacture asphalt based sealer nowadays
due to the significant price savings over coal tar... manufacturing to get
the lower cost.
However asphalt sealers have the same properties as the asphalt itself. They
do not protect against oil, gas, or other chemical spills. Using asphalt
based sealers is kind-of like wearing a cotton raincoat over a cotton
shirt-you'll be soaked! You would wear a raincoat made with a material
designed to stop rain. Coal tar was used for the original pavement sealer
(Invented by Standard Oil Co. who surely had plenty of
asphalt available) and has been perfected and improved over 77 years
to offer the best protection for your expensive asphalt.
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Asphalt or other "new formula" sealers also have proved to
have significantly inferior results with wear and durability; often lasting
only half as long or less in the Chicago area.
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In addition Seal-Kote uses latex additives and added
aggregate for faster drying and curing, slip and skid resistance, deeper
blacker color that doesn't "fade" and overall a far more durable coating
than plain coal tar.
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It may cost a bit more but our
experience in using the correct cleaning, best base material, and adding
materials to our mix we have developed over the years for the Chicago area's
harsh conditions for pavements. Contact Seal-Kote today for an evaluation &
program to maintain your individual pavement with the best possible array of
pavement maintenance services in our arsenal to provide the best durability
in any situation.
Seal-Kote is an environmentally friendly pavement
maintenance company and employs the latest in asphalt recycling technology.
     
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