patio sealers

daniel80

Has anyone used The World of Stone Sealers for patio sealers. My patio is Indian Sandstone and looks better when wet. This company sells a gloss sealant which achieves the wet look. Quite expensive about £90 for 5 litres so trying to hear of any results that people have had.

daniel80

Post edited any other recommended wet look sealants for Indian Sandstone

twohooter_2

Daniel80 - I responded to your original post about this on 21st February with what I hope was useful information?!

daniel80 wrote: »

About 18 months ago I had a patio laid in Indian Sandstone. The patio looks so much better after it rains it brings out the colour and the ridges in the stone. I have not sealed the patio but have seen you can get a wet look sealant which would do this. There are so many out there and quite a difference in prices. Has anyone used this type of sealant on Indian Sandstone if so could you give me your views.
Thanks in advance. Kevin

I have about 80 sq metres of black Indian Limestone and use Dry Treat Impregnating sealer with colour enhancer. It is fantastic at turning the otherwise dusty looking greyish slabs into shiny, wet look, jet black slabs. Dry Treat is expensive but it works for me so I am happy to pay. DO NOT under any circumstances be tempted to apply a non impregnating sealer ie - a surface sealant, as this will flake off and look very shabby very quickly (it acts a bit like varnish). I know this from experience when the company who laid my patio used it. It looked fabulous for 6 months and then started to peel off in the sunshine leaving me in a great mess. The company went bust and I spent a whole summer on my hands and knees scrubbing the sealer off with nitromorse. After much research I came across the Dry Treat method and haven't looked back since. My advice to you would be to ensure your slabs are spotlessly clean and bone dry. Apply the impregnating sealant thinly and evenly, leave for 24 hours to sink in and then apply another coat. Do this when the weather is fine and dry for a few days. You may need to repeat this twice a year to maintain the colour but it is worth it. Good Luck.

daniel80

Thanks Twohooter I forgot about that