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White Haze on Pavers
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White Haze on Pavers
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White Haze on Brick Pavers is a common problem that in most cases can be prevented by using a high quality Brick Paver Sealer or by prepping the Brick Pavers properly.
The 4 things that can cause White Haze:
1. Moisture trapped under sealer while applying a sealer while pavers or ground is wet. This can be remedied by spraying on xylene or aromatic solvent. This will re-emulsify the coating, releasing the trapped moisture. It should go away almost immediately.
2. Build up of too many coats of sealer. Can be remedied with xylene but will probably come back eventually. This usually happens when a sealer has been over-applicated.
3. Application of our sealer over a "cheap" previous sealer. You will need to strip everything.
4. Efflorescence. White chalk that is prevalent on new pavers. Usually sealed in and cannot be fixed without stripping the entire job. Efflorescence usually goes away 6-12 months after the pavers have been installed. You can speed up the process by using a muriatic acid solution to remove the efflorescence. Be careful! To much muriatic acid can burn the pavers.
Xylene is not a stripper but an emulsifier that will help fix a lot of problems. If you need to remove you will need to us a methylene chloride based stripper .
1. Moisture trapped under sealer while applying a sealer while pavers or ground is wet. This can be remedied by spraying on xylene or aromatic solvent. This will re-emulsify the coating, releasing the trapped moisture. It should go away almost immediately.
2. Build up of too many coats of sealer. Can be remedied with xylene but will probably come back eventually. This usually happens when a sealer has been over-applicated.
3. Application of our sealer over a "cheap" previous sealer. You will need to strip everything.
4. Efflorescence. White chalk that is prevalent on new pavers. Usually sealed in and cannot be fixed without stripping the entire job. Efflorescence usually goes away 6-12 months after the pavers have been installed. You can speed up the process by using a muriatic acid solution to remove the efflorescence. Be careful! To much muriatic acid can burn the pavers.
Xylene is not a stripper but an emulsifier that will help fix a lot of problems. If you need to remove you will need to us a methylene chloride based stripper .
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