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Tips, Tricks and Risks Associated with Late-Season Sealcoating
Autumn is winding down, and it’s no secret that the impending winter weather adds an extra layer of difficulty for contractors to address. As temperatures drop, keeping cold-weather pavement maintenance practices top-of-mind can help ensure optimal care for asphalt...
Decorative Pavement, Beauty and Function
Transforming ordinary to extraordinary By Jeff Winke Beautiful, affordable, and functional are adjectives used by many when describing decorative asphalt pavement. It is a way of transforming the appearance of gray-black asphalt pavement through color, graphics,...
The Infrared Patching Solution:
Creating joint-free, integral asphalt repairs By Jeff Winke Infrared. The word "infrared" conjures up science fiction, international espionage, or comic book tales. But in the context of asphalt paving, infrared is a practical, utilitarian tool used to repair...
Rheological Additives For Sealcoatings
By Girish C. Dubey, President STAR, INC. Rheology is the property that deals with the flow behavior of a coating during the manufacturing and application process. The very basic requirement for a coating to perform adequately is to flow evenly and cover the substrate...
Asphalt Sealcoating Protects, Preserves Paved Surfaces
...And also promotes a professional image By Jeff Winke A newly paved asphalt driveway, parking lot, or road has a glow. It is unblemished and, at the risk of getting too carried away, it looks young, vigorous and ready to handle anything that drives over or parks on...
