Managing customer expectations By Jeff Winke When applied properly, asphalt pavement sealcoat looks miraculous! The paved surface looks fresh, brand new, and as good as a 10-year-old boy dressed in his Sunday’s best. Sealcoating is the process of applying a protective...
They can boost protection, performance By Jeff Winke Sealcoating applied to a new, freshly paved, rich black asphalt pavement surface provides a sustainable layer of protection. Adding additives to sealcoat formula can enhance its power while also tweaking elements of...
How late in autumn and early in spring can one go? By Jeff Winke Pushing it… pushing the envelope. The phrase is commonly understood, but the origins have nothing to do with a paper container for letters. It comes from science geeks referring to the mathematical...
Low Temperature Cure Additive Complementing its line of high-performance additives, STAR has introduced LTCA (Low Temperature Cure Additive), which is designed for sealcoatings to optimally cure under cooler ambient and surface temperatures, as encountered in early...
The key to success is in the prep By Jeff Winke Effective asphalt sealcoating starts with the preparation. As one contractor said… with sealcoating it is 95% preparation and 5% actual sealing. It is as Benjamin Franklin astutely said: “By failing to prepare, you...
