A water-based film-forming sealer for mineral surfaces that brings out the colour of stone, brick and concrete. The manufacturer classifies it as a mixture that is not hazardous. A second coat strengthens the effect.
Surface
Block paving
The surface the manufacturer intends this preparation for.
EI-10 is the water-based route to a wet-stone look: a film-forming product based on a copolymer dispersion that brings out the colour of stone, brick and concrete.
You choose it where the wet-look effect has to be achieved without solvents - working indoors, for instance, or among planting. The manufacturer classifies it as a mixture that does not meet the criteria for a hazardous one, with no pictograms required.
A second coat is applied to strengthen the effect, not for protection. The product is available from 0.1 l, so a sample can be bought to check the shade before a larger order.
The usual reason a sealing job fails is not the product but the substrate. A sealer will not bond to a surface with grease, lime efflorescence or an old coating on it.
New paving has to season first. Manufacturers state that period on the data sheet - usually around 28 days from the date the block was made. The figure for each product is under "Technical data".
Before sealing the whole area, test on a patch hidden by a planter or in a corner of the patio. The same product can read differently on two batches of the same material, and on a surface with old coating left on it, it will not bond at all.
That depends on the finish given in the technical data. An invisible product leaves the colour alone, a wet-look version deepens it permanently, and a colour sealer gives it a new shade. Each product's finish is listed under "Technical data".
By how the water behaves. While it still beads on the surface, the treatment is working. Once water starts soaking in and dark patches return after rain, the protection has worn out. We do not quote a number of years, because it depends on traffic, sun and whether the drive is salted in winter.
No. Water occupies the pores the product is meant to enter, and stays trapped under the film. The result is often a milky bloom that cannot be removed without stripping the coat. The exceptions - products that allow slight surface dampness - say so in their technical data.
Use the calculator under the product description: it takes the manufacturer's coverage figure, the number of coats and the absorbency of the substrate, and turns them into pack sizes. On older, thirstier paving, work to the lower end of the coverage range.
Penetrating products form no film on the surface and do not change its grip. Where a manufacturer says something about slipperiness, we quote it in the technical data. If the surface is already slippery, the right product is an anti-slip treatment, not a sealer.
The manufacturer lists a 0.1 l pack in the GPSR record. The sizes available in our shop are shown when you choose a variant.
The manufacturer lists concrete, brick and roof tiles among the uses. On a roof, as always, what decides is the state of the covering and how clean it is before application.
The technical sheet and safety data sheet will be available after approval.
This product has no stated coverage yet, so we cannot work out the requirement.
The calculator starts once the manufacturer states the coverage.
An impregnation will not bond to a surface with anything left on it. This is the most common cause of complaints.
Go directly to the right category. We do not imply compatibility across materials.