A colourless sealer for porous materials: stone, concrete, brick, terracotta and render. It protects against water, oil, staining and graffiti without changing the colour or texture - it forms no film, so the substrate keeps breathing.
Surface
Block paving
The surface the manufacturer intends this preparation for.
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Block pavingProtectGuard is the opposite of the Wet Look range: it changes nothing in the appearance of the material. Once dry there is no sign the surface was treated - no film, no sheen, the colour and texture exactly as they were.
What sets it apart is the range of protection. Alongside water and oils the manufacturer lists graffiti - which is the argument on facades and walls in public places, where the point is that paint can be washed off before it enters porous brick.
Coverage is lower than the Wet Look range - the manufacturer states 6 m² per litre - because the product is applied to saturation: one coat, or two wet-on-wet. On vertical surfaces you work upwards.
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 We do not quote a number of years, because it depends on traffic, sun and whether the drive is salted in winter.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 describes the product as colourless and non-film-forming. What you do see is how the water behaves: instead of soaking in, it beads. That is the only visual sign the treatment is working.
No. The product is there to make it harder for paint to enter the porous material, so that it can be removed with a cleaner - it does not remove the paint itself. For that you need a separate anti-graffiti product.
In range. ProtectGuard also protects against oil, grease and graffiti and is suitable indoors. ImperGuard is water repellency for outdoor surfaces - facades, roofs, drives - with higher coverage and a lower cost per litre.
The technical sheet and safety data sheet will be available after approval.
Enter the area and how absorbent the substrate is. We work out the litres and the packs.
The manufacturer states 1 l to approx. 6 m². Applied to saturation - one coat, or two wet-on-wet.
Example for 45 m²
7.5L
Enter your own area to calculate for your job.
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.