Sealant Trials - Weiss Stain Protect

After 1 week — Result after 1 week (Mid-September 2015)

Result after 14 months - end of trial - September 2016

Summary:

Application:

1st coat: Medium viscosity clear liquid with vinegar odour. Needs to be pushed around to cover substrate

2nd coat: Would not adhere. Didnt take

Comments:

The algae of Spring disappeared over the summer and other than that, there's no sign at all of the sealant. Completely undetectable.

This is one of the few water-based sealants, so visual enhancement was never likely, but how will it cope with the stains?

Stain Trials:

stain application — Application of stains

stain after 4 hrs — Stains after 4 hours

wash off stain — Wash off stain with proprietary cleaner after 24 hrs

apply mosskiller — Apply mosskiller after wash-off

stain after cleaning — Stain 48 hrs after washing-off mosskiller and cleaning with proprietary cleaner

Comments:

Yet another shock result. This is a product that's widely used on commercial projects, yet it seems to have offered almost nothing in terms of stain protection.

The best that can be said is that the ink washed away, almost.

A very surprising and disappointing result.

Note: Any apparent variation in colour of the flagstone is due solely to changes in the condition of the natural daylight at the time the photograph was taken.

Other than cropping to exclude extraneous background and adding a drop shadow to the cropped image, there has been NO post-processing of the original photographs.

Supplier:

Weiss Stain Protect is available from:

SteinTec - TuffTrade