What is Paver Stripping and Why Does

it Happen?

The process of removing a paver sealer is known as paver stripping. This can be done to reseal a brick paver surface or just for maintenance purposes. Many times a brick paver will need to be stripped because of moisture trapped under the sealer or if the sealer was applied incorrectly. This can also be caused by environmental factors such as rain, snow, ice, etc. It is important to note that these types of paver sealers are usually acrylic based and can be difficult to remove.

What Does Paver Stripping Mean?

A good way to define what paver stripping means is that it is a cleaning process of the concrete surface that has been sealed. This process will allow you to get rid of any dirt or stains that are underneath the paver sealer and reseal it using a new water based acrylic or urethane sealer.

If you have been using a poor quality, cheap brand of paver sealer that is going bad and has become white from the sun then the sealer is probably acrylic based and can be hard to remove. This is especially true here in Florida where our weather gets very hot and dry.

There are a lot of different ways to remove paver sealer that can be done by yourself but the most effective is to hire a company that does it professionally. This way the contractor will know how to properly apply the stripper and use a high-powered pressure washer to remove the old sealer.

Typically we use the Clemons Concrete Sealer Stripping product to strip off the failed paver sealer. The stripper is very thick and can be messy to apply so it's important to do small sections at a time. This will allow the stripper to stay active and not dry out before you can pressure wash off the failed sealer. This process requires a lot of time and labor. It can take 2 or 3 applications of the stripper to remove the bad sealer. Then you have to pressure wash the concrete to make sure that all the sealer is off. Then you will need to use a degreaser or citrus based cleaner to help break down the sealer that has been removed and leave the concrete clean and ready for a new application of the new sealer.

Once the failed paver sealer is off we will reseal it with a good water based breathable acrylic or urethane brick paver sealer. This is the best way to ensure that the paver will not be discolored from the sealer and will be able to last for many years to come.

The main reason why most acrylic and urethane brick paver sealers that are used here in the Tampa Bay area will turn white is because they are not breathable. The good news is that we have found a water based sealer that does not cause this to happen.

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Kennelly Paver Sealing is an exterior cleaning business that services Orlando, Florida. They aim to provide the most professional exterior cleaning services to residential and commercial customers in their community.