Understanding How Seal Coating Works

Parking Lot Seal Coating

Protective coating for your existing asphalt

There are many benefits to seal coating - it enhances the appearance of old and new asphalt, protects against the elements, and extends the life of your asphalt pavement.

Seal coat is a composition of refined petroleum asphalt emulsion, fillers and fibers. This cold-applied resurfacing and sealing material is ideally suited for parking lots, driveways, playgrounds, tennis courts, or other similar asphalt pavement surfaces.

One of our commonly used products is Steelguard 60 from Raynguard

What is SealCoating

Our typical seal coat job starts out with a standard surface preparation by use of a high powered blower and wire broom sweep as needed to remove any dirt, moss and debris from the surface. The seal coat material is then applied via spray application or wide squeegee depending on existing asphalt surface. Existing rough surfaces will receive a squeegee application to allow for maximum material while creating a smoother surface. Existing smoother surfaces will receive a spray application in order to achieve a heavy coat. The spray application is left untouched to allow for a thicker coat on smoother surfaces. It is important to be able to provide both application processes because the use of a squeegee on a smooth surface tends to leave very little material behind. Once the areas have been properly seal coated and dried, we will apply the striping and open it back up to traffic. Your lot is now ready to be enjoyed and appreciated by all.

It is important to know that while seal coating has many benefits, it's not a substitute for crack fill. Even though it will fill most small cracks and help protect your parking lot from future cracks, it is important to fill large cracks with either a hot crack fill mix. Visit our crack fill section for more info.