SB-1300 G Natural Look Matte Finish JSS, Water-Based Acrylic Co-Polymer, COLORLESS

After many years of use and hard rain, our paved driveway has finally given way to lose pavers. We pressure-washed the entire surface to remove old sand and sealer, and then replaced the sand with Sakrete Permasand, and then resealed. A week after the sand and sealer were cured, we drove and parked our car on the driveway. The first thing we noticed was that there were one particular area where the sand has worked loose and these pavers are moving. It was very frustrating to find this, because we made sure to compact in the new sand, water it as instructed, and sealed it. So this area of about 10 ft x 15 ft had to be redone, which also presented a very challenging repair work because there is no way for us to get all of the polymeric sand out of the paver grooves. If the sand is not removed completely, the joints will fail again. After much research and reading, we decided against using polymeric sand and just to use plain fine sand to refill the grooves with SB-1300 as stabilizer joint sealer. This turned out to be the right call. The fine sand made its way down the tiny cracks caused by left over polymeric sand, and it fills up every groove including gaps underneath the pavers. Without adding SB-1300, we found that pavers have solid footing and they don't move. Once we added the SB-1300, and allowed it to cured per instruction, the repair work was a complete success. In a few days after, the filled in fine sand was harder than the polymeric sand with sealer. In fact, this area is now the strongest area out of the entire driveway because we can still hear cracking in paver joints in some other areas of the driveway. Unfortunately, we anticipate that these crackling areas will eventually give in shortly.Now that the repair was done, hindsight is that we should just re-sand the entire driveway with fine sand, which by the way is 1/4 the cost of the polymeric sand. Also fine washed sand comes in 50-lbs bag versus polymeric sand comes in 40-lbs bucket. Material wise, it would have save us so much work and expense. It was so much easier to sweep in fine sand than to work with polymeric sand. Blowing off excess sand was noted to be less dusty as well. Followed the sweeped-in sand with SB-1300 stabilizing sealer would have been so so so much cheaper and easier as well compare to surface sealer.In conclusion, if you're installing pavers, do yourself a favor and read-up on the pros and cons of polymeric sand. I will not use polymeric sand ever again! Instead, fine washed sand and SB-1300 stabilizing joint sealer will be my go-to material. I am hoping that this resurface driveway holds up for a few more years, but at least, I now have a plan for fixing it in the future. Good luck with your project, and God Speed!

We used this joint stabilizing sealer to re-seal our travertine pavers patio. We used this same product the first time we sealed the patio and it worked very well. It has a natural sheen which we prefer over an enhanced color. Also, it makes the sand joint harden like cement, preventing sand from being washed out and preventing weed/moss from growing. This is a great sealer and we will use it again in the future to re-seal. Very easy to apply (we used a microfiber cloth paint roller). Of note, we have regular paver sand for the joints (not polymeric sand). We feel that it is so much easier to use paver sand then lock it in using this stabilizing sealer than applying the more expensive and messy polymeric sand for the joints.

I re-leveled several sections of my patio. I did a lot of research since this was my first time doing this. There is a lot of information that says to use polymeric sand. There is a lot of information that says not to use polymeric sand. After the research I did I was very much against polymeric, and used regular sand. I believe you can only use regular sand if you have something to seal it with that will lock everything together. I spent a lot of time working on my patio and was pretty nervous that I may have made a mess.I filled the sand in the joints, cleaned it off and used this sealer. The timing was terrible, I only got about 30-35 hours of no rain after applying. Then it poured for three days straight while I was out of town, I think we got around 4 inches during that time. I was more than nervous for when I got back thinking the joints would be washed out. It worked fantastic! I couldn't have gotten luckier, there were about 5 different products I was looking at and decided on this. It's been a few months now and everything is still great.

I've used this twice with polymeric sand (Dominator). I spray it on.I've tested polymeric sand with only water and then with SB1300. I placed sand in a tray and poured some water in one corner and the SB product in the other. I waited about 48 hours and lifted the sand out to break in my hand. The SB sample was MUCH harder to break. It definitely creates a strong bond with the sand. I did not test it with regular sand - i guess i should have thought to do that.The first time I used this sealer/stabilizer was about 9 months ago. It is still in great shape.The sand color I use is natural and it did turn the color a tiny bit darker (slightly more than water changing the color), but worth it.I have also tested the limits of the product by using it with tile that is mortared to concrete and it looks like grout. The tile spacing is narrow and shallow - it has preformed well on 400 square feet. I also have sand filled drainage cracks and this product let the water drain.My first attempt was polymeric sand was with water only, and some sand washed away, enough so i had to add more sand. Adding the sealer/stabilizer made all the difference. It wintered well - i do not see any chunks that have come out.The sealer turned the tile a strange color at first, but dried clear. The brick project took the sealer well too.Overall, a great product. Good luck!Update - a couple of years later - still looking new! Holding strong!

seems to bring the color of the dyed concrete alive

Easy to apply & dries quickly but....Planned application according to weather report. Not a cloud in the sky and nothing on the radar yet 1 hour afterfinishing last pass it started pouring rain!! It still beaded up but I applied another coat the following day just in case.It looks great with a slight sheen unlike the other matte products I have used in the past. Not "wet look" though.Sealed in sand joints better than expected too.