[Rob Hall]

I bet this has been discussed a squillion times.
What is the best way of removing Asphalt from Sandstone (Yorkshire Stone)

[Graeme Smith]

xylene or lithofin wax off or Aquamix SCR

[Rob Hall]

xylene or lithofin wax off or Aquamix SCR

Cheers Graeme, have you removed thick coats with any of these products?

[Kev Martin]

xylene or lithofin wax off or Aquamix SCR

Cheers Graeme, have you removed thick coats with any of these products?

You need to get the bulk of the asphalt off or anything you put on it will dilute it and make it worse.

Kev Martin
Tiling Logistics

[Rob Hall]

xylene or lithofin wax off or Aquamix SCR

Cheers Graeme, have you removed thick coats with any of these products?

You need to get the bulk of the asphalt off or anything you put on it will dilute it and make it worse.

Kev Martin
Tiling Logistics

Thanks Kevin
Have you done this before?

[Kev Martin]

xylene or lithofin wax off or Aquamix SCR

Cheers Graeme, have you removed thick coats with any of these products?

You need to get the bulk of the asphalt off or anything you put on it will dilute it and make it worse.

Kev Martin
Tiling Logistics

Thanks Kevin
Have you done this before?

Yes done it twice once where the builder got tar all over a front patio when he was laying a new drive then when he had paid a day later they walked wet tarmac onto his patio again.  I have also removed dry Red Lead paint off sandstone and that was even worse.  In both cases you need to blade as much as you can get off, then absolutely soak the stone, then use Aqua Mix Sealing & Coating Remover with honing powder combined WITH NO DWELL TIME just apply the S&CR add the honing powder and vac it straight up .  Then take a view on it as you may need to repeat prior to a third application with a dwell time because you must get the bulk up first or you will dilute it and spread it.

Kev Martin
Tiling Logistics Ltd

[Graeme Smith]

Not thick coats blobs - thick coats sounds grim

[Kev Martin]

Not thick coats blobs - thick coats sounds grim

It was thick coats and grim in the case of the red lead paint.  They had gone on holiday and left a key with a neighbour so she could feed the cat.  The cat knocked the new 21/2 Litre tin of Red Lead paint off the work surface he had insisted on purchasing to paint his rear step and it burst open.  The neighbour was only going into the utility to feed the cat and never went in as far as the kitchen so never saw the paint spill in the kitchen so it wasn't discovered until 10 days later when they got back.  Furthermore they had gone on holiday two days after having a £40K makeover on their kitchen involving a siematic kitchen, 4 Islands,  very expensive appliances installed and a brand new 62M2 Indian Sandstone floor.  3 of the stainless steel appliances were written off along with about 8 of the doors and drawers.  The paint had splashed all in the seals of the appliances.  It was £15K to put it right.

Kev Martin
Tiling Logistics Ltd

 

[chris scott]

Xylene and cat litter

[Rob Hall]

Xylene and cat litter

Thank you

[BDCS]

If they are thick blobs its best to freeze it and then a knock with a copper hammer as a first stage. Pipe freeze is readily available

[Rob Hall]

If they are thick blobs its best to freeze it and then a knock with a copper hammer as a first stage. Pipe freeze is readily available

Nice one, thank you