[Jettaway]

I've got a stonebond/resinbond drive way to look at.

I did one a few years back but I'm not too experienced on it and can't remember how I tackled it.

Should I treat it like a tarmac area, ie wind the pressure down? I don't want it to tram line from the fsc or damage it.

Also, has anyone ever re sealed one. I've told customer to put off sealing til the spring. I had a re seal a few months ago but turned it down. What product or application is good for it.

[Blast Away]

Never done one yet. Think as this becomes more popular we'll all need to know the right approach.

Slap a load of hypo on and light rinse, that'll do! 

[Matt Gibson]

Are you talking about the drives that are resin pour then all little smooth stones poured into it? kind of like a pebbledash but on a drive? and smooth?

[G O Cleaning]

Depends on condition of drive, FSC or variable fan jet we have done a few    if the drive is ok do a demo using FSC (seen loads that are pants and know of  few locally that have been ripped up and replaced with tarmac or blocks - seem to fail if the drive has tight turning circles stones get ripped up it there isnt enough resin) gives you a good indication plus shows customer you know what your doing / shows end result ,start with low pressure slowly build up as drive warrants . Little tip start the FSC on a piece of board protects the stone from initial start up as this can rip the drive.

I would price for clean plus fungicidal wash, plus option to seal one or two coats this year, allow yourself 4hrs coating time /day.

Chris will be along shortly  and he run's the best cleaning company in the UK ! (well Merseyside)  .... occasionally he escapes and jumps over the fence    

[Jettaway]

Thats the stuff Matt, the newish fad and they all seem to haven that diamond shape can them.

I seem to remember going at my last one with full pressure and it didn't damage or stripe. I'm more concerned with stripping than anything else.

Hypos a good call Lee, I can't see them being that dissimilar to clean than those wet pour playgrounds on your YouTube.

Thats a good call Great Outdoors... Some good tips there too mate, did you have any issues with striping on any of yours?

[chris scott]

Resin bound or resin bonded?

[G O Cleaning]

Resin bound or resin bonded?

Here we go  driveway hopefully  Resin Bound - Permeable or non 

[chris scott]

Just going through the check list Getting all the relevant information before I compose my answer.... I am not just some amateur  you know...I run the UK's best pressure washing company.
If it was me doing it .I would throw a bucket  of domestos  over it ...turn the jet washer up to 200bar and blast the 5hit out of it with a turbo nozzle. I would be a bit doubtful about firing a tub of Acrylic sealer over the two pack polyurethane that either sticks it all down or sticks it together.

[G O Cleaning]

Just going through the check list Getting all the relevant information before I compose my answer.... I am not just some amateur  you know...I run the UK's best pressure washing company.
If it was me doing it .I would throw a bucket  of domestos  over it ...turn the jet washer up to 200bar and blast the 5hit out of it with a turbo nozzle. I would be a bit doubtful about firing a tub of Acrylic sealer over the two pack polyurethane that either sticks it all down or sticks it together.

 

[Roger Oakley]

Pre-wet, light hypo mix, FSC, as you say just watch out for tram lines/streaks if you are careful you can lightly turbo to flush away.
We've done loads of these easy to do, with a bit of TLC, Resin Bound or Bonded.

I think there are some photos of a petrol burn stain on our web-site of one we  removed, even though the installers said it couldn't be done.

[Jettaway]

I cleaned this the other day. I tried cleaning using several tecgniques..straight lines and then also by rocking the fsc back and forth.

I went back to check today but it was still wet from recent rain.

I did notice it seemed to tram line quite easily when walking the fsc in straight lines, but when rocking it it didn't seem to clean up as good.  I also tried verying pressures but that didnt seem to make a difference.

Still i'll receive judgement until I see it dry? Customers chuffed to bits about it though

[Jettaway]

I went back last night to take a look, it didn't dry very well.

The area I walked slowly over with fsc looked good but had some fainted tram lines (only noticeable to the trained eye) and the area that I rocked the fsc whilst moving hasn't cleaned up as well as the first method.

I'm gonna re do this one

[drive surgeon]

We haven't actually cleaned this stuff but an fsc turned down shud do it easy.?

[Jettaway]

We haven't actually cleaned this stuff but an fsc turned down shud do it easy.?

 I did turn down the pressure but I found it wanted to stripe?? Although I could have been a bit paranoid about it

[drive surgeon]

I don't see why it would    Not sure mate but good luck