FEATURE
Adding Up the Benefits
Sealcoat additives offer increased performance
By Lori Helms
T here’ s a focus on health sweeping across our country as we move headlong into a new presidential administration, with a particular emphasis on ridding our food supply of the additives that can create or compound health issues, particularly in our children. I think we can all agree that’ s a great thing. But I have it on good authority that not all additives are bad, at least when it comes to the“ health” and performance of the sealcoats used in your daily work. They provide a valuable service by enhancing the durability and performance of sealcoating material, and while there are several available in the marketplace, this month we’ ll focus on latex polymeric and rubber additives. For some expert insight, we reached out to a few pavement maintenance professionals to learn more about what those additives are, how they are best used and any advantages of one over the other. The most commonly used additives in sealcoats are the latex polymers, thanks to how they improve a variety of characteristics such as withstanding thermal expansion and contraction while providing better adhesion and water resistance.“ Polymeric additives improve flexibility and durability,” says Mark McLeod, President and CEO of Maintenance Inc./ Able
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