When moisture evaporates from the stone, it leaves behind salts and minerals. The stone will need to be periodically professionally cleaned, but eventually all the moisture will dissipate and the efflorescence problem will disappear. The bad news is that every now and then, efflorescence is just the visible symptom of a much bigger problem underneath the stone — moisture in the substrate.
An experienced stone restoration contractor can determine whether the stone can be restored or if it will have to be replaced. If you want to attempt to remove product residue or hard water build up yourself, spray the stone with a pH-neutral, stone-safe cleaner and allow ample dwell time to soften the residue.
Have you been scratching your head wondering why your pavers are covered in a whitish cloud all of a sudden? The white substance ruining the appearance of your pavers is called efflorescence. Efflorescence is also known as calcium hydroxide or free lime. The phenomenon of efflorescence occurs when water soluble salts migrate to the surface of the paver with the help of water i.
Unfortunately, the darker your pavers are, the more pronounced the efflorescence. What can be done? Boy am i sorry I did the job.
You will have to strip it. I used Valspar acrylic high-gloss stone sealer on my slate coping around the pool it looked wonderful for about a week and then all of a sudden there are large areas with a milky white finish after a rainfall last night it appears to be in areas that I applied an additional coat to. Acid will not remove a sealer. Hi, I recently sealed an indian sandstone patio and then the white marks started appearing. I have used lacquer remover and this has only increased more of an issue.
Is there anything you can reccomend in removing the sealer and restoring the original colour? Hi we just had a patio done and sealed 5 months ago and I made a mistake of leaving snow blower on it over winter.
How can I fix this problem?? Sealed this pool area with surf koat paver shield Poly sand was used It looked great until it rained then customer sent me these pictures? Do you think xylene will solve this or does it need to be stripped. Thankyou in advance! Needs to be stripped and then it looks like poly sand haze, so you will need to clean that off after. Xylene will not remove white patches but it can restore old acrylic based sealer that has discolored from trapped water.
I just had a professional concrete company come and promise me that he could get oil stains out of my driveway and seal it and it would look like new. It looks worse than before. Not only did the oils stains not get out, now there are white stains all over the driveway. Please help me! I feel cheated and now I have a bigger mess on my hands and my association is charging me How can I get these white … Read more ».
Without knowing what he used to clean the pavers that caused the white discoloration, it is nearly impossible to say what will clean off the white. Do you know what they used? My pavers were sealed about a week ago. After a torrential downpour we noticed that some sand particles were on the pavers and the pavers had a chalky white coating on them.
My husband Re-filled with polymeric sand, brushed off several times and misted with water. We let it dry for 2 days, he then applied the xylene and it looked beautiful for 2 days. Last night it rained hard and this morning I noticed polymeric sand in the pavers and The chalky coat in them again. Not sure what is going on. Can you please shed some light and … Read more ». Just had beautiful slabs and pavers installed Last week.
Installed finished 4 days ago, looked gorgeous. Yesterday all Day we had torrential rainfall. When I returned from work I noticed a white haze all over our pavers, which now makes them look horrible. I assume is poly haze and has to do with rainfall? How do I get this out.
Pics with sunny sky are before, cloudy pic is after, and one close up. The charcoal borders which added beautiful smooth contrast now are hazy and dirty looking. How do I get rid of this and restore to original look … Read more ». Did you use a poly sand? To me it just looks like efflorescence and yes that should go away with time but you can also clean it off. You will probably want to seal it down the road with a wet look sealer as well. I am planning to seal the bricks pavers, but have whitish on the bricks.
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