SurfaceMax P-107 Test Photos
These photos are all 6 years old,
all done on the same parking lot at the same
time using PaveShield™ asphalt emulsion sealer, a product of Neyra® Industries
(nothing herein is an endorsement
or detrimental of Neyra, it was just a readily available brand by a major
manufacturer used for comparative illustration. It was chosen after a contractor
had related he had experienced significant failure & wear of the same product
within 3 months of application on another commercial facility within 3 miles of
this location. We wanted to see what kind of difference P-107 would make using
the same product he was unhappy with applied with the same equipment & under the
same conditions.)
This was a unique test. The facility has a one-way drive
and parking area so all traffic is virtually equal on all areas. It contains a full-care nursing
facility, dialysis clinic and other medical facilities so it has various visitor
and delivery traffic 7 days a week, year-round. All application was done by
spray taking care to keep all factors equal except the mix designs and % of
modifier & sand used. All was mixed in accordance with manufacturers
specifications. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT what the
recommended application specification of SurfaceMax P-107 would have been for this pavement!
It was a "test".
A recommended application would have been 10% to 20% modifier with 10-20 lbs.
sand squeegee applied in the first coat and a second coat with no sand, spray
applied with 10-15% modifier added. This was a badly raveled surface and such an
application would have smoothed & filled the surface, added additional
aggregate, and the top spray coat would have locked everything together creating
an even better result of almost "like new" at 5 years. However time constraints
by the property owner did not allow time for multiple types of mixes and
applications per section and for the test we wanted to compare all things
equally to the contractor's previous experience with the same base product..
This does not illustrate the full capability of P-107 but the tremendous
increase in performance and durability using a fairly standard mix design and
application method most contractors would be familiar with. All conditions such
as weather, methods of cleaning & prep, etc. were exactly equal on all sections
of the facility. Both coats were applied on the same day in each case. Average
temperature was ~85 degrees F. and mostly sunny. We will also note that the area
sealed with unmodified PaveShield had to remain blocked off 8 hours longer than
the modified areas. On the modified areas sealing was finished at approx. 5 pm
and traffic on it at no later than 9 am the next morning. Without P-107 the
sealer was still tacky in the early morning and crews waited until 5 pm the next
day (24 hours with an entire day+ of sun) to open the unmodified areas to
traffic. According to Neyra this was normal for this product.
NOTE: Contractors are already experiencing similar results with Neyra,
SealMaster, STAR and other asphalt emulsions.
Note: these photos were produced with what is known ass a "bevel" frame so
they may appear "unreal" the actual square in the center of the "bevel" frame is
an actual photo of the pavement without the distortion of the "frame" effect
used by the photo processor around the edges. If you look very closely the
centers portions are un-retouched (as were the whole photos before the "frames"
were added).1
On the left pavement sealed with 2 coats PaveShield at manufacturer's specs. 20%
water and 4 lbs sand per gallon.
On the right PaveShield with 10% SurfaceMax P-107, 7+ lbs. of sand, 40% water
also in 2 coats. The area on the left is normal for asphalt emulsions in
commercial use at this age w/high-traffic.
Above & Below a part of the area with 10% SurfaceMax 7 lbs. silica sand, at
6
years old with high daily traffic.
Below Same parking lot but a different section sealed with unmodified PaveShield and
4 lbs. sand in 2 coats as per Neyra specification.
As expected, 100% wear, looks like it's never been sealed!
Remember this is Six year-old
asphalt emulsion sealcoating w/high-traffic areas without SurfaceMax P-107 did not last
2 years! | 