Resin driveway suppliers usually inform their customers of the proper way to maintain their surfaces. This is as the material keeps growing in terms of popularity. A resin-bound driveway is fancied by people due to many of its properties. However, due to its elegant nature, it needs proper maintenance to last a long time. The polyurethanes that are contained in resins are vulnerable to chemicals. This means that you should take proper care not to allow any chemicals to touch the surface. This is generally true especially in the early days after installation.
Furthermore, it is essential that after curing the resin, you should not allow anything to touch the resin. You should avoid all imprints like animal paws, human feet, and car tires.
Maintaining your resin bound driveway
You can clean your resin-bound driveway by using a stiff brush to take off sand, soil, leaves, and debris from its surface. You can also clean out the paved surface by hosing it down with water. The most common method of maintaining the resin driveway surface is through washing and brushing. Your resin surface can also stain easily with debris tannings if they are left on the surface for a long time. You can get rid of many grime elements and stubborn stains by using the pressure washer.
Maintaining a resin driveway: special maintenance methods
Removing weeds: Whereas the surface is usually treats with a weed killer during the installation process, you can still have weed grow on it. Once you begin to see weed grow on your resin driveway, you can get a mild form of the weed killer to kill it off. Strong weed killers can leave discoloration on your resin surface if you do not water it down after application.
Removing brake fluids: Brake fluids can be very corrosive when they come in contact with the resin surface. If you have brake fluid spilled on your resin driveway, try to get rid of the brake fluid by washing it out in warm water.
Avoid dry steering: Dry steering a vehicle when it is park on the resin driveway can lead to the serious damage caused by abrasion. The abrasive force from this action can damage the surface and loosen materials from the surface. With time, the aggregates begin to peel off and this might lead to substantial damage to the surface
Removing ice/frost: Many resin-bound surfaces are usually install to withstand slippages and minimize ice. However, in the event that you find frost and ice on your resin surface, you can use the white rock salt to get rid of frost and ice. All traces of salt should also be removes as soon as the weather subsides.
Avoiding heavy loads and objects: The resin-bound driveway is usually designing for light traffic. They usually do not require heavy traffic from vehicles and humans. This means that your forecourts, car parks, and driveways can be pav with resin surfaces. This is why the aggregates of the surfaces are laid with a specific depth thickness of about 20mm. Heavily laden vehicles should not be allowed to maneuver or park on a resin driveway.
Using metal objects on the surface: You should take extra care when using metal objects on your resin driveway surface. The objects include car jacks, machinery, and motorbikes.
