Its never good to put water based sealer on a petroleum made product. When water based sealer will make asphalt crack up and deteriorate your driveway faster.
Once a driveway is newly paved a person should wait two years before sealing the driveway because the new asphalt has enough oil in the mix.
The fall of the year is a good time to consider seal coating before winter snow and freezing get into cracks and break down your driveway. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Sealcoating, or pavement sealing, is the process of applying a protective coating to asphalt-based pavements to provide a layer of protection from the elements: water, oils, and U.V. damage.
The effects of asphalt sealers have been debated. Asphalt sealing is marketed as increasing the life of the asphalt, but there is no independent research that proves these claims. Asphalt sealing can also make the asphalt more slippery and impact the environment.
Benefits
Sealcoat or pavement sealer is a coating for asphalt-based pavements. The top of the asphalt pavement is said to oxidize and decay when left unprotected. The sealcoat serves as the asphalt’s protective barrier against wear, freezing, and vehicle leaks. Sealcoat is marketed as a protective coating that extends the life of asphalt pavements. There is not any independent research that proves these claims.
Sealcoating may also reduce the friction or anti-skid properties associated with the exposed aggregates in asphalt.
