Sandstone Pavers (Pool area) - Clean & Seal Update etc

I'm getting a quote for clean and seal. They claim its got a 15 year warranty - with a good 10 years usage.

I guess this is better than painting.

I just had this awesome thought - I could gurney the pavers and then seal them myself !

I have a gurney - a real gurney ...

I guess Bunnings would have the sealant.

Should I also lacquer the top though - would it be needed ?

Not sure anyone read this, but ...

I ended up getting a local company to deep clean the sandstone pavers - quite powerful gurney and some chemical stuff. Really brought them back to a good look. Their machine left my electric gurney for dead. Even on a low setting. They were worried they might "hurt" the stone.

Then I did the seal. Bought the Crommelin from Bunnings - too much as it happened (hope I can return one tin) - and spread it on fairly liberally. As it'd been raining for weeks I had to wait for the right time. AND - I needed 24 hours of sun to make sure it dried properly. Probably need 24 hours either side of the application. It does do about 3 sq mts a litre.

Well - the day came - the rain had stopped and I gave it all a clean to get little bits of crap off. This dried pretty well and put on first coat. Then about an hour later the second - again fairly liberally. The stone gobbled it up. Second coat was taken in a bit slower.

Pavers look awesome now. Almost like new - if I can remember back to then. I did spill some water on this morning and it "pooled" like on a car wax. It says its not water proof but clearly does repel. I hope it does make it easier to keep them clean now. I'll do a good wash off at least every month now - or sooner - depending on the weather.

(I thought I'd stuffed it at the start - when I opened the tub it was a milky white substance - I thought it would be clear for some reason. When applied it sat on the surface like milk for a few minutes - but very quickly disappeared. Second coat went on much easier.)

Happy to answer questions if anyone is looking at this.

Some time later - still looking really good. Gave it a wash off with hose.

Seems to have really been the answer.