Enhancing and Restoring Safety & Quality Cultures - Dave Litwiller - May 2024...
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1. Proven Masonry Stain
Only one company in North
America offers it.
Masonry Cosmetics can show
dozens of stain jobs from 10, 15,
20, or more years ago that still
look great today.
2. Proven Masonry Stain
Only works when masonry absorbs
water.
Brick or stone that is too dense or that
has been sealed will not absorb the
stain.
Once absorbed inside the surface it cannot peel, crack or
blister
Inorganic and chemically inert, its color never fades
Pigments so fine they never:
• Block the pores of the masonry
• Seal the surface, or
• Trap water that can damage masonry during
freeze/thaw cycles
Translucent: natural variations in tone remain after staining
shifts the color
6. Masonry Cosmetics’
Imitators
Most claim that their
products last indefinitely,
penetrate deeply, and
look natural.
Some actually use latex or
other acrylic paints.
Some of them trap
moisture.
None of them can prove their long-term
performance by showing you dozens of long-
standing jobs.
Blistering – less than 2 years later
Editor's Notes
Proven Masonry Stain:
Only one company offers it
Masonry Cosmetics can show dozens of jobs completed 10, 15, 20 or more years ago that look great today.
Once absorbed inside the surface it cannot peel, crack or blister
Inorganic and Chemically inert, its color never fades
Pigments so fine they never:
Block the pores of the masonry
Seal the surface, or
Trap water that can damage masonry during freeze/thaw cycles
Translucent: natural variations in tone remain after staining shifts the color
Only works when masonry absorbs water.
Brick or stone that is too dense or that has been sealed will not absorb the stain.
The corner of this building was destroyed by a car crash.
The brick were an unusual size so getting a good match was difficult.
The brick that matched in size were the wrong color.
No problem: color corrected with proven masonry stain.
The structure on the right was built in 1980, with 8” by 8” square brick blended in a seemingly random array of brown colors.
In 2001 the owners decided to add the 3-story structure on the left, but they could not find matching brick at a reasonable price.
The answer was to use a base of red-colored brick and use proven masonry staining to add nine different brown shades in a random pattern.
After 14 years of brutal winters and hot summers, it still looks this good.
This is the Morris Inn at Notre Dame University. Build in 1950 it is a campus landmark.
In 2012 a new south wing was constructed with a fine grained, wire-cut textured brick in a blend of orange, brown grey and cream colors. It looked great and was much more attractive than the old parts of the structure, which were made of brick in shades of grey.
So the decision was made to color the bricks and mortar in the old structure to match the range of colors in the new.
It looks great, will last for decades or as long as the surface of the masonry.
Beware of imitators:
MOST – claim their products:
last indefinitely
penetrate deeply, and
look natural.
SOME - actually ue latex or other acrylic paints
SOME – trap moisture
NONE – can prove their long term performance by showing dozens of long-lasting jobs.
(The brick is from an Ohio hospital that was stained by an imitator less than two years ago. Can you see the tiny blisters all over. This is a paint job. It will fail like a paint job, and removing the peeling paint will be extremely difficult.)
