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Trackless Tack

Blacklidge Emulsions Inc.

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Direct Fire Melters

Brewpro Pavement Products

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ISSA Supports National Pavement Preservation Research Project

International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA)

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SR-550 Skid Sealcoating Unit

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Advanced Formula J-16 Pavement Sealer

Maintenance Inc.

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Want to Assure Optimum Performance of Your Sealer (and Paint)?

3 Tips to Pavement Sealer Success

There’s a difference between sealer curing and sealer drying. To learn what it is and why it’s important to your job check out STAR President Girish Dubey’s article “How to Know When Your Sealcoat is Dried and Cured” in the August/September issue of Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction.

How to Know When Your Sealcoat is Dried and Cured

cumulative water loss happens rapidly in the early stages of film drying—in other words the first 80-90% of the film dries relatively fast, but the release of the last 15-20% of water takes much longer, requiring the right set of ambient and pavement conditions. For optimum performance, all water must leave the film: 80-90% is not good enough.

Hot Mix

Jonathan Holmes says Georgis Tech Research Insititute is 12 to 18 months away from a fieldable system, 'conditional on the additional research required to get there. We feel a full-scale system (14-foot-wide) needs to be built and tested prior to being ready, but we do not yet have the funding required to build a full-lane system,' he said.

How Nashville Preserves its Pavement

Willingness to test new materials, dedication to preservation drive Donald Reid’s program to preserve Nashville roads

Donald Reid says that when he does approve a test for Nashville he usually does it in conjunction with the Tennessee DOT. “It’s really a joint effort because it’s easier for me to find a road to put something down on that it is for the state, and we both benefit from whatever we learn from the test,” he says.

Weathering the Tough Economy

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National Pavement Expo 2013

Webinars Available on Pavement Marking and Sealcoating

Professional Pavement Products (PPP, Inc.)

Professional Pavement Products Webinar School for Pavement Pros are now available.

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