Spray resin driveways

A spray resin driveway is your existing concrete driveway sprayed with Shieldcoat’s Step Safe Heavy Duty: a flexible, P5 anti slip coating in almost any colour. It’s fade proof, it moves with the slab instead of cracking, and Shieldcoat puts it at 20 to 25 years.

Why spray resin on a driveway?

A driveway makes or breaks a property, and it’s the hardest working slab on the block. Cars, sun, rain, a slab that moves. Rigid coatings crack when it does. Spray resin is flexible, so it moves with it. It’s grippy when wet, and it comes with a 7 year manufacturer’s warranty against cracking, flaking and peeling. More in spray resin vs epoxy vs spray crete.

What prep does a driveway need?

• Concrete age and moisture. At least 28 days old and under 6% moisture.
• Old, uncoated driveways. Degrease where needed and pressure clean.
• New driveways. Grind and pressure clean, or acid wash, neutralise and pressure clean, then prime with Primer X.
• Cracks. Repaired by width before anything else goes on: hairline cracks get Step Safe Heavy Duty brushed in, 2 to 5mm cracks get Slab Repair, and wider cracks get a cement based fill first.
• Pavers. Only coated when they sit on a concrete base, after grinding, pressure cleaning and Primer X. Pavers on sand never get coated.
• Stamped or patterned driveways. Keep the pattern, or hide it with a cementitious levelling coat between two coats of Primer X.

How long before you can drive on it?

7 to 10 days, with no driving or parking on it before then. No turning the wheels on the spot for 4 weeks. Foot traffic is fine after 24 hours, and full cure takes 28 days.

Getting it done

Homeowners: call us and we’ll point you to a certified installer. Installers: the full system is on the shelf at our Wetherill Park warehouse, starting with Step Safe Heavy Duty, and the workshop teaches you the lot.