Sierra Stone General Care Instructions

Sierra Stone General Care Instructions

Sierra Stone Care & Maintenance Instructions

Thank you for purchasing Sierra Stone, and congratulations on your beautiful new surface! Whether you’ve covered your driveway, pool deck, basement, garage, showroom, or something completely different, the following instructions will help you keep your new Sierra Stone surface in pristine condition for many years to come.

Care & Maintenance: Exterior Applications

General Cleaning Methods

  1. Rinse with garden hose
  2. Scrub with broom or car wash-brush
  3. Wash with high-pressure washer (3000 PSI max)

Stain Removal 

  1. Gasoline, oil, grease, etc.: Spray stain with WD-40 or equivalent degreaser, wait 5-10 minutes, spray stain again and scrub with firm-bristled brush as required. Absorb as much contaminant and cleaner as possible with rag or cloth, then dispose. Rinse with water; repeat as necessary.
DO NOT scrub with metal brush.
  1. Chewing gum, tree sap, etc.: Remove surface contaminant using scraping blade or utility knife. Rinse affected area using a high-pressure washer with a 0” nozzle. If a 0” nozzle is not available, follow the instructions for removing “sticky stains” from interior installations, and use a high-pressure washer to rinse. Repeat as necessary.

Maintenance

  1. Call your nearest Sierra Stone dealer for a recoat of epoxy every 2-3 years. Any cracking that may have occurred should be repair at the time of recoating as well.
  2. For winter conditions, use ice melter that will not harm concrete or vegetation.

Care & Maintenance: Interior Applications

Daily Cleaning Methods

  1. Wash with water and damp mop. Use non-filming cleaning solutions if possible.
  2. Vacuum

Semi-Annual/Annual Cleaning Methods

  1. If Sierra Stone has been applied over concrete, flood area with water and cleaning solution. Scrub areas of excessive dirt with a firm-bristled brush, then extract dirty water with a wet vacuum.
  2. Call a carpet-cleaning service.
  3. Rent or Buy an industrial cleaning unit.
Unit must be able to: spray water and cleaning solution into stone under pressure, and extract dirty water. 

Stain Removal 

  1. Surface stains: Wash with soapy water & mop or sponge.
  2. Embedded stains: Rent or buy a hand-held carpet and upholstery cleaner. Thoroughly spray the stain with water & cleaning solution, scrub if necessary, extract stained water.
  3. Sticky stains (ex: chewing gum): Spray stain with Goof Off® Heavy Duty Spot Remover, wait 5-10 minutes, remove stain using hand-help carpet and upholstery cleaner.

Maintenance:

  1. Call your nearest Sierra Stone dealer for a recoat of epoxy every 4-5 years.

Please note that the precise frequency of cleaning and preferred method can vary according to the application and the amount of traffic it receives. For more information please contact your nearest Sierra Stone dealer, or contact the Sierra Stone Head Office at 1-888-799-3960 and www.SierraStone.ca.​