I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal isn't 
any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid??? Thanks 
for any help.... 

On Apr 19, 11:37=A0pm, "benick"  wrote:
> I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal isn=
't
> any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid??? Tha=
nks
> for any help....

I used four layers of  aluminum foil that I superglued to the chimney
crown plus I primed and  oil-base pained (red) whole chimney. Working
so far - second day of downpours and it ain't leakin' no drop into
attic ...

On Apr 19, 11:37=A0pm, "benick"  wrote:
> I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal isn=
't
> any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid??? Tha=
nks
> for any help....

When I had the top of my chimney done I used Sure Klean masonry
sealer. I put it on after about a month of allowing the concrete to
cure and a week of dry weather. I think this stuff was about $35 a gal
but I was told its one of the best you can get. I couldnt find it in
any size smaller than a gallon.

Jimmie

On Apr 19, 10:37=A0pm, "benick"  wrote:
> I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal isn=
't
> any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid??? Tha=
nks
> for any help....

Its such a miracle the chemical companies saved us again, before
sealers were advertised 20 yrs ago everyones chimneys would just fall
down. Thompsons got it right.

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:37:03 -0400, "benick" <b...@fairpoint.net>
wrote:

>I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal isn't 
>any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid??? Thanks 
>for any help.... 


A "Stock" mixture of 1 lb  Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) and 5 lbs of 
Hydrated Aluminum Potassium Sulphate (common ALUM) mixed with 2 
gallons of pure water. 


One PINT of this mixture is added to 10 lbs of either common or 
portland cement and thinned to brushing consistancy with water. This 
is brushed onto fresh concrete (within 3 to 4 days) with a whitewash 
brush. It will foam when applied, and forms an "impervious" finish on 
the concrete making it resistant to damage from salts etc and prevents
water from migrating through the concrete. 




You could likely scale down the batch size of both the "stock mixture"
and the final mix.

On Apr 19, 10:37=A0pm, "benick"  wrote:
> I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal isn=
't
> any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid??? Tha=
nks
> for any help....

http://chimneysaver.com/

"CDET 14" <a...@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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On Apr 19, 10:37 pm, "benick"  wrote:
> I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal 
> isn't
> any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid??? 
> Thanks
> for any help....

http://chimneysaver.com/

Where can you find it? HD , ace????Same question for the SureClean...Where 
did you find it????  Thanks... 

On Apr 20, 9:43=A0pm, "benick"  wrote:
> "CDET 14"  wrote in message
>
> news:e...@c36g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> On Apr 19, 10:37 pm, "benick"  wrote:
>
> > I've got a new brick chimney top to seal...I know Thompsons Waterseal
> > isn't
> > any good so what is??? Any recomendations or other brands to avoid???
> > Thanks
> > for any help....
>
> http://chimneysaver.com/
>
> Where can you find it? HD , ace????Same question for the SureClean...Wher=
e
> did you find it???? =A0Thanks...

The Sure Klean was bought at a contractors specialty supply house, not
found at HD or the othere place. Im sure google can supply this info.
Ive heard of people using aluminum paint to seal concrete, never tried
it though. Ive heard a lot of claims to this effect over the years but
never seen it tested.

Jimmie