TL;DR
In sealcoating, brush application is the spreading of sealer with stiff-bristle brushes or broom-style applicators, working the material into the asphalt's pores and surface voids rather than spraying a film over them. The mechanical scrubbing yields thicker coverage per coat and a stronger bond on porous, weathered, or first-time pavement, at the cost of speed and visible stroke texture.
What it means
In sealcoating, brush application is the spreading of sealer with stiff-bristle brushes or broom-style applicators, working the material into the asphalt's pores and surface voids rather than spraying a film over them. The mechanical scrubbing yields thicker coverage per coat and a stronger bond on porous, weathered, or first-time pavement, at the cost of speed and visible stroke texture. Contractors commonly use it for cut-in work along garage doors, curbs, and landscaping, then spray or squeegee the open field. On heavily oxidized driveways many specs call for the first coat by this method and the second sprayed for uniform appearance.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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