Owners and restorers of classic wood power boats, the most critical market with the highest standards, had by the nineties become sufficiently numerous, and their results so consistently excellent, that by the year 2000 this technology had become the acknowledged standard for planked wood boat restoration, using modern materials to stabilize traditional construction. The same technology was also applied to sailboats of all vintages with similarly excellent results. About ten years ago it was discovered that the Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer prevented freeze-thaw damage to concrete. This was verified by an extensive test at the VTT institute in Finland. For about ten years, the product was manufactured under license in Finland and used to treat buildings and roadway and bridge deck surfaces, to protect against both freeze-thaw and salt permeation.
Salt is used to melt ice on road surfaces.
The salt water penetrates into the concrete and accelerates corrosion of the steel reinforcing in the concrete. The impregnation with a hydrophobic material which allows water vapor to pass, but not liquid water, solves both these problems. A restoration contractor and product marketing contractor has been established in Sweden, Scandinavian Impregnating Service.