1. Environmental Responsibility: The NANO1000 MSDS documents the use of 0% VOC's which can be compared to the MSDS of other products that still use minimal amounts of VOC's to achieve regulatory air quality levels. NANO1000 also contains 0% harmful components that will not biodegrade or damage soil quality when their performance is obsolete. According to the EPA, “Volatile Organic Compounds are compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility. Many VOCs are human-made chemicals that are used and produced in the manufacture of paints (sealers are considered a type of paint), pharmaceuticals, and refrigerants. VOCs are common ground-water contaminants.”

2. Biodegradable: NANO1000 uses complex Fluorochemical minerals that come from natural earthen materials and biodegrade back to their original form when they decompose. Other products use synthetic materials that accumulate or "bio-accumulate." When they fail and peel off, these particles run off into water and soil systems and accumulate and are traceable into oceanic life who unknowingly consumes them.

3. Nanotechnology: The particle sizes of the chemicals used in the formulation are 30 nanometers or smaller which allow them to impregnate into any pore size, even polished granite. By minutely penetrating and integrating with the natural materials there is virtually no chance of failure or penetration by invasive stain-causing agents.

4. Not a Sealer or Coating: While coatings have specified applications this concept is foreign to coatings companies that view the sole purpose of protecting stone is to cover it with a layer of film or coating. Although this is the common industry practice it does not account for the eventual peeling effect that will occur at some planned obsolescence period. NANO1000 is analogous with fluoride on teeth or aloe vera on skin in that they become part of the “material” and make it better. NANO1000 simply will never peel because it is physically impossible.

5. Performance Curve: Coatings and sealers, especially silicon, have good performance for a short period of time. When the chemicals break down from normal environmental conditions and wear however, the performance properties drop dramatically. The failing material will appear blotchy, milky, and will begin to peel or chip. Once this happens, sealers require costly removal and re-coating which can damage the original stone surface. NANO1000 does not do this; it loses effectiveness after ten years. To maintain the performance curve of NANO1000, additional conditioning treatment every five years will maintain constant undiminished performance. The conditioning process is very simple: low pressure wash to remove surface dirt, and re-application with a garden sprayer or roller. This is essentially a "lifetime care system" for natural materials.

6. Anti-Algae and Fungicide: NANO1000 contains a special biocide blend that penetrates the cells of microbes which prevents reproduction and effectively destroys the microbe upon contact with the treated surface. The result is a treated surface that remains free of any discoloration or staining caused by algae or fungi for the life of NANO1000.

7. Recurring Revenue Opportunity: As a manufacturer offering NANO1000 protection out of the factory, the opportunity to inventory and sell a conditioner to customers will maintain a lifetime protection system. Technically an infinite warranty on materials could be stated, provided simple care and conditioning measures were practiced. The only caveat would be the wear of the actual stone or concrete surface itself caused by heavy vehicular traffic or surface abrasion. For older installations or restoration opportunities, NANO1000 is easily applied in the field after cleaning, using conventional pump sprayers or paint rollers. Private labeling is also a way to achieve the lifetime warranty system.

8. Breathability/Vapor Transmission: Acrylic or Urethane Polymers are effective at stopping water transfer into the surface but have limited to poor ability to allow moisture to escape from below the surface, which can cause freeze/thaw damage to the coated stone. NANO1000 is more effective at letting moisture escape versus going into the surface. The acrylic method primarily uses styrene acrylic emulsions blended with silicons or Fluoro-copolymers. By design they were not intended to breath and breathability is accomplished by reducing or diluting the polymers below their film forming state. In addition, these types of polymers have poor UV and chemical resistance that causes them to break down sooner. Essentially, polymers are used because they are inexpensive.

9. UV Curable Coatings: Kinloch USA has extensive design expertise in UV curable coatings for all types of materials. Because of their high cross-link density they are very effective when used as a protective or decorative coating. For example, a variety of metals, wood, and plastic substrates are preserved exceptionally well and exhibit excellent UV and chemical resistance as compared to conventional coatings. The design intent of UV systems is excellent for some applications but not for vapor transmission. In like manner, as regular acrylic air dry systems, UV coatings require modifications to reduce film forming properties and because of this reduction they are vulnerable to normal weather damage, especially natural sunlight.

10. Maintaining UV Equipment: UV equipment is expensive and has very critical spectral tolerances. UV curable coatings require UV exposure in proper amounts of a specific spectral output to polymerize and cure. It is a difficult task for even the most experienced technician to grasp all of the potential failure issues with this type of system. If a coating requires 300 watts per inch in the 250 - 300 nanometer spectrum @ 4 meters per minute and deviation occurs due to diminished lamp output or malfunction, the coating will not properly polymerize or cure. The result of under-curing will not be visibly detectable on the surface of the coated product until it is exposed to natural sunlight for 3 to 4 months. If an under-cured paver is installed and exposed to the elements, the coating will soon become chalky in appearance and exhibit a severe loss of performance. The costly solutions to remedy the failure are sandblasting or harsh chemical removal.

11. Ease of Installation: NANO1000 can be applied in the field using cost-efficient spray equipment or in the factory with air knife dispensing systems. Pavers can be palletized within normal production sequences without affecting the curing process.

In summary, our goal is to continually advance the treatment of porous materials without using coatings or techniques that have been tried and proven to be ineffective over time. Because of our track record NANO1000 is currently being tested by the United States National Center for Preservation Testing and Training (www.ncptt.gov.nps) for a wide array of applications in America. We will openly share these results with you as they are made available. Thank you for the interest in our technology and opportunity to discuss the benefits.