- New product universally complies with all volatile organic compound regulations issued by cities, states across the United States - HANOVER, Md., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathedral Stone(R) Products founder and CEO Dennis Rude announced today the company's latest innovation in masonry preservation -- R-97 Water Repellent. This no-VOC water repellent universally conforms to all volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations that continue to tighten and vary by city and state across the United States. California, New York and Utah are among those states with the strictest low-VOC requirements. R-97 provides a new, environmentally-safe, and worker-friendly solution for protecting all porous masonry surfaces from water penetration. It is formulated to create a long-lasting coating that changes the capillary force of the pores in masonry from positive to negative. Unlike water repellents containing siloxane or silane, R-97 can be applied three days (as opposed to 28 days) after new work on a building's surface is complete. R-97 is non-flammable, odorless, and it can be applied in a single application. Additionally, R-97 includes a 10-year warranty when substrate testing is performed by Cathedral Stone Products.
