Is your ice prevention strategy GOOD for your assets?

Every year building and pavement owners discover thousands of dollars in property damage after the snow and ice thaw.

Don’t let this be you. Use the right product for the right job! 

Unlike in other de-icers, Caliber does not contain abrasive elements so replacement, cleanup or repair becomes virtually non-existent.

Liquid de-icers enhanced with Caliber are environmentally friendly to pedestrians and vegetation (including delicate landscaping) and are less corrosive to concrete and concrete parking structures, and will not damage your expensive floors and carpeting. Many of our customers have indicated their reduced floor care costs single-handedly paid for the switch over to liquid de-icers!

And, Caliber is more powerful than other de-icers, so less is needed to yield the same or even better melting performance. This means for a lower overall cost, Caliber gives you more melting and staying power than nearly anything else on the market today.


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Historically, pavement owner’s have reacted post-storm, allowing snowfall to accumulate and ice bonds to form, and then start the expensive and arduous process of clean up and removal–often taking days to complete, shutting down access for unbearable amounts of time.

But, now there is a better proactive way to combat the unpredictable winter months: Anti-icing 

Applying an anti-icing treatment with liquid de-icer before the storm helps impede the formation of ice bonds during the storm. As temperatures fluctuate, treatments remain on the surface and continue to work. Studies have proven using de-icers can reduce removal effort by up to 10 to 1! 

Sometimes the intensity of storms catch us off-guard. De-icers, also, specifically Meltdown Absolute Zero, can act as a “bond breaker” after ice bonds have formed.

 “Previously we used calcium chloride for our frost runs. This will be our fourth season using Caliber M1000. We like the performance and the residual between applications. I continue to use Caliber because it helps me sleep at night."
    –Kurt Bailey, County Engineer, Polk County Iowa 

“The use of MeltDown Liquid has allowed us to save $25,000.00 per year and eliminated the process of stripping and re-waxing floors every spring. This savings alone was large enough to cover the entire cost of our de-icer purchases for the entire winter season!”
    –Tom Pederson, Director of Operations, The Empire Mall

Here at Gee, because we care about working with you for the long haul, we strive to represent our products and services with accuracy and honesty. If we wouldn’t use it, we don’t sell it!

Will Your Roads be Ready for Winter?

In the days gone by, pavement owners did little to plan ahead for the winter months. The plan of action was to wait and then react after Mother Nature had descended upon us. Snowfall was allowed to accumulate and then the expensive and arduous process of clean up and removal began, often taking days to complete while shutting down access for unbearable amounts of time.

Today, research has proven there is a much better and proactive way to combat the unpredictable winter months using Liquid de-icers!

When you apply liquid treatments to your pavements as part of a proactive attack before the storm arrives, the result is a significant reduction in the effort (and cost) to keep roads highways and parking areas clear. Plus, today's mixes are environmentally friendly and won't harm delicate landscaping, trees, and shrubs and interiors unlike other methods!

Don’t get left out in the cold!

Call us today and let us help you evaluate your winter storm management program to make sure you are ready for winter!

Is your runway maintenance strategy costing you money?

Here’s 2 scenarios with cost estimates. Which scenario can you relate to the most?

Scenario 1
8 yrs after runway installation, some raveling is noticeable and identified as a potential safety hazard. Budget for a a full mill down and overlay resurfacing project and make shut down preparations for at least a month. Afterwards, for a time, runway operates well. However, in 5-8 yrs raveling detected again. Again, budget for a resurfacing project and shut down for repairs.



Cost (2 resurfacing projects) = 6 million dollars.

+ Cost of runway shut down for 30+ days, 2x in a 25 yr life-cycle = ???

In 3-5 yrs more, notice structural integrity failure. Budget for complete tear out and reconstruction.



Scenario 2

In 5-8 yrs after runway installation (sooner for best results), seal with GSB-88 (Gilsonite Sealer Binder) before raveling is detected and close runway for 2 days. Runway is preserved in Good Condition. Plan to seal coat with GSB-88 every 5 yrs during a 25 yr life-cycle and keep runway in Good Condition for years longer than typical processes.

Cost (seal with GSB-88 every 5 yrs in a 25+ yr life-cycle) = $1.5 million

+ Cost of closing down runway for 2 days once every 5 yrs.

How can GSB-88 perform better than other processes?

Extensive research has validated: Unlike other processes that stick on the asphalt’s surface, GSB-88 will never crack, peel or delaminate. Because of it’s unique chemical properties, GSB-88 penetrates down into the matrix, becomes part of the surface, and forms a tight seal. In combination, the aging process is halted while pavement flexibility is preserved and load carrying ability is significantly extended.

The choice is yours! Plan to spend some to preserve runway surfaces in Good Condition every 5 years OR spend 3x as much on resurfacing projects with lengthy closures!

Want to reduce maintenance costs up to 60%?

FHWA data states that $1 spent on Preservation reduces future replacement costs up to $10.80!

Known fact: A road is installed with a life-cycle. Often a decade passes and little is done to access its health. But soon, defects become unavoidable. Once the damage is visible, the binder remains unprotected and exposed. If left unchecked, it will continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate. At this stage, to stall further deterioration, temporary fixes often are applied--but they don’t improve the health and strength of the binder crucial to pavement longevity. Damage will continue to progress through the structure--and your road, now in Poor Condition will land at the top of your Reconstruction List.

There is a better way. Combat future reconstruction costs at the source--Plan to spend a little of your budget now and preserve Good Condition pavements in Good condition with GSB.

GSB is not your average coating. It is asphalt cement that not only penetrates down into the matrix but also moves at the same rate as asphalt pavement. Unlike surface coatings, GSB’s unique chemical makeup locks in vital oils and pavement flexibility. The result--pavements are preserved in Good Condition normally 2x as long as other processes!

GSB Works! We have pavements that have been on a strategic preservation program for 40+ years!



Call us today and let us show you how you can significantly reduce your maintenance costs with your own Strategic Preservation Program!

What's Wrong with Worst-First Maintenance?

“We’ve always done it this way.”

It’s a familiar statement that approves the Worst-First maintenance strategy again for the next fiscal year. Yet the same decision-makers would agree the same statement is a business killer even among multi-million dollar companies revealing a lack in vision to meet consumer demands.

And the demands on our roadways are increasing. DOT and FHWA data state since 1960, roughly 3.69 million registered vehicles are added each year, with a 8 million jump in 2000-2001. In 2007, the passenger vehicle count was 254.4 million. Can the same road maintenance strategy used since the 1960’s or earlier really meet the current increasing demand?

U.S. roads are estimated as an 80 trillion dollar asset or 7 billion per day. As the number of vehicles on U.S. roads increase, the need for more roads kept in Good Condition increases, while reconstruction costs are also on the rise. So the way “we’ve always done it” Worst-First strategy–fix it, fix it, fix it, then reconstruct–does not protect your asset and is wasting more of your budget than you think. 



Take a Pro-active approach to pavement maintenance! Get ahead of the breakdown cycle and bypass the expensive temporary fixes and reconstruction costs. Our Solution: Preserve Good Condition pavements with Gilsonite Sealer Binder (GSB). GSB Sealer Binder out performs every other asphalt emulsion (polymer modified too) in wet track abrasion tests, increased permeability, reduced viscosity, and reduction of oxidation processes--and keeps asphalt pavement performing like new for many years–normally 2x as long as other processes. Gee Asphalt has pavements that have been on a continuous preservation program for 39 years and counting!

GSB, as part of a proactive preservation program, has been proven to reduce pavement maintenance costs by up to 60%!

Gee Asphalt offers the following services in Preservation/Preventative Maintenance:


Gilsonite Sealer Binder (GSB)
Crack Sealing
Slurry Mac



Let us show you how your maintenance strategy can become more effective save you money!

Quality Crack Sealing

Once pavement has hardened allowing moisture to enter the base and support structure of your pavement, the rate of deterioration and damage and cost to repair will accelerate significantly unless you act quickly.

Choosing quality sealant materials and installing them correctly is critical to the long-term performance of any crack seal and is best handled by experts with knowledge, skill and the right equipment to do the job right. You can risk hiring cheaper contractors but if they are not specifically trained in crack sealing, you will have to repeat the process again sooner, wasting your valuable time and money.


Here at Gee, our expertly trained technicians only install products we are 100% confident in and meet our high standards; crack sealant must bond well to crack walls, be elastic enough to stretch without tearing apart in cold temperatures, and not track when temps go up to 100 degrees or more. Crafco, W.R. Meadows, and Maxwell hot applied crack sealants meet ASTM 3405 standards and our high performance expectations.

Proper Technique is Key! Successful crack sealing requires that all cracks are properly prepared; cleaned (using oil-free compressed air) and completely dry. Only then is sealant poured into the crack, filling from the bottom up until sealant is flush with the surface – to prevent voids or bubbles that can shorten the life-cycle of the crack sealing process while also preventing most damage from traffic, plows and pedestrians.

 Hot applied sealants are recommended for the majority of our clients because they prove most cost-effective and last years longer. Hot pour sealants are melted down on your job site in a specialized double jacketed melter applicator. We also install single and double component cold applied crack sealants during fringe season or southern climates.

Don’t risk further damage to your investment! Using skilled technicians and proper techniques is key to every successful crack sealing project. Call us today for a free consultation and cost estimate!

Change the Way You Think About Pavement Maintenance!

There is a vicious spending cycle that is eating away at our county and city budgets. The “Worst First” maintenance strategy allocates budget dollars for rehabilitation of the very worst pavements, leaving little or no money left to spend on maintaining Good condition pavements. 

Change the Way You Think About Pavement Maintenance!
While preventing oxidation of the asphalt binder is a "first priority" and is critical to pavement longevity, once the binder is exposed, if neglected, Good condition pavements quickly deteriorate and will end up at the top your reconstruction list sooner than you think!

There is a better strategy! Bypass the expensive cycle of temporary fixes and reconstruction costs by preserving Good condition pavements with Gilsonite Sealer Binder (GSB). GSB Sealer Binder out performs every other asphalt emulsion (polymer modified too) in wet track abrasion tests, increased permeability, reduced viscosity, and reduction of oxidation processes--and keeps asphalt pavement performing like new for many years–normally twice as long as other processes.

GSB, as part of a proactive preservation program, has been proven to reduce pavement maintenance costs by up to 60%!

Changing the way you think about maintaining your network of pavements requires planning, perseverance and getting the whole organization up to speed on the benefits of preservation, all the way from the field and operations people, up to the top management and ownership. This can be a challenge, especially when the system has always been run "this way." But, if the experts are in agreement about the benefits and budget-savings, isn’t it about time to reevaluate how your organization thinks about preservation and your pavement maintenance strategy?

Think Pavement Preservation is a waste of money? (Our customers don’t)

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Estimates from the National Center for Pavement Preservation state that for every $1 spent on Asphalt Preservation, up to $10.80 is realized in reduced replacement costs.

Pavement Preservation is "a program employing a network level, long-term strategy that enhances pavement performance by using an integrated, cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life, improve safety and meet motorist expectations." 
    -- FHWA Pavement Preservation Expert Task Group

"Times have changed and we cannot afford to follow the old methodology of build it and forget it. Instead, we need to preserve our existing infrastructure investments well into the future. Projects that preserve the existing pavement are good investments from a public policy perspective."
   -- Larry Galehouse, Director, National Center for Pavement Preservation

Let Gee Asphalt Systems, Inc. teach you what our customers already know: how to extend the life of your valuable asset and save you money!

Considering Coal Tar Sealant? You may be doing more harm than you think!

Like many of your peers, you may be seeing your pavement maintenance budget shrink. While Coal Tar might look budget friendly, increasing studies lay solid scientific proof to decades of speculation that the chemicals in Coal Tar Sealants are toxic and even deadly to the surrounding environment.

Linked to tumors and death in fish and cancers in humans, ongoing research now shows that extremely high levels of PAHs (toxins) are released in the air as the Sealant is applied and curing.

Further studies of the effects of abraded particles as Coal Tar Sealants age, also have produced alarming results outside and in homes, buildings, and water sources. Coal Tar pitch is cited as a Hazardous Substance by OSHA, ACGIH,DOT, NIOSH, NTP, IARC, and NFPA.

While it is true PAHs are produced by a variety of products and processes – Coal Tar products contain 1,000 times more harmful PAHs than asphalt based sealcoat products.

In response, many municipalities have banned the use of Coal Tar products and/or created expensive remediation laws/programs to safely remove and dispose of Coal Tar’s toxic substances.

Also, Coal Tar Sealants only last 2-4 yrs (and wear off, depositing toxic Sealant material elsewhere!), AND high traffic areas show wear and tear after a few months after application, Coal Tar Sealants aren't that effective in the long-term care of your pavements.

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GSB-88 Receives the Nation's First Environmental Product Declaration!

To truly measure a products impact on the environment you must measure all the elements that go into it from cradle to grave.
GSB-88 was recently submitted to a rigorous and complete Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted in accordance with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines and qualifications which examines products to determine if they are truly green. With high scores in every category, GSB-88 received the ultimate reward, an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). No other asphalt product or seal coat of any kind has ever been subjected to this intense and comprehensive process!

Instead of casually calling a product "Green", this academically rigorous, internationally accepted evaluation process includes all three phases of a product life cycle.

The three phases include the environmental impact measured by eight evaluation criteria being applied to: 
1) each component of the product,
2) the actual use of the product, and
3) the eventual recycling of the product.
If GSB-88 was utilized on a global scale it could save 1.2 million metric tons of CO2 emissions per year and billions of dollars in savings.

What's so great about GSB-88?

All seal coats are not the same!

During thermal expansion and contraction cycles GSB-88 expands and moves at the same rate as asphalt pavement because Gilsonite IS asphalt cement! GSB-88 retains EVERY vital component; polar compounds, maltenes and asphaltenes. While modern highly refined
"fractioned" binders may meet specifications, because vital components have been removed, they experience more rapid oxidation and degradation!

Preserving pavement flexibility with GSB-88 improves the performance of an asphalt pavement by extending the time of load carrying ability and places GSB-88 in the forefront as a performance treatment for all pavement types including streets, roadways, highways, airport runways, and all types of commercial pavements.

Gilsonite...the Million Year Solution!

Has anybody noticed our pavements aging faster than they used to?
Refineries find new ways every day to extract new chemicals from petroleum such as polymers, anti-oxidants, ultraviolet & infrared inhibitors and powerful epoxies. Economics 101 taught us that supply and demand drives cost, and the demand for these new super-refined components drives cost for asphalt cement up while we simultaneously witness lowered performance in the real world. Ouch! That is double indemnity! That explains in a nutshell what is happening, but where do we go from here in the real world?

UN-REFINED... because nothing else performs like Gilsonite!
What if we could turn the clock back a million years? We did sort of, our asphalt cement is
made by Mother Nature. It has never been cracked in a refinery, and it still has all the good stuff in it. Gilsonite ore is mined then turned back into a liquid preservation treatment that is tough and durable, a super binder that acts like the asphalt cement binders from years ago. When used to create GSB-88, it becomes a superior preservation alternative to sustain streets, roadways and highways, airports, and commercial pavements.

Asphalt is Green

Today more than ever, concern for the environment is on the rise. We can no longer be complacent about how we use or waste our resources. 

Preservation in essence, is caring about the future condition of the world we live in. The decisions we make today have consequences on our environment tomorrow. They are either positive or minimal in nature, or they are large and far reaching and very negative, and we have to live with it. The legacy we leave for our children and grand children will determine if we were good stewards of what we had been given. Preservation is the "long-term" philosophy that shows we recognize these important environmental issues.

Most of us are accustomed to doing certain things to help the cause. Striving to get good gas mileage is a good idea. It preserves our finite resources for future generations while reducing air pollution today. Recycling bottles, paper, metals and such is certainly a noble task. Resources are returned to useful service and the burden on replacement is minimized.

But, lets get real for a minute. There are still significant issues in the "save the earth" discussion that are many times larger than recycling bottles and cans. There is something imminently larger, massively more expensive and critical to our prosperity now and in the future. Our infrastructure!

Asphalt Preservation:

• reduces pollution and the demand for finite resources
• increases the sustainability of a significant national asset.
• is environmentally responsible
• is ultimately cost-effective

Being good stewards of what we have been given by preserving our interstate highways, city and county roads, airport runways, parking lots, and our transportation network is just the right thing to do for the sake of future generations!