Innovative Pavement Preservation & Maintenance System
Longer-lasting local roads. Budgets. And partnerships.
Out with traditional asphalt based treatments providing diminishing returns on investment. In with GAF’s RoadPerformance System (RPS). Your answer to creating resilient local roads that deliver consistent performance over time when installed on proper substrate with regular recoats every 3-5 years.1 How do we achieve it? Together. With a high performance product, a systematic process and an enduring partnership.
1Based on GAF modeling. Details on assumptions and third-party data found within our Maintenance Impact Report.
1Based on GAF modeling. Details on assumptions and third-party data found within our Maintenance Impact Report.
GAF’s resilient local roads: our commitment.
GAF is committed to making your local roads last longer.2 How? On an acceptable substrate with regular recoats every 3-5 years they last longer and experience consistent performance over time with flexible durability. Investing in our RoadPerformance System can help provide longer lasting local roads, reduced maintenance costs,1 and benefits for the neighborhood community.
2 Per Sustainable Solutions LCA validated by external third-party independent critical review panel.
1 Based on GAF modeling. Details on assumptions and third-party data found within our Maintenance Impact Report.
1 Based on GAF modeling. Details on assumptions and third-party data found within our Maintenance Impact Report.
It all starts with our material.
RoadPerformance EFA Seal Premium is a water-based epoxy-fortified acrylic sealant that helps extend the duration between mill & repaves by 50-60% compared to traditional asphalt based treatments applied to aged local roads.1 It wears off, but doesn’t weather off,3 reflects heat and helps asphalt last longer.4 In other words, EFA Seal Premium creates a non-oxidative membrane that can help protect the substrate from environmental stressors that cause breakdown in asphalt pavements.
1 Based on GAF modeling. Details on assumptions and third-party data found within our Maintenance Impact Report.
3 National Center for Asphalt Testing (NCAT) conducted comparative wear and weather performance testing by subjecting prepared new asphalt pavement slabs coated with the leading maintenance coatings and EFA Seal Premium to accelerated wear and weather aging using a three-wheel polishing device with water for a minimum of 300,000 cycles. Mix design: Superpave 12.5 mm (max stone size passes 12.5 mm screen) with Trap Rock Binder: PG 64-22.
4 Reduction of aging binder led to an estimated 20% life extension based on a study by ASU. More information can be found in our Technical Data Sheet.
3 National Center for Asphalt Testing (NCAT) conducted comparative wear and weather performance testing by subjecting prepared new asphalt pavement slabs coated with the leading maintenance coatings and EFA Seal Premium to accelerated wear and weather aging using a three-wheel polishing device with water for a minimum of 300,000 cycles. Mix design: Superpave 12.5 mm (max stone size passes 12.5 mm screen) with Trap Rock Binder: PG 64-22.
4 Reduction of aging binder led to an estimated 20% life extension based on a study by ASU. More information can be found in our Technical Data Sheet.
Our process: Building local roads. Building confidence.
Our goal is simple: maximize performance and efficiency while minimizing risk – for agencies, for installers, and for the community. We have innovative application equipment exclusively available to our GAF RoadPerformance Certified Installers that utilizes a data-driven systematic approach that can help eliminate guesswork during installation. So we deliver precise solutions, and as a result, build confidence in every decision.
Better for road quality lifespans
- RPS helps extend the time between repaving by 50-60% over traditional asphalt emulsions with regular recoats1 and helps keep the local roads you treat better for longer.
Better for budgets
- Innovative application equipment with automated processes can help to reduce labor and ensure precise application by GAF RoadPerformance Certified Installers.
- RoadPerformance EFA Seal Premium helps protect pavement with regular recoats, which can help lower your total cost of ownership over the pavement lifecycle.1
Better for communities
- Less disruption, low odor, quiet EV application equipment, quick cure, no tracking. Instead of a patchwork of pavement, we offer a consistent aesthetic,5 Year after year with regular recoats.6
1 Based on GAF modeling. Details on assumptions and third-party data found within our Maintenance Impact Report.
5 GAF warranties and guarantees do not provide coverage for aesthetics, including but not limited to color. Refer to gaf.com for more information on warranty and guarantee coverage and restrictions.
6 More details available in the Technical Data Sheet.
5 GAF warranties and guarantees do not provide coverage for aesthetics, including but not limited to color. Refer to gaf.com for more information on warranty and guarantee coverage and restrictions.
6 More details available in the Technical Data Sheet.
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Our partnership: made to last as long as the local roads.
How do we work? Together. That way we deliver exceptional performance and predictability over the lifecycle of the road. We’re passionate about supporting you and your teams throughout every stage of the road maintenance process and every recoat, ensuring the right amount of product is installed by our required application equipment in the right place at the right time. Every time.
I recently partnered with GAF and had the opportunity to review multiple projects featuring their EFA Seal Premium. As a professional with 27 years in pavement management, I can confidently say that EFA Seal Premium stood out significantly from other pavement preservation treatments, outperforming traditional asphalt emulsion coatings in durability and substrate protection.James Golden Founder and CEO Pavement Management Group
Tools and information
Maintenance Impact Report
EFA Seal Premium can help maintain local roads longer, and reduce the frequency of future asphalt maintenance by helping to prevent asphalt pavement breakdown.
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EFA Seal Premium Technical Data Sheet
EFA Seal Premium is a two-component, waterborne, epoxy-modified acrylic coating designed to fortify and protect
asphalt pavement from weathering and other aging effects.
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Urban Heat Research Paper
Micrometeorological effects and thermal-environmental benefits of cool pavements: findings from a detailed observational field study in Pacoima, California.
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GAF Cool Community Project
GAF’s Cool Community Project
is a first of its kind initiative launched in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles, lowering pavement temperature with StreetBond asphalt coating.
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Frequently asked questions
Roads coated with EFA Seal Premium can last longer, by delivering consistent performance over time and by mitigating the impact of seasonal weather and high heat. So you can expect better local road conditions and reduced maintenance costs, minimizing environmental impact across the product lifecycle.7
7 ASU Study, Investigation of Water-Borne Epoxy-Modified Acrylic Solar Reflective Based 'Cool' Pavement Coating Technology, 02/21/2025.
EFA Seal Premium has several key features, but critical to its function in protecting asphalt pavements: it’s not asphalt! EFA protects asphalt differently than asphalt can and doesn't need to work in the same way (it's actually a good thing!).
Additionally, EFA Seal Premium is part of a system engineered to decrease application variability and improve pavement longevity; with the ability to be applied from Day 1 to pre-mixed in aggregate with consistent application via our precision smart EV Sprayer.
EFA Seal is water-based, low-VOC and low odor, and is a fully recyclable component of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP). It’s also solar-reflective, which can help mitigate urban heat island effects.
For more details, please view our Tools & Information section to find:
- Environmental Impact Sheet
- Life Cycle Analysis Sheet
- Urban Heat Research