Sunstate Dried Silica Sand is a processed, graded quartz aggregate for resin flooring, sand-broadcast finishes and compatible cementitious or epoxy mortars. The sand is dried and separated into different grades so installers can select the particle size needed for the finish, surface texture or mix design.
Choose the grade to match the flooring or mortar system, rather than treating every silica sand as interchangeable. The listed options include F8 Blended (0.4–1mm), F6 and F4. These are separate grading selections; check the product variant and relevant system specification before ordering.
Where graded dried sand is used
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Epoxy floor broadcast: adding a specified aggregate to wet resin for texture and subsequent overcoating.
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Epoxy repair and coving mortars: blending compatible graded silica into resin binder to achieve the required mortar consistency.
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Cementitious repair and floor toppings: adding sand of the approved grade where a mortar formulation calls for it.
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Specialist aggregate blends: selecting consistent dried grading for documented construction applications.
Before you choose a grade
Different grades change the workability, texture and consumption of the finished system. Follow the resin, coating or mortar supplier's instructions for grade, loading, preparation and application. A fine glass-grade silica specification must not be assumed to describe the F8, F6 and F4 bags.
Silica dust can be hazardous if inhaled. Minimise airborne dust and use the dust controls, ventilation and respiratory protection required by the applicable SDS and workplace procedures. Do not specify this product for pool filtration, blasting or food-contact applications without grade-specific approval.