Paint my driveway?

[pano amo]

I'm about to have my tarmac driveway replaced with a gravel driveway instead. Its looking very tatty however theres no lumps out of it. Got me thinking maybe I could restore it. A quick google and there is tarmac restorer paint you can buy. Anyone tried this stuff? Could save me a packet.

[shimmey69]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... Oil Stains from a Tarmac Drive??&mid=167451


try above i cant get it to hyperlink though!!!

[pano amo]

hmm, thanks for that link but...eh..doesn't look good does it? Looks like someone opened a barrel of oil and spilled it over the driveway

[retrorider]

There is some water based stuff i used about 10 years ago to spruce up a tarmac driveway before a house sale.Two coats and it looked very good with a non shiny appearence.I drive past the house now and again and it still looks ok.

http://www.thompsonsweatherproofing.co.uk/products...

[Mr GrimNasty]

pano amo said:

I'm about to have my tarmac driveway replaced with a gravel driveway instead. Its looking very tatty however theres no lumps out of it. Got me thinking maybe I could restore it. A quick google and there is tarmac restorer paint you can buy. Anyone tried this stuff? Could save me a packet.

Gravel can be very messy. Tarmac drives are usually very easy to rip up with a mattock, and if all the prep/disposal is done DIY, a relay by a reputable company will not cost that much.

[king_of_herts]

I have done a few tarmac painting jobs with my company, and they look good for at least 10 years afterwards. It is a case of you get what you pay for though!

[shimmey69]

that as whilst it was still wet so it has calmed down next time im over there i will try and get pictures of what it looks like now. once it dried it didnt look anywhere near as shiny!

[pano amo]

thanks shimmey

[sparkythecat]

About 6 years ago, the Local Authority paid a contracting firm to re-surface the macadam pavements in our are.
The stuff they used was a sort of thick slurry that came in polythene sacks and they applied it with a rake and sweeping brush. It dried to a thickness of around 10mm and still looks OK.

I just wish that I could remember the name of the product

[thetapeworm]

sparkythecat said:

About 6 years ago, the Local Authority paid a contracting firm to re-surface the macadam pavements in our are.
The stuff they used was a sort of thick slurry that came in polythene sacks and they applied it with a rake and sweeping brush. It dried to a thickness of around 10mm and still looks OK.

I just wish that I could remember the name of the product

They did our public footpaths last year, looked strange at first against the grey road / driveways but has settled now and seems pretty robust. I wish I'd had a word with the chaps and had my drive done at the same time.

Like you I can't recall the name of the product used which is annoying me.