Asphalt Repair

I bought a test bag - half of me wanted to see how it worked and the other half was just curious as to how/why someone would offer free shipping on something that weighs 50 pounds.I have a 600+ foot driveway that is spotted with potholes. the sizes range from 1 sq. ft to broken areas that measure 5' across. The local asphalt people quoted me an outrageous price to resurface so I figured I would try some patching. I bought 3 different types. This stuff plus two types of the gooey stuff. Once came in a bag and the other in a 4 gal tub. The stuff in the bag (Lowes sells it) was the cheapest but it is messy. I used 20 bags to patch the larger holes. It's holding up but is still soft as it can take up to 6 months to fully cure. The stuff in the tub (home depot) worked great but was expensive.This stuff? It doesn't make sense to me but it's working fine. I initially filled a hole that measured about 2' x 3'. You can only use this stuff up to an inch deep so that means you have to use it in layers over time. This was by far the easiest and quickest to use and allow traffic on. You pour it in like cat litter and tamp it down into the surface looks kind of powdery. I tamped the 2x3 area probably about 2 to 3 minutes. The patched area was on a hill and was done in early March, so the temperatures were in the 40-60 degree rain. We've also had at least 4 epic storms since then and the stuff stayed in place. I don't think this would be good for a driveway that gets hit with a snowplow but for Georgia it was really impressive.The large pot hole was about 2" deep so I laid in an inch and let it set about 6 weeks. I then put the gooey patch from Lowes on top of it. I bought some more bags of this stuff for smaller holes, each averaging around 2 square feet, and it was great for them. The other ones I did were in the shade and it still worked fine.I think the key to using patching materials is prepping the area. I used a hoe to scrape all the edges and removed anything that was remotely loose. I wanted the sides to be vertical so that the patching compound would not be tapered. So far I'm really impressed.The only negative thing is the "covers 7 square feet" claim. Maybe if you laid it a half inch thick! In reality one bag will fill a shallow 1" deep pothole that's maybe two to three square feet. Then again, the other two types I experimented with also made claims that were much larger than what the containers actually covered, so I guess it's par for the course.

This is the only permanent driveway patch I've found. You put it in the hole and then just drive over it with your car tire to pack it down. It's like a powder. Once it's dried out and hardened it's permanent. I have some of this patch in my driveway from 5 years ago that looks like the original driveway now. I share a driveway and my neighbors are always creating a problem and they don't fix it so I have to. Eventually I'll get out of here and never have a shared driveway again, but for now, this does a good job for me. The cold patch you find at the home improvement stores just never seems to harden. This is the only stuff I'll use now.

This product needs to be packet tight for it to work. The tapper and an average human will not provide sufficient pressure to pack it in. Driving over it will not do it either, if you spin the tire, it will throw it out.I used a hammer to pack in small area working from the center of the hole to the edges. You hit it until it becomes uniform. As you pack it, the hammer will produce a different sound. After a week it will harden and the sound will be close to hitting an original asphalt, keep adding until completely filled. At the end it will not look like the hot tar patch, but will be functional.

This stuff worked much better than what I bought at Lowes. Clean out the hole good and pack it in.....we tried to use a tamper to pack it down but it was sticking to the bottom of the tamper and tearing up what we were trying to fix, so we just drove the car over it.....that done it. Don't try to go too thick all at once. Do about one inch layers and pack down and then add more and do the same thing a few days later if you can. It can be washed away from rain water if it isn't packed down really good.

I was very happy at first, and it did solve problem with my car scraping. However the product constantly shedding the top layer. Every time it rains I have a couple piles down Slope. 1st picture shows a bare spot of which I am patching, also shown up top. Had about 8 bare spots develop. 2nd picture is to share how ineffective the tamper is to use. After about the third spot the product stuck to the tamper better than driveway. Riding mower was more effective. The deeper spots holding but with the shedding I think I need to roll on some kind of sealer to secure top surface.

I had reservations about buying this, but I’m happy I did. The bags are very heavy and difficult to move. Its a straight forward process. Just clean your surface, dump the bags out, run over with vehicle, tada done. I filled my holes 2 months ago and its holding up well. One suggestion, buy more than you think you swill need. This stuff will compact down nicely and if you want it even with your asphalt more will be necessary. All in all a very good product.,

Not sure why this product receive 5 stars. I bought 5 bags of this. I expected this to be more tar/ asphalt like instead it has a dry tacky texture on the gravel. I installed it as directed, packed it down. Here I am 3 months later and this stuff is still loosee and has not harden. Not even in sunny florida was this able to cure and bond together. My local homedepot sells a similar product for less than half the price $11, that ended up working much better.

Had to fill couple pot holes, and Road Rescue seemed to be the best value as well as having the best reviews. It's super easy to use and goes farther than it looks like it will, but it does compact pretty tight if you use your truck like I did, so if you've got a hole that's a couple inches deep or more, get a bag or 2 extra. Having defined edges helps, but it didn't seem to be totally necessary as long as you sweep it together so that it makes it's own edge, because it works by clumping together. Super easy to use, just sweep the pot hole as clean as you can, pour it in, spread it out, then compact it down with your truck, car, or a tamper. It was actually fun to see it work so well. Hope this helps.