Quick Question about Asphalt Patch

[ckissick]

I'm repairing my asphalt driveway and need to patch small sections. I bought a few sacks of asphalt, but it's like a big 60-pound rock and impossible to work with. It's been stored outside, where it's about 55 degrees today.

Is the asphalt too cold, or too old and forever hardened?

[911Rob]

sounds like toast to me, unless you've got a melting pot?

[Dantilla]

Try to heat it up and see if it's still good. This stuff always works better when warm. I only use it in Summer.

No sense tossing it out without trying to heat it first.

Another question- How long has it been sitting?

[ckissick]

I just bought it today.

[peppy]

Charlie, the Quickcrete brand that I use is hard as a rock.

I put it it the sunshine for a bit before I open the bag. Once I open the bag it crumbles and you can work with it.

[vash]

hit it with a rosebud?

[Dantilla]

If you just bought it today, it just needs to be warmed up to become workable.

[willtel]

Originally Posted by vash

hit it with a rosebud?

Do this or just wait until it gets warmer. You can't do anything with that stuff when it is cold. Also be sure to clean your pot holes out with a leaf blower so the patch material doesn't lift out.