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DIY - Hot Tar Driveway Crack Repair, Tips?

I'm mining the brain trust of Pelicans here..........is there anything you guys DON'T know?


I've got almost ~100 feet of cracks in a 50 year old asphalt driveway, some 1/4" wide, some ~1-1.5" wide. (I'll fill the wide cracks with crushed gravel first before filling)


Any tips on how to do your own hot-tar repair with materials from Lowes/HomeDepot? They normally only sell cold patch material.


I'm thinking of even heating up the cold patch tar which comes in gallon cans, in a boiling water-bath in a 5 gallon pot / crab cooker burner? I've also got a 3' long weed burner propane torch, to even maybe pre-heat up the asphalt / crack?

Get the gallon can up to temp, then pour and dispense then back brush with a trowel or something?

I'm tired of the professional contractors stalling me for weeks or just not showing up. F-em.


This isn't a machine 99.9% of us have, but it looks slick!

Anyone done their own hot-patch? for tips/suggestions


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