Mixing latex paint with concrete

May 21, 2014 24 Replies

trader_4 wrote in news:22d3958c-0308-4a2d-8b29-a7fc442d7e31 @googlegroups.com:

Because the world is full of strypeds, trying to fix things on the cheap instead of doing it right.

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  1. A big chunk of tar

  1. A big pot

Put tar in pot, heat pot until tar is liguid, pour in cracks etc. Tar and pot - a barrel would do - are available at roofing supply placed\.

If where you live in Canada remains around freezing all year, a concrete patch on asphalt might survive but in moderate and hot climates the modulus of concrete is far higher than asphalt which means it will crack when stressed as the underlying asphalt is much more flexible.

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But topping solid concrete is a whole lot different than topping deteriorated asphalt - and it is virtually impossible to get the asphalt clean enough to bond concrete to it effectively.

The bonding agent is basically white glue

You are talking about a thin layer applied to a firm foundation. We are ta lking about a layer applied to a cracked and breking up black top. Good lu ck with your method.

Harry K

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