There have been sevral questions about how to make roads here over the last few years. Recently, late at night there has been an info-mercial for spray seal. They cut the bottm out of a boat, put in a screen door, spray it and then put the boat in the water. Well, I picked up a couple of cans at Walmart. I'm going to make a test road, to see how this stuff might work as an asphalt road. I'm planning of a couple of different ideas. 1. single layer on sand. 2. two layers of sand (sprinkle sand on first layer while wet and re-spray.) Plan on letting this set a few months and see IF it works. Any one have different thoughts on how to experiment?
photo essay of experiment to follow over next few months.
Tom Trigg
Some people have found very fine patching material I think, but your idea sounds great. Will be looking forward to what you find out. (spray on sandpaper?)
Greg
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I'm gonna have to call this first expariment a failure, as it dried, it pulled back, like a stretched rubberband. Spraying on loose soil does not work. I'm thinking about trying it on a firm surface, but that defeats my plan of simple roads.
I wonder if you put some sort of anchor at each end ...just a thought
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Grims I wonder if you put some sort of anchor at each end ...just a thought
It pulled up in all four directions. Will probably work well on a totally prepared surface, like cement, brick, etc.
Since the infomercial did it on screen hoq about some old screen? Ceap if it was waste stuff.
Bob
ztribob Since the infomercial did it on screen hoq about some old screen? Ceap if it was waste stuff. Bob
good idea, thanks. I'll give it a test.
Tom does this stuff dry solid or does it end up spongy? I would love to use an asphalt macadan road on the layout but it needs to be able to survive being stood on without deforming.
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Vic, about half way inbetween. After about 18 hours I pushed a thumbnail into it and the "dent" was half gone in about 6 hours. That was when I put the test into the trash, so I cannot speak of long term results. If you set a vehicle in it while wet, it will stay put until you take a knife to it. All my testing has been inside, don't know how it will dry up in sunlight, but I expect it will be faster and possibly harder. I'll spray a board this afternnon and let it sit for a couple days and get back to you.
What is the EXACT name of the product? I've checked our Wal-mart Super Center, Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, and an independent home improvement store and none of them have ever heard of it or have anything even close to being the same.
Go to the auto parts store... it might be in the "undercoatings" section...
cacole What is the EXACT name of the product? I've checked our Wal-mart Super Center, Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, and an independent home improvement store and none of them have ever heard of it or have anything even close to being the same.
Go to Walmart and ask for the "As Seen On TV" department. Normally around the tobbacco "bull pen".
This stuff never really gets hard. When applied to a soft surface like dirt it will shrivel up as it dries. Automotive under coating just might be a better option.
spray seal
is the name as spelled on the can
UPDATE!
Rust-Oleum has a new "rubberized" spray undercoating. I sprayed some on a sand bed, It dried in place without the "rubber band" effect seen in the other product. There was some "dimpling" on the inner protion of the test strip, at first glance it looked very much like "truck ruts" commonly seen in asphalt of years long past.
I just use tar paper, easy to cut.
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