Sealing a driveway- Squeegee/brush combo broom

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
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Squeegee/brush combo broom:
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This person is using the squeegee side:
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So i started sealing the driveway of my 1car garage.

i usually buy a 4-5yr rated sealer in a 5 gallon bucket.
this is my 4th time doing it.
in the past, i had alot of sealer left over using the squeegee side to spread. (like 1/3 of a bucket left)

I swept the driveway with the broom side. then filled in the cracks with crack filler and waited the next day to start.
the next day, i forgot about the squeegee side till about 1/4 of the driveway was done.
when i switched to the squeegee side, i noticed the sealer was going on alot thinner.

so i decided to stick with the broom side.
it coats thicker and i still had a little left over.

there were still little cracks in the driveway because the crack filler shrank when it dried.

so the next day, i used the leftover and i poured directly on top of the cracks.
i didnt want to use the crack filler again because it was a darker color and didnt look nice.

there's now a mound of liquid on top of the cracks like a puddle.
i lightly brushed over it such that it smooths out a little but i still couldnt see the crack anymore.

so i basically wasted $ buying a combo broom and should have just bought a push broom.
 
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JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
30,160
3,300
126
so i decided to stick with the broom side.
it coats thicker and i still had a little left over.
yeah, that didnt work.
when it dried, the sealer cracked in the crack. :(
next tine back using the squeegee portion of the broom