Premium Asphalt Tarmac Parking Lot Joint and Crack Sealer Repair Hot-Filler II 50 FT Long (3mm Thick) (1.25 in)

After sealing cracks with spread on sealers for years, I found this to be the only sealer that did not have to be reapplied year after year. You will need a weed burning propane torch to apply it.

I tried the 1" roll and thought it worked pretty well so bought the 2" roll to help finish the rest of the driveway. Seems to bond well with the asphalt driveway. Perhaps I'm more a sadist, but I split the 2" lengthwise to 1/2" lengths to help follow the cracks. For cracks that follow a hairline, then expand a bit wider and go a bit deeper, I pinch the tape a bit to provide a bit more product for that particular area and continue following the crack. With a thinner tape, it allows me to follow the crack rather than put down straight lengths of the product that don't actually target over the actual crack.It takes a bit of getting a feel for the amount of heat to apply and for how long to get the product hot enough to melt, but not necessarily to burn or boil. If you apply too much heat for too long, the product will bubble and potentially leave a pock-marked, bubbly patch. I apply heat to the point where the product is almost fully melted and then allow the residual heat to continue softening it until it flows and seals the intended crack(s).I'll update after a winter with product (see bottom)I will add that this seems to be a good option if you have fairly defined cracks that are somewhat recently formed. If you've got alligator cracking, you may want a different product unless you don't mind spending the time essentially arranging tiny lengths of the patch tape to outline the alligator pattern or otherwise be a bit wasteful melting a whole bunch of the tape and trying to get it to flow into and seal the cracks and a bunch of flat asphalt. By the time you're blasting the propane torch for a few minutes, you'll probably wonder if a pour-on product would have been easier. To each their own though.--- Update 4/30/23 ---Ok, after a winter, some of the seals have cracked. It isn't consistent for which ones separated, but I'll have to either re-heat the existing patches or apply a bit more material to fix the hairline cracks that have re-emerged. Northeast winter wasn't terribly cold, but we did have the nasty cold snap that dropped us into a record low of double-digit negatives for 1-2 days. I'm a little less enthusiastic about the product and docking a star.

I have probably put different types of caulk crack filler into cracks upwards of 5 times. Every time it looks like it will last and then within a week it forms fine a crack, probably due to shrinkage. This tape is great for going over top of a filled-in crack as it forms an elastic surface that can move, without breaking, if the asphalt moves. I use a weed burner that I got from the big orange hardware store years ago, but you can get a similar one here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Flame-King-YSNPQ810CGA-Propane-Lighting/dp/B07L5HBZJL/ You don't want to "cook" the tape and cause bubbles to form, but you want to heat it up evenly and make sure each edge of the tape forms a liquid that mechanically bonds with the asphalt surface.I've used both the 2 inch and the 1 inch tape. If you have a thin crack, I recommend the 1 inch tape as the 2 inch tape is overkill and takes a lot more time and heat to get it to melt properly. If your crack is more than 1/16 of an inch wide, fill it with asphalt caulk and then put the tape over top of that. For those bigger crack, I didn't wait for the caulk to cure and I think it will work out fine. So far this tape is holding up very well for 1.5 months with varying temperatures. I think it will last for a couple of years.I find the key to longevity is resurfacing the asphalt with high quality driveway sealer every couple of years and keeping the cracks filled so water won't penetrate underneath. This tape does the latter to great effect.

This tape worked great on some seams that are in my driveway because of installation error. I patched them every year but the kept seams coming back. This was wide enough to feather the patch and at this point the seams are gone. The tape has worn to the point that it matches the asphalt well This is the best patch I ever used. Easy to apply also.

Once you get a feel for it, it's super easy to use. I cut lengths of the tape in half to double my useable product. The clear plastic on the top helps melt the tape w/o bubbling. I used a 500K BTU torch to melt it, kept the torch on the lowest possible flow that kept the flame blue, kept the torch about 12-18" off the tape, and moved back/forth, and it melted evenly. Zero problems on the application.Here's the one problem: it's not really fully "hardening" in the summer heat and it sticks to my vehicle tires if I park one on top of an installed seal. This is especially true if I park on them after the "seals" have sat in the sun all day (my driveway gets direct sun almost all day). I've already had to replaced four 6-8" segments that came up with my tires. I actually just moved my car, heard a piece rip up, and yup there's the 5th 8" segment I'll have to re-torch - which prompted me to write this review. I'm sure it won't be like this come fall/winter, but for now it's kind of inconvenient. FWIW, I applied the tape in late May, had the driveway sealed 5 days later, and it's now mid-June.Probably 5 stars on ease of use, but 3.5-4 overall because it stays soft enough in the summer heat to stick to the tires if you park on a seam.

Beware it shrinks and isn’t way to hard to cut. Just make sure you keep the paper backing on when and after and during placement or you’ll waste it, a lot. I found the slowly heating the asphalt at the edges and then gently hearing until liquifaction works best. Just be aware that too much flame will blow the tape over and you’ll get a poor coverage. Better than the latex alternative but very pricy for the actual coverage. Served its purpose well overall.