Best Driveway Crack Repair : Pli Stix Asphalt Fix * Amazon Link Below * 

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It seems long overdue Brian as I believe this video may be many years old But thanks for the video anyway, although you do say this repair type was ultimately a fail & you would be trying another method 👍

Thanks for watching. Hope it went well!

Thanks for watching! Great to know this lasts a long time. I can not believe I never saw these before. I like how well they bond to the material around it.

Thanks for watching! I ended up doing the same and it goes much faster.

Right on 👍

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! Actually I just bought a larger torch also to speed up the process. I think it will make the job go much faster!

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

It works better when it melts in the air and we let it drip in the crack , unless the crack is big .

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching. So far this has been working well for me but I want to see over time how it holds up. I know I was sick of the liquid fillers or the ones you spread. It seems like those crack a few weeks later every time.

Thanks for watching! I will have to try a heat gun to see how long it takes and let you know. I know my heat gun now I think is 750-1000 degrees depending on which setting. It does take a while to heat up though.

@motorv8N - After two years of trying the liquid and paste crack fillers I tried this. The others wouldn't last a single year without coming out; an absolute total waste of my time and very infuriating. Was hesitant because of how time consuming it looked but gave it a try. Gotta tell you I'm totally convinced this is going to work for a long time. When heated, it is so sticky and rubbery that you know it is going to adhere to the asphalt. IMO Brian overheats the material almost to the point of death. After some experimentation my technique is to use a fairly large screwdriver and hold the stuff in the crack and heat it and spread it with that also. You get much less waste and it goes faster. However it is not fast. Some use the weed torches so you don't have to bend down but the problem is containing the material in the crack. If the crack is smaller than the material it's not going to stay put. So I did small sections and just accepted it would take time, the final result being that I'm VERY pleased. I don't write reviews but this product (Crack Stix or Pli Stix- both the same) work extremely well. I then sealed the driveway and the result is both visually and functionally great. Hope this helps.

@@joetraxel7822 - thank you for the info - great to hear your experience and ideas.

@@joetraxel7822how long did it take you to finish your driveway? Would you have paid someone to do it for you, given the price was reasonable?

@Print2shoot Since I'm retired I would have done it regardless but that doesn't help you so I'll try to answer what I know you are seeking. Much of the answer depends on whether you like to do things or have someone do them for you. When I was working I may not have dedicated the time to do this. The cost was probably about $35 to fill the cracks and then maybe 10 buckets of sealer @ ~$28 per bucket so a total cost of around $315 or so. I did two coats of sealer. The last time I had someone fill the cracks and apply sealer the cost was similar and it was accomplished in one morning. The downside is it didn't last but 1-2 years and the crack filler didn't set properly and we ended up tracking it on our carpet- it was beige before the project. As for the time to finish, I did mine in sections as I have a U shaped driveway; did one half then the other. The crack filling is the time consuming part but you don't have to rush it as you can drive over it in about 20 minutes. So if it takes you a month to fill all the cracks it is no big deal. I would say it takes about one hour to do about 20 feet of crack, the thinner the crack the faster it goes. I'm very impressed with how it adheres. Time will tell if it is as good as I anticipate.

So far it is holding up really well. I am in the northeast so we get a lot of weather changes. Probably will do a review on it after a year to see how its doing. Thanks for watching!

@@BrianWingard just did another job right now using your method, way better with more heat. Thanks so much👍

I find that the cracks open back up.

@@percyfaith11 cracks always open up. It's a constant struggle with fixed structure on a shifting planet. If the Crack is opening up sooner than 3 months with no drastic temperature or rain events/seasons you could have water leak underground or traveling to the area from somewhere 🤔

@@functionalvanconversion4284 Yes, but the point is that the cracks reopen just as much and just as quickly after using Pli-Stick as they do when using a bottle of crack sealer that is poured in the crack. The bottle is much easier to apply and if it works as effectively as the pli-stick, the stick has little advantage.

I need to try out the aquaphalt to give an honest opinion. I do feel the stix bond really well. Maybe on a future video I can try the aquaphalt and then do a comparison over time.

Thanks for watching. I would imagine that you can use it in colder weather. If it was me I would heat the ground around the crack a little extra so both the crack and the outer asphalt were the same temperature so it bonds good.

Thanks for watching. Bondo is not very flexible with the temperature changes and will crack. This product stays flexible in a sense and will move with the temperature changes throughout the year.

It has actually been holding up really well. I think since it is torched it bonds a lot better. I am going to try a big propane torch next to see if I can do the job faster. Will update later in the year how it is holding up. Thanks for watching!

Using a larger torch/more heat above MAPP gas can destroy the surrounding asphalt.

cracks open back up. I was disappointed

Thanks for watching. I updated the video showing the use of a large torch and it does melt faster overall. You are right it does take a while to do a larger job. I used to use the liquid all of the time but it does not bond well in my experience and cracks again fairly quick. I guess in the end these are all temporary repairs trying to make the driveway last longer.

Thanks for watching. I know some people use sand but I do not. For me sand does not pack down so in my opinion there is a greater chance of the patch not bonding and could come loose over time.

And honestly not even sure on how much a blue can. I have only done 2 packs at once and still had plenty of gas.

I just did Crack-stix 125 ft with about 1 grill size tank of propane and weed burner torch. This stuff works better on high temperature but with a gradual heating. The core seems to resist melting and it's easy to burn.

Thanks for watching. Did you heat it to the point that you watched it ooze down in? Even though the top will bubble and liquify until the bottom gets hot enough it will not travel down into the crack.

Hey Brian. I sure did. I noticed if the product is overheated, it will start to separate. Some cracks are really narrow and it's difficult for the melting product to flow into the crack, due to the productviscosity. I also noticed it's quite time consuming when you're trying to address many cracks. Imagine using this product for 200+ feet or cracks! Will take weeks!

Thanks for watching. The hardest part of doing videos is the video usually takes longer than the actual work. Even though this does take some time to heat up it is a little quicker to get the actual job done. I did try a larger torch and melts almost instantly. I just did not get a chance to upload showing that yet.

Thanks for watching. This is geared for more diy on a budget. Would love to hear your options and price that are better.

I have plenty of experience. You are comparing a company to a regular person without your equipment. Most of these videos are geared for the regular person who does not have the equipment and allows them a way to do it. Your crack sealing equipment is probably a few grand and I highly doubt a homeowner is going to buy that to use once every few years.

Way to spread the love lol😅

Thanks for watching! lol I do agree I like concrete better but my issue with concrete and working in real estate anytime you add a concrete driveway it raises the assessment value on the property which means much higher taxes whereas for some reason they do not do that with asphalt.

@@BrianWingard Higher taxes, but higher equity too, more to refinance and put in other projects, and do you have to have it assessed? (i do not know if you do, I've only recently got into real estate, and do not know how assessing a property works exactly. Is it something the county does routinely?) I just don't ever see asphalt driveways here in phoenix, it's all concrete.

Thanks for watching. Yes the flame will turn it black. Even if you do the paste out of a bucket it will still change the color. Usually when I am fixing any cracks I will be sealing over top of this anyhow after I am done.

@@BrianWingard I did this and sealed over it when I was done. It still shows the scorch marks.