RESURFACE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY (Part 3) Mike Haduck 

I like your old school techniques. People these days would rip that slab out and pour fresh, love that you restore and fix instead of replace

Mike, I'm s ( young) 65 year old woman and I did this to my own Florida driveway. And it looks great. I'm a handy woman thanks to my uncle Lloyd. Thank you again for all your info.

The Honest Mike Empire continues to grow. Old School is for me. Thanks again, Mike!

I think it looks good. I also appreciate that he admits it only lasts a year or two. I imagine freeze thaw extremes are likely worse for longevity.

Amazing video as usual! So good to see Honest Mike and you back at it again! You always bring videos that makes it informative and fun to watch! You and Honest Mike make a great duo!!

5 years ago I resurfaced with rapid set cement all. It still looks brand new. Rapid set sells this little packet that makes it really runny and easy to spread. I used a squeegee.

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I wish I had you as a teacher in school Mike I probably wouldn't have spent so much time looking out the window. I learned a lot from the videos not only about helping me "patch" my concrete but learning how to "not make a big deal" out of things.

Good patching and Portland paint, Comprende!

Just think if you could do concrete like mike ballin No big deal you are the best concrete guy mike you helped teach me how to fix my chimney you are a true hero Godbless 🎄🎁✌👍

I've been talking about doing this to my mom and dad's 51 year old driveway in Minnesota to blank stares of disbelief .. YOU have made my case for the value of it as a short term cosmetic fix .. thank you Mike and Mike .. (Greg)

Honest Mike's going to be busy with all the referrals he's getting

Thank you very much!

Another fine video with tips for success. I liked the feathering of the mortar and the finale outcome. It’s a shame it’s an annual upkeep, but that’s what makes it look new. Thanks

Filling those cracks with Rapid set is a great thing to do. Mike, they say that under a microscope the hydraulic cements literally hook and grab onto the existing. Pretty wild. Nice job and saving a big chunk of cash.

Honest Mike got into the power washing business! Good for him. paint and brick delivery won't pay the rent or the beer tab. I'm glad to see you have a helper. Mentor the young guys, teach them the trade and take a load off your back and knees.

Appreciate your old-school approach Mike. I calculated it and it $45 every of the year for the driveway for materials, if you did it every other year for 30 years, it would only cost $675 total. It's only $22.50 per year for materials oh, and of course you don't charge yourself for your own labor as a homeowner. I had my first call, and had a contractor come over this last Monday, he wanted $18,000 to rip out, and pour a new concrete slab for my thousand square foot concrete driveway. If you divide $18,000 by 30 years, that's $600 a year for materials. Cost prohibitive. The way you're doing it is the most economical and makes the most sense! And easy to do if you know how to hold a paintbrush and paint. I just saved $17,325. Plus there's no concrete going into landfills, and I can keep my original driveway intact, and it'll last indefinitely.

Mike ... What can I say.... Not only is your way simpler.... more cost effective and smarter...... It give a person who is learning an easy job to start with and accomplish. God Bless.... Ernie

Thank you Mike 🌻🌻

Nice job Mike

using a video you made when it was warm out and publishing it in the beginning of December ... makes me miss the seasons that go too fast. superb vid again Mike!

Looks good.Thanks Mike.

Nice video again Mike

Great tips as always sir, Thank you!

Nice to see Honest Mike back on the Job again and just in the nick of time🤣

Wow! You made it look good!

You guys are amazing. It's so amazing to see that.... Some older guys are still out doing honest skilled trades work. You guys hold everything down! 😂 My generation isn't keeping up they don't like to work. I got into all this stuff and it's wired because I feel like I'm the only one. None of my friends or anyone else my age got into the trades. Without guys like you still out doing it everyone would have a serious problem, there simply isn't many new guys coming in.

Thanks again, and Mike it's no big deal!

Good to see Honest Mike back.

Thanks Mike for another great video. I really like the Portland paint concept. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Good job.

Great job

Wishing well from Ireland,Indie.excellent video.youd clean up here in this green country.plenty cracks here .many tools and crackpots.wishing peace for Xmas.regards from cork city.C.

Amazing videos!! Great detailed explanation. Thank you. You would make a great teacher.

Love it. M.h.s.o.c.f...you man Mike Peace n love from Cumbria UK 🇬🇧 ❤

Mike, I did the same thing with cement all Worked great, still holding up well too!! Great video

How can you go wrong with Honest Mike on the job... Great Job guys..!! 👍

Mike I love your program and seen them all. However is there a program that you may have on installing and repairing foam moldings on homes. I’ve used what you have taught me on videos for many repairs down here in the tropics. Cement also blows out due to water and heat but very little. However, try to find someone to make repairs and they are scarce since many people don’t want to work due to Federal housing, food programs and other benefits. You have to do these small repairs yourself. Your program has been a blessing to me. If you can do a program on foam moldings, installation and repairs it would benefit many people. “Thanks for your program!”

What a Team nice job

Thanks Mike, gonna do my driveway using your methods. Probably gonna add a little color for uniformity!

Geat stuff mike old school 👍 stone mason how said in last video keep up the good work 🍺👍

You are the best.

honest mike jardy's older brother lol keep those brother's working again mike thanks for sharing the video

Love the videos. Could you post a video of what it looks like when it starts failing.

Always seems as though you're having so much fun. Off topic: did you see the Spanish village, Aceredo, which reappeared after 30 years underwater? Pictures show some interesting stone buildings. Some fell but several still standing and looking good. Anything in what they're showing that could source a report from you?

Looks great!! Your poor knees! I know mine won't take that anymore smh

Nice tip Mike. I do this pretty much the same way and have had really good results. That Rapid Set mortar mix is a great product. The "mortar mix" name is deceiving, I agree, I've used it to repair broken off corners of concrete and it works amazing. It's very strong and self bonding. Also my kitchen counter is made out of it! Great stuff.

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving Mike.

txs for sharing

As always, great informative video, Mike. Wanted to ask you if I can paint my chimney stack in the basement with s-mortar. Thanks for your time and wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year. Be well, Mike.

Mike, thanks for all the great videos! Have learned a lot. Have repaired concrete driveway. Going to paint with Portland and glue to make it match now. The one question I didn't see answered in the videos was the drying time on the portland paint. How long from application to the time you can drive on it? Location Dallas/Ft Worth TX and temps 40s nite and 60s daytime. Thanks again

Hi Mike, I am really enjoying old school techniques in your videos. Learning a lot. The concrete paint is impressive!! along with many of your patch techniques. Do you have any examples of repairing hairline (less than 1/8") cracks in exposed aggregate driveway. I do not want to use the caulking as thye look like .... I was thinking of rubbing in some portland cement (or rapid set?) mixed with a bit of water and glue?? , rub it down with sponge before it sets up and then hit it with some mud wash. ..??

I've been using Vinyl Crete for the cracks. It seems to work pretty good, but it's pricey. I'll try your technique. Thanks! -

Hi Mike. Thanks for the great videos. How soon can you drive on the new "portland paint"?

Hey Mike. Quick question on how you feel of using "s mortar" with Portland added to it instead of just the Portland to paint on. I used the same technique with s mortar to restore cap stones on a retaining wall at my house that was deteriorating in spots badly. Sure beats ripping them out and having to dispose of them. Learned so much from your videos thank you!

Hey Mike the chick was cute ask her to give you a little shaky Pudding ! LOL!

I want to make an artsy catch basin for a downspout of my house. And - I want to re-point (? I think that's the correct term) some rock veneer to keep the wasps out. There's so many kinds of cement at the store. Portland, Mortar mix, Mason Mix, High Strength concrete, Sand/Topping mix. Argh. Help me pick? It's cheap, but the bags are very heavy!

Mike, I get a laugh out of the Honest Mike character in your program especially when he runs for city Mayer. “Vote for me I steal less!” Is this guy you in disguise or someone else since he looks like you? I like the character! Let me know.

Could you show a closer shot of cracks you repaired then portland painted say after a couple of months if they showed up please? Couldn’t catch long enough shot in this video of how the portland covered cracks after dried. Thank you for all your knowledge!

Good afternoon, Mike! Will concrete sealer will protect this painting job, so I don't do it every other year? And if yes, when time comes to repaint this driveway again, what should be used to remove that sealer? If it's necessary, of course. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience! Your big fan.

Mike is this your neighbor the honest Mike on the video? Great character.

Thank you so much for your answer to my first question. The bonding cement worked great on the interior wall repair. I have another question, please. What is the coldest temperature you can do this type of outdoor, drive patch and re-seal?

Can I use type s masonry cement for resurfacing driveway. I can’t find any Portland cement in any of my local hardware stores

Very cool technique, and thank you for showing us the follow-up after 6 months! Have you considered or tested any techniques that may increase the durability of this technique? e.g., wet burlap for a couple days to allow more time to cure, or an acrylics cure & seal (same reason), or even a penetrating sealer to slow down water infiltration/ice formation in the cold weather?

Mike, after doing that, could I also put a Concrete sealer over that also to make it last longer.

Hi mike. I love your videos. Do you have any experience or knowledge about resurfacing specific products? Specifically Leggario concrete repair, quickcrete recap or polymer products? I feel like I can only trust your opinion because to me, Bob Ross is the Mike Haduck of painting, not the other way around.

IMO this will stop the spalding from getting worse

Thanks mike.. can you use a concrete paint after doing that?

Hi Mike. That crack was odd, should there have been a seam added to prevent that? Nice job!

Honest Mike needs one of those surface cleaner attachments for his fancy red pressure washer. What do you think about concrete sealers Mike?

Planning on doing this, is it possible to add color to this. As always enjoy your videos and look forward to new ones.

Wow!!!

I have similar old pavement that I want to resurface myself. Will RapidSet Cement-All be a good replacement as resurfacer? since Cement All can apply as thin as featheredge or 1/4". Should Cement-All last longer compare to the old school cement wash? Thanks!

What if you live in the south ea st and we are wanting to do this now in December with temps atriums 60s durning the days

Mike can it be spread with a broom so no bending over. I bet it is much easier on the back.

Will this process work on a driveway with multiple deeply embedded oil stains? If not, what do you recommend?

Does Mike have any vids on pouring over a 10x10 slab that's slightly pitched the wrong way and holds water in the middle? Thanks!

Is there anything special in the concrete resurfacer or is it just basically portland?

Would you recommend doing this top coat method to concrete patio that is 10 old and has the entire surface wearing away slowly ? It's an extension of a patio that's 40 yr old and is in good condition. We poured the newer patio section ourselves in the summer at about 11 am on a sunny day and just left it to dry. Years later I started reading about concrete and watching your videos I think we should have kept the concrete wetted during the drying time to slowly cure. I think the fast drying is what caused the surface to slowly wear away and expose the tiny aggregate making it rough looking. Would that hold onto the existing concrete and slow down the erosion? Is that flim flam man Honest Mike still selling questionable tools at the flee market. "Honest Mike for President".

can you use that paint over caulk?

I can’t find that bag at home depot Is there a new bag I need to look for??

What do they put in rapid set to make set so quickly ?. Is it a chemical reaction or something else ?. Anyway, nice job Mike.

how about a floor buffer?

Won't the crack come back if you just fill it with mortor mix?

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Prices have gone up about 50% so this fix is no longer about $45 more like $70

Why re surface?

When you gotta say that you’re “honest”? It means you probably are not…🤦‍♂️

Mike the Prince 👑 of Portland

Looks great!! Your poor knees! I know mine won't take that anymore smh