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Mar 30, 2013 | 10:54 AM

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twg1966

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From: Ezzell, TX

Chris, I am looking forward to eventually laying a concrete pad for the parking area with an apron on the front. Then work my way to the road a little at a time. That would be an awesome drive wouldn't it. Maybe I will just do some of the pavement in a sack and start on one end and work my way forward to the other.

Mar 30, 2013 | 11:30 AM

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jeffreyt

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From: Longview, TX

Ted, that "cold patch" (pavement in a sack) won't hold up unless its got something to contain it until it gets density. I don't know how Texas contractors treat milled asphalt, or if its even got enough bituminous left in it to get hard, but if you can get some good milled material, it will make a good hard driveway. A lot depends in the age and quality of the road when it's milled though. I've seen some worth it's weight in gold, and some that I wouldn't use if they paid me to take it.

Mar 30, 2013 | 06:24 PM

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Christof13T

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From: North Georgia

Ted...
Fordyce materials has "screen gravel" for like 2$/ton. For our area that stuff makes fantabulous base material. Its tight enough that the grass doesnt get thru it very easy... but it also drains very fast.

Mar 31, 2013 | 08:22 AM

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ronjon95

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Originally Posted by Christof13T

I use the same stuff. Its awesome. I dont ever wet wash my truck... the water is to hard and the water spots look like a paint sickness...

I use one of those "California car dusters" and the dirtier it gets... the better it works... its pretty wild. And i dont like wasting water just to get some dirt off a truck...

Recently I learned that the cheap dish soap from say a dollar store has a lot of water softener in it. We have hard water here also and it helps from getting those spots. Also if you rinse your shamy out every time it gets full it helps cut down on that also. Wax is your best friend to keep from having spots. I prefer Mirror glaze products. They have a synthetic wax 2.0 that has worked wonders on my truck. I only waxed it once thru the winter and have ran it thru the carwash about 10 times and it is still holding up. Regardless it gets waxed every season.