We just had bitumen laid in our carpark at work and have been advised not to drive on it for 2 weeks to let it cure , however when they lay it on a road you can drive on it straight away ?
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Got mix asphalt is the material that’s most commonly used in road construction. It’s soft and malleable at high temperatures where it’s applied and compacted, when it cools down , it’s stiff and rigid and you can drive on it (this doesn’t take long)
Parking lot dealers are usually coal tar or bitumen emulsion products. They are applied cold and take a lot longer to dry out. They are like paint and are sticky for a long time, until the water evaporates.
The 2 week curing time you have makes me think you have a coal tar sealer on your parking lot, this takes a long time to cure out and will scuff if traffic is put on it too early
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