How to make asphalt millings smooth and nice black colour?

[summit151]

I recently installed some millings on the side of my drive way to park my camper on. I am wondering what the best way to make the surface smooth and add some black colour? Have heard a lot of different ways…. With mixed comments and reviewes

 

[Roadworthy]

To smooth it you can roll it with something heavy on a really hot day or use a plate compactor. As far as the color, apply sealer like you would for blacktop.

 

[mikester]

 

[oosik]

summit151 - are those millings already starting to track into your house? I see them on the cement and in the clean-off grating in pic #2. Getting them rolled good and tight will probably eliminate this.

 

[Egon]

Spray on some real tackcote ( not the hardware type ) and then use a vibrating roller to pack it. Keep the roller wet. When finished cover it with sand and pack again. It will turn black after a year or so.

 

[Have tractor did travel]

Egon suggests sand. I'm guessing that is to serve as packing material - to lock the millings together. Fines would be better, as the particles would be larger and the irregularity of the fine would help to lock the particles together - unlike sand which would stay loose. Also consider ground black coal slag. It's black and is fractured, and would have the irregular profile of fines - the better to lock together. I don't know if the largest size - medium - is large enough to do you any good. Ask for a sample

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[Egon]

Egon suggests sand. I'm guessing that is to serve as packing material - to lock the millings together. Fines would be better, as the particles would be larger and the irregularity of the fine would help to lock the particles together - unlike sand which would stay loose. Also consider ground black coal slag. It's black and is fractured, and would have the irregular profile of fines - the better to lock together. I don't know if the largest size - medium - is large enough to do you any good. Ask for a sample

Black Beauty® - The Original Black Beauty® Abrasives

BLACK BEAUTY® blasting abrasives are known for their high quality, low dusting and low free silica attributes.

blackbeautyabrasives.com

Sand is a generic tern for small sizes of rock. Grading depends on how well the particulate sizes are distributed.
It’s use will help keep the tackcote from tracking. Over time the tackcote will get hard and dry and the sand just blends into the topcoat.

 

[Raul-02]

millings

Kerosene. Spray it generously with kero and roll it with a roller and wait six months. I think it's six months. Or maybe it's six weeks. An asphalt guy told me this.