Pli-Stix 30 ft. Medium Black Permanent Blacktop Joint and Crack Filler

A:  Mixed. I have two major cracks in a asphalt driveway. The newer crack is expanding. Sealed it a second tme early last fall. During this winters coldest weather its seal cracked down the middle adhering to the asphalt on both sides - had single digit average daily temperature about a two week peroid, rest of winter daily high temps around 32⁰F. Now that the average temperature is above freezing the crack has closed up. The seal on the older asphalt crack remain sealed throughout last winter. So it appears the seal by this product in an ACTIVELY Widening asphalt crack will fail when the daily average temps fall near zero degrees.

A:  The material has 100% elongation, therefore it typically does quite well with expansion and contraction of the joint.

A:  Yes, but it is not easy.

A:  NO NEED TO USE PROPANE TORCH

A:  Yes, I use a heat gun with a putty knife attached by a hose clamp. Dangle the Pli-Stix over the crack with the heat gun on high temperature. It will melt into the crack and is easy to level and cut with the putty knife attachment.

A:  Yes but it will take longer to do the job. Propane torch is the way to go.

A:  No. It will not melt efficiently or fast enough. Use a cheap propane torch. I have used a lot of this stuff to fill asphalt cracks and you really need to get it melted enough to go deep into the cracks. I wait until the day time temp is in the 40s so the cracks are open wide. Your just wasting your time doing it when the driveway is hot and the cracks a swollen small.

A:  It’s best used with a torch, like the RED DRAGON FLAME TORCH. A heat gun would take forever and could be dangerous from overheating.

A:  It’s a coil and it has 2 sizes 3/8 and 1/2 dia. Easy to use but doesn’t survive cold weather well

A:  The product is approximately 1/2” in size and can vary+/- by an 1/8”.

A:  The medium size is 12mm/ 0.5 inches. The label says it will fill cracks from 0.5-1.0 inches. 

A:  It’s the exact same product. The tub has a larger quantity for bigger jobs

A:  I'd go with this brand because I had a bad experience with Crack-Stix tub of concrete sealer, which is a different product but it didn't melt like this pli-stix tar that's for sure. The gray colored crack-stix didn't want to melt and would burn easily if you tried to heat one area too long. Also, it let off bubbles constantly, so you got to go back and break all the bubbles until they stop. Which is a good indication the product is finally fully melted. It took 3 times a long to melt the crack-stix.

A:  no difference in product - cost is main difference