How to Paint Asphalt
Wear safety goggles, gloves, old clothes or overalls, and rain boots.. Make a trisodium phosphate and water solution.. Scrub the asphalt with a brush and the trisodium phosphate solution.
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Wear safety goggles, gloves, old clothes or overalls, and rain boots.
Wear safety goggles, gloves, old clothes or overalls, and rain boots.
Make a trisodium phosphate and water solution.
Make a trisodium phosphate and water solution.
Scrub the asphalt with a brush and the trisodium phosphate solution.
Scrub the asphalt with a brush and the trisodium phosphate solution.
Rinse the asphalt with a hose to get rid of the solution.
Rinse the asphalt with a hose to get rid of the solution.
Use a pressure washer or power washer to clean the asphalt.
Use a pressure washer or power washer to clean the asphalt.
Give the asphalt time to dry after washing it.
Give the asphalt time to dry after washing it.
Wait for dry, hot weather before you paint or prime.
Wait for dry, hot weather before you paint or prime.
Apply primer to the area before you paint.
Apply primer to the area before you paint.
Select an oil-based paint if possible.
Select an oil-based paint if possible.
Use a brush or paint roller if you're working with a small area.
Use a brush or paint roller if you're working with a small area.
Rent a striping machine for a large parking lot.
Rent a striping machine for a large parking lot.
Paint your first coat after the primer has dried.
Paint your first coat after the primer has dried.
Add the second coat after the first coat has dried.
Add the second coat after the first coat has dried.
Place equipment on the wet paint if you want to add studs or beads.
Place equipment on the wet paint if you want to add studs or beads.
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