wolf_paving_asphalt_protection_plan8个沥青路面保护的关键策略.pdf

8 Crucial Tactics for Asphalt Pavement Protection Since 1941 // WolfP Your asphalt pavement protection plan: How, Why, and When of asphalt pavement care. You’ve invested in a new asphalt parking lot or driveway for your business or home. Now, you want it to last. By following this protection plan, you will prolong the life of the asphalt pavement. 1. Wait at least 3 full days before allowing traffic on the new asphalt. • Since asphalt needs time to harden and cure, usually 6-12 months, your parking lot or driveway will remain soft and pliable until then. • You may walk on the new pavement immediately, but keep automobile traffic off of it for at least 3 full days and longer in hotter temperatures. • Even after the asphalt has cured, do not expect it to be as hard as concrete. 2. Water down your driveway or parking lot on hot days to cool and temporarily harden the asphalt. • Asphalt softens and hardens as temperatures rise and fall. Watering it down is helpful, but not mandatory. If soapsuds should appear, do not be alarmed. This is a reaction between the diesel fuel found in blacktop and a high chlorine content found in some city water. • Although every effort is made to avoid puddles in your driveway, some small ones are inevitable depending on the natural slope and drainage of your ground. 3. Don’t park in the same spot during the first 6-12 months while your driveway or parking lot is curing. • Do not turn your steering wheel back and forth when your car is not moving. Take your time pulling in and out of the driveway or parking lot, as not to scar the asphalt pavement. WolfP // MILWAUKEE A