SmartSeal TARMASEAL Tarmac Restorer Black - Superior in Performance to Tarmac Paint For Driveways - EASY to apply - Makes Tarmac Look Like New - 5 Litres

Neighbours thought we had new drive, look smart. I wasn't sure how much it would cover so bought the largest size. Did 2 coats and some left over. Drive is full length of house and about 20 foot to front of house. Prepared first by removing any moss patches. Filed in cracks using cold fill tarmac from well known DIY store (that's was the hardest bit, as did by taking out area around crack and down, do need to buy the spray for the tarmac to adhere and patted down. Weather good and left a week to cure properly). Then gently jet washed and finally swept. As with any job prep is the pinfold bit. Finally ready to start, initially thought it was expensive but not when you consider the quantity to price. Drive hadn't been maintained for the 10 year I have lived in property and not know how long before that. So a very light grey. I followed instructions how to use which really was only shaking the container, as I got the largest size and very heavy to lift for me, I turned the container upside down the day before and then turned it upright the next day and shook it side to side. It worked. I also had a long handed pole that I use for ceilings and bought 2 masonry rollers. Only needed 1. That's because I did second cost the same day 5 hours later. If doing 2nd coat next day would need the the 2nd roller. Used paint brush for edges, did soak in so I did liberally. Hand and knees job, but was so easy to do. Then rolled the large area, this was a little tougher to do as wanted to get into original tarmac to soak in every crevice. Worked a treat, took about 2 hours and so satisfactory. So easy to use, no streaks or lines, like a perfect pain job on a car. 2nd coat using roller, easier and quicker as the first coat had done the hard work of restoring. Left then 24 hours before walking on. Can do sooner but I wasn't taking a chance. So yes the prep is the painstaking bit if you have light cracks. But this stuff is brilliant, so pleased. If I had known about it earlier I would have done sooner, only found out because I googled about state of tarmac. This stuff seems to feed it so not a paint to just disguise it. Lastly I am a 65 year old women and used to decorating etc

After seeing the other reviews and seeing some photos I was certain it would make a difference to my otherwise tired and worn out drive. But wow. I wasn’t expecting such a good quality product, so easy to roller on and just brushed round the edges. As other reviews have said, even after a day, I had 4 neighbours come and ask who had just laid my new drive that quickly! Highly recommend this product. I bought the 20ltr and have done 3 coats of a single drive. There’s enough left over to do another coat or keep a bit spare for the future.

Bought this because our driveway was looking tired but didn't need replacing. Ordered 20L for a 45m2 driveway. The description says it should cover 40-60m2, and implies that's with 2 coats. In the end, I ended up running out after only covering 2/3 of the driveway, and so I had to buy some more to finish the first coat. Product arrived in good time. Cleaning the driveway was really hard work, and took days to do. I think it's easy to underestimate how big a job this might be. The product itself went on well, is easy to use and is grippy to walk on still. I had to use more than expected. Overall, the drive looks much better for it. We'll have to wait to see how long it lasts, but is doing fine after about a month.

Great new look to the drive. Easy to apply, good value.

Great product really pleased with the finish. Recommend to work colleagues.

Easy application by roller to cover a narrow line of white masonary paint left on the tarmac after exterior renovation. Covered easily in one coat.

I initially purchased a trial size and left it in the shed for two years. Tried it out and thought how good it made the drive look. I purchased two large containers and used less than one on my drive, The drive had a stain on that was either oil or coolant but this covered it perfectly. I have used it again a year or so later to freshen it up

It took 15 litres to put one coat on my 34m2 driveway - product says two coats will be 2m2/l to 3m2/l - so 15 litres should have done two coats. If your driveway surface is rough/worn expect to have to use a lot more product. That said the freshly painted surface with just one coat looks nice and black and looks sealed. It was easy to apply with a 75mm brush (but not as easy on my knees), took a full day to apply. In reality a fair review can only be assessed after 6 to 12 months