I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt.
Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be
the best thing to use?  I'm in S. Florida.

Thanks.

<p...@ymail.com> wrote in message 
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>I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt.
> Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be
> the best thing to use?  I'm in S. Florida.
>
> Thanks.


When you say "redone", do you mean the old driveway will be ripped out and 
completely replaced with new material? 

On May 25, 9:37=A0am, p...@ymail.com wrote:
> I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt.
> Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be
> the best thing to use? =A0I'm in S. Florida.
>
> Thanks.

Every day you drive over roads with lane markers, right? So call your
local highway department and ask them for the name/supplier of the
marker paint that they use. If the maker has nothing but white or
yellow, some full service paint stores will have dry pigment that
could be added to the paint. May be a bit of trouble to get what you
want, but none of your neighbors will have anything like it. Post the
results here if you decide to try it.

Joe

On May 25, 10:37=A0am, p...@ymail.com wrote:
> I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt.
> Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be
> the best thing to use? =A0I'm in S. Florida.

For the cost and maintenance issues, stained and/or patterned concrete
would probably be a better choice.  Make some calls and let the prices
do the talking.

You will get a "Huh?!" when you ask about painting an asphalt
driveway.

R

On May 25, 10:51=A0am, "JoeSpareBedroom" 
wrote:

> When you say "redone", do you mean the old driveway will be ripped out an=
d
> completely replaced with new material?

Ripped out and replaced.

On May 25, 11:02=A0am, RicodJour  wrote:

> You will get a "Huh?!" when you ask about painting an asphalt
> driveway.
>
> R

I think I just did...  :)

<p...@ymail.com> wrote in message 
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On May 25, 10:51 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" 
wrote:

> When you say "redone", do you mean the old driveway will be ripped out and
> completely replaced with new material?

Ripped out and replaced.

===========

In that case, do what someone else suggested and get some ideas & proposals 
for concrete or other materials. 

Joe <j...@aol.com> wrote in news:e80da998-8fc4-4d7f-aa7c-c1164000cfd3
@g20g2000vba.googlegroups.com:

> On May 25, 9:37 am, p...@ymail.com wrote:
>> I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt.
>> Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be
>> the best thing to use?  I'm in S. Florida.
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> Every day you drive over roads with lane markers, right? So call your
> local highway department and ask them for the name/supplier of the
> marker paint that they use. If the maker has nothing but white or
> yellow, some full service paint stores will have dry pigment that
> could be added to the paint. May be a bit of trouble to get what you
> want, but none of your neighbors will have anything like it. Post the
> results here if you decide to try it.
> 
> Joe



...or Google Traffic Paint. You outta be able to get something out of the 
5.1M hits.

On May 25, 10:37=EF=BF=BDam, p...@ymail.com wrote:
> I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt.
> Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be
> the best thing to use? =EF=BF=BDI'm in S. Florida.
>
> Thanks.

Dark colors last longer......

cause theres more asphalt in it

white or opff white concrete will require little or no maintence

p...@ymail.com wrote:
> I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt.
> Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be
> the best thing to use?  I'm in S. Florida.
> 
> Thanks.

We have a crazy mayor who had the streets dept paint
some of our city streets "red". Next, that idiot will
have fuzzy dice hanging from traffic signals.

TDD