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I'm going to install 6 torch-on stop blocks 24" x 15' , my supplier for Flint products in Canada tells me the product is installed in 2X 3'pieces a total of 5 pieces per stop block. Will we have seams in between each piece or will it all melt together? I would prefer one piece but maybe that would be to hard to heat evenly? Can anyone give us any tips on what not to do when heating this product

I've used it before and it did melt together. Make sure all pieces are in place before applying heat

make sure pavement is clean...

Snap clalk lines to determine the outside location of the stop bar. Then put a mark every three feet. If your stop bar is 15 feet then you will have five three foot sections. Cut the thermo into three foot sections with a utility knife. Then heat the asphalt in one section. When its hot enough lay one piece of thermo on that section and heat it up a little so your sure it melts in good. Move on to the next section and so on until your done.

Flink inc you do not have to heat the ground first, only Ennis premark you have to pre heat. Make sue you heat it until it you see little bubbles boiling. By doing that you will get it hot enough and the seams will go away. Make sue the ground is clean and the asphalt is fairly new or it will not hold.

Do heat the asphalt before putting any of this type thermo. Purpose is to remove all moisture and bring asphalt oils up.

We have done a great deal of preformed thermo from Flint Trading this year. On old asphalt or concrete, you will need to apply sealer. If temps are cool, or it has just rained, you will need to heat the surface prior to applying sealer to remove moisture. If it is the middle of the day, 20c or warmer and the sun is shining and you are working in the sun, no need to remove moisture. Prior to heating or applying sealer, you should broom it and use a blower to remove any and all fine sand, dust, dirt etc. If it is newer asphalt where the aggregate is not completely exposed yet, there is no need to apply the sealer. Lay down the whole bar you will be applying and torch it in working the 24" dimension back & forth moving down the stop bar as it is melted. All seams and heat indicator indentations will dissapear as it is heated properly. Bubbles are an indication that it is hot enough but it might be hot enough prior to bubbles forming. Bubbles can also be an indication of moisture boiling out of the asphalt or concrete if you did not heat it to make sure it was dry.