Pothole repair · Cold premix patching
How to repair potholes with cold mix asphalt
Igugu Industries supplies pothole repair materials: cold mix asphalt (cold premix) in 25 kg bags or in bulk, with the tack coat and crack sealant that go with it. This page gives the patching steps, then the products for the job. Delivered to your depot, stores or site in all nine provinces.
Patching a pothole with cold mix: the steps
Cold mix is ready to use from the bag. There is nothing to heat and nothing to mix in. These are the usual steps for a patch; your specification or engineer has the last word on the detail.
- Mark and cut back. Mark the damaged area and cut it back to firm edges, as your specification asks.
- Clean the hole. Remove loose material, dirt and water, so the patch sits on a clean base.
- Bond coat the sides and floor. Where your specification asks for it, brush or spray a tack (bond) coat onto the sides and floor of the hole.
- Place the cold mix. Place it in the hole straight from the bag. Never heat it, and never thin it with diesel or paraffin.
- Compact it. Compact the mix in the repair. We advise the compaction method for your job.
- Open the road. Once the mix is compacted, the road can carry traffic again.
Cracks around the pothole let water in and bring the pothole back. Seal them with crack sealant once the patch is done. We give application guidance with every quote.
Cold mix asphalt (bagged and bulk)
Pre-mixed asphalt that is stored and laid cold. Your team places the mix in the repair and compacts it: no heating, no mixing on site and no hot equipment to bring.
- Product
- Cold mix asphalt (cold premix), stored and laid cold
- Specification
- Supplied to your project specification
- Laying
- Ready to use: place it and compact it. Never heat it or thin it with diesel or paraffin
- Supplied as
- 25 kg bags, or bulk by the tonne
- Technical support
- Product selection and application guidance
- Documents
- Data sheet and safety data sheet on request
Where it is used
- Pothole repair and patching on municipal, provincial and private roads.
- Estate and body corporate roads, farm roads and yards.
- Trench reinstatement after pipe, cable and service work.
Also written as: cold premix, cold premix bags, cold asphalt, cold patch, pothole patching material, pothole repair mix, road patching material.
To quote, send us
- The number of 25 kg bags, or the tonnes in bulk.
- The delivery point and the date you need it.
- The pothole sizes or a photo, if you would like us to work out the bags. Not needed to start: send what you have.
Tack coat (bond coat) for patch repairs
SS60 anionic stable grade emulsion, diluted with water on site, to bond the patch to the sides and floor of the hole. In patch repairs it is diluted 50/50.
- Product
- SS60, diluted with water on site
- Specification
- SS60 conforms to SANS 4001-BT3; diluted as your project specification states
- Supplied as
- SS60 in 200 L drums, 1,000 L flowbins or bulk, diluted on site
- Documents
- SS60 data sheet and safety data sheet on request
Where it is used
- Bond coat in patch repairs, with SS60 diluted 50/50.
- Tack coat before asphalt overlays.
Also written as: tack coat (SS60), bond coat, 30% emulsion, tack coat emulsion.
To quote, send us
- The litres, or the area in m².
- Whether you dilute on site. SS60 is delivered undiluted: use clean water, and add the water to the emulsion.
Hot-applied crack sealant for cracks around the patch
A polymer-modified bitumen crack sealant, heated in a melter and poured into cleaned cracks, so rain runs off the surface instead of soaking into the layers below.
- Type
- Hot-applied, polymer-modified bitumen crack sealant; C-E1, as BOQs write it
- Specification
- Supplied to your project specification
- Supplied as
- 25 L drums; the net mass is confirmed on the quote
- Documents
- Data sheet and safety data sheet on request
Where it is used
- Sealing longitudinal, transverse and joint cracks in asphalt surfacing.
- Routine road maintenance and crack-sealing contracts.
Also written as: crack seal, crack sealing, hot-applied crack sealant, C-E1.
To quote, send us
- The kilograms or number of drums, or the metres of crack.
- Whether you have a melter.
Cold-applied crack sealant for fine cracks
An elastomer-modified bitumen emulsion crack sealant, applied without heating. For fine cracks, and for small jobs where a melter would be more equipment than the job needs.
- Type
- Cold-applied, elastomer-modified bitumen emulsion crack sealant; CC-E1, as BOQs write it
- Specification
- Supplied to your project specification
- Supplied as
- 200 L drums or bulk; 1,000 L flowbins on request
- Documents
- Data sheet and safety data sheet on request
Where it is used
- Fine cracks in asphalt and seal surfaces.
- Small maintenance jobs with minimal equipment.
Also written as: cold crack sealant, cold-applied crack sealant, emulsion crack sealant, CC-E1.
To quote, send us
- The litres, or the metres of crack.
- The pack you want: 200 L drums, bulk or flowbins.
How to order: send the pothole sizes, we work out the bags
The bags you need depend on the size and depth of each pothole, so we do not give a figure per bag. Send the length, width and depth of each pothole, or a photo of each with a tape measure in it, on WhatsApp to 084 556 8888, and we work out the bags and advise the quantity with the quote.
No measurements yet? Send the delivery point and what you know. We reply and ask for the rest.
Pothole repair in an RFQ or tender
RFQs ask for this in many words: cold premix bags, pothole patching material, road patching material or pothole repair. Send the RFQ number, the closing date and the quantity, and we quote against your specification, with the vendor details your supply chain office asks for.
Buying for a municipality? See road maintenance materials for municipalities. Contractors: send the BOQ before closing, or after award.
Technical support
Technical support comes with the supply: product selection and application guidance for the job and its specification. Tell us the job, the material and the specification, and we recommend what to use and how to apply it.
Buying for a tender or RFQ
Igugu Industries is B-BBEE Level 1, 100% black-woman-owned and registered on National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database (CSD). Vendor details and compliance documents are sent on request, with data sheets and safety data sheets for the products on your quote.
Related pages
- Cold mix asphalt: the product page, in 25 kg bags or bulk.
- Prime coat and tack coat, for bond coats under patches and overlays.
- Crack sealant, hot-applied and cold-applied.
- Hot mix asphalt, for larger repairs and resurfacing.
- Stabilising a gravel road, for a gravel road that needs a stronger layer.
- Delivery to all nine provinces.
Questions buyers ask
Questions about pothole repair.
Which products do I need for a pothole repair job?
Cold mix asphalt for the patch. Where your specification asks for a bond coat, SS60 diluted on site. Where cracks surround the patch, crack sealant. Igugu Industries quotes all three on one quote. Tell us which you need.
Do I need a tack coat when I patch with cold mix?
Your specification says. Where it asks for a bond coat, Igugu Industries supplies SS60, diluted 50/50 on site, to brush or spray onto the sides and floor of the hole before the mix goes in.
What is the difference between cold mix and hot mix for patching?
Cold mix is stored and laid cold, so there is no heating and no hot equipment to bring: place it and compact it. Igugu Industries also supplies hot mix asphalt, for larger repairs and resurfacing.
What do I send to get a pothole repair quote?
Send the pothole sizes or a photo of each with a tape measure in it, and the delivery point, on WhatsApp to 084 556 8888 or by e-mail to sales@iguguindustries.co.za. If you only have part of that, send it anyway: we reply and ask for the rest. For an RFQ, send the RFQ number and the closing date.
Delivered to site, mine, plant or depot in all nine provinces, with quick lead times. Tell us the site and the date you need it, and the quote confirms delivery. Delivery details
Contact
Request a quote.
Send the product, the quantity, the delivery site and the date you need it. Holding an RFQ, tender or BOQ? Send it whole: we price every line we supply and tell you which lines we do not.
Talk to us directly
WhatsApp 084 556 8888- Call
- 084 556 8888
- Head office
- 1225 Keyser Avenue, Queenswood
Pretoria, Gauteng, 0186
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