Why not heat it?
What would that cost?
I always start big :laughing:It would cost a Sh!t Ton.
Yes & it didn't work all that well....
How dark did you tint it? What were the daytime temps like when it didn't work well?
I can understand it not working at 5-10 degrees, but I would think in the 20-25 degrees and sunny, a dark tint would put the surface temp above freezing.
Their goal is to burn off the ice during the freeze/thaw periods in October/November and February/March in northern Minnesota. Usually there is enough sun that I would think we could boost surface temps 10-15 degrees in the daytime sun.
Asphalt sealants get pretty slippery IMHO.
If you are in a climate where you get the cold, dry snow, it is always followed by clear cold weather from the NW. If you just scape it well the sun will make the thing surface snow disappear by melting or sublimation from any surface, which is evaporation of solids (ice in this case). - Just don't use the driveway too much and pack the remains too much the day after if you are on a slope. - It even disappears at night of 0F.
Just do like we do in Mass. Dump a crap load of salt on it.
A quick thought...Now here in Jan 22 I'm asking this same question about concrete stain.... I have a driveway that gets melt water from a neighbor's yard. The first winter I worked like a dog, because my concrete drive had aged only 2 months, and could not use crap loads of salt...lol. But four years later I've tried different things ( not asphalt sealer !!) and I'm back to the crap loads..... not salt though, but calcium chloride. Expensive but effective down to 0 degrees and safer for grass.
Has anyone done colored or stained concrete to increase the heat gain on a driveway to increase ice melt? HO here in Minnesota is interested in mimicking asphalt to reduce ice build up on driveway.