UPGRADE the exterior of your house in minutes with a lick of paint.
That's what Jade Arrowsmith did to her driveway and over two million people have seen the transformation.
Jade's driveway before she painted it was a very light grey, after years of fading in the sun
Jade spent the day painting it and the tarmac looks brand new!
Sika Black Tarmac restorer, 5L Jerry Can is £23 at B&QThe video, which she posted to her public TikTok account, @arrowsmithshome__ , sees her hard at work painting tarmac by hand.
She captioned the video: “I only painted my drive.
“What do you think of the before and after?
“Using @bandq_uk sikagard tarmac restorer. Have a great weekend.”
The exact product Jade used is the Sika Black Tarmac restorer, 5L Jerry Can available at B&Q for £23.
As for how many cans you'd need, Jade's driveway is massive and she used three for one coat.
Hundreds of TikTok users loved the end result.
One wrote: “Good for you girl.. looks so much better after. Made your house pop especially next to the drive.”
Another said: “I think it looks BRILLIANT. Well done for actually doing it.”
Someone else commented: “I do my drive every year doing this. It stops the tarmac breaking up and looks great.”
But one homeowner claims it lasts longer than a year: “I painted mine about 12 years ago and it still looks good.”
One user said: “That’s really good, looks like you’ve got new tarmac put down, done a good job.”
And another agreed: “Ooo looks like fresh tarmac.”
Some were concerned the ‘newly laid tarmac look' wouldn't last the summer, and it would crack with heat.
Someone said: “Bad idea for when it’s really hot as the black paint will attract the heat more and make it crack.”
Another chimed: “Will get hot and will crack in summer.”
But the product claims to be “tough and durable”.
Described as a “tarmac restorer”, the online product description reads: “A high performance, low odour surface coating specially formulated to make existing tarmac look like new.”
“Once dry, it provides a deep black, tough, durable and low sheen finish which protects from weathering, oil and petrol spills and unsightly plant and weed growth”.
Whilst it may have taken Jade a day in the sunshine to paint her tarmac, she'll be saving herself hours of jet washing and weed-removing this summer.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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