How soon can new pavement be sealcoated?
Newly paved asphalt surfaces should not be sealcoated until they have had sufficient time to cure. Curing allows the excess oils that are always present in new asphalt pavements to diminish through a process called oxidation. This process can take as little as 30 days or as much as 90 days depending on the percentage of oil present in the new pavement. We usually recommend that a new asphalt pavement be allowed to go through one winter season before sealcoating. This ensures that the surface will be properly cured when pavement sealer is applied.
