Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner is a professional-grade, biobased asphalt cleaner developed for paving, asphalt production, and road maintenance. Its biodegradable, non-toxic, and non-flammable formula dissolves asphalt, bitumen, tar, tack, oil, and stubborn paving residue from equipment, machinery, truck beds, and hand tools.
Built as an alternative to diesel fuel and harsh petroleum-based solvents, Trick Shot® ASPHALT handles everything from routine daily cleanup to old, hardened asphalt deposits. Its penetrating formula stays on the surface longer, giving paving crews the working time needed to loosen difficult buildup while providing a cleaner, worker-friendly solution for maintaining asphalt equipment and tools.
Made with a high-purity soy-based oil, Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner is registered under the USDA BioPreferred® Program with 96% biobased carbon content. Its high flash point, low odor, and low evaporation rate make it well suited for frequent use in asphalt plants, paving operations, and equipment maintenance.
Unlike cleaners that simply evaporate after use, Trick Shot® ASPHALT also leaves behind lubricating and protective properties that benefit moving equipment components such as augers, chains, sprockets, screws, and bearings. This combination of biobased cleaning and lubrication gives paving crews a worker-friendly solution for cleaning and maintaining equipment throughout the workday.
Industrial Asphalt Solvent & Cleaner for Paving Equipment & Tools
Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner is built for continuous and end-of-day cleaning throughout asphalt paving and maintenance operations. Use it to dissolve and loosen asphalt, tar, bitumen, tack, sealcoat, oil, and paving residue from pavers, rollers, screeds, hoppers, tanks, pots, truck beds, rakes, shovels, lutes, tampers, and other asphalt equipment and tools. Depending on the job, Trick Shot® can be sprayed, brushed, dipped, or used as a soak to tackle buildup in hard-to-clean areas.
“Our seal coat tank trailer hasn’t been this clean since the day we brought it home!”
For hardened asphalt, crystallized tack, and baked-on deposits, Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner can be left on the surface for extended periods to penetrate stubborn buildup. Its low evaporation rate allows the cleaner to continue working for minutes, hours, overnight, or even over a weekend when needed. For especially heavy deposits, re-wetting the area can help the product work deeper into the buildup, loosen the material, and reduce the need for aggressive scraping.
Trick Shot® ASPHALT is also effective for removing tack coat, asphalt residue, and paving overspray from truck beds, trailers, shuttle buggies, and other transport equipment. Regular cleaning helps prevent layers of material from accumulating and makes ongoing maintenance and end-of-day cleanup easier.
“We used to use [leading competitor], but Trick Shot works better on the old, baked-on stuff. Let it soak and it gets underneath and breaks it loose.”
Asphalt Release Agent for Truck Beds, Tools & Paving Equipment
Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner can also be used as a preventative asphalt release coating for truck beds, hoppers, loader buckets, shuttle buggies, rakes, shovels, and other paving equipment and tools. Apply a thin, even coating to clean surfaces before loading or working with asphalt to help prevent hot mix, tack, and other sticky asphalt materials from adhering to the surface.
Because Trick Shot® ASPHALT evaporates slowly, the coating stays on treated surfaces longer and can continue providing release performance through multiple uses, depending on operating conditions. This dual-purpose formula gives paving crews one product to remove existing asphalt buildup and help prevent new material from sticking, making truck beds, equipment, and tools easier to clean and maintain.
DOT Use Note: Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner is not AASHTO/NTPEP approved for release-agent use on all state DOT-managed highway projects. Requirements vary by state and contract. Always check applicable state DOT requirements and project specifications before using the product as an asphalt release agent.
Asphalt Solvent & Cleaner FAQs
What is the best way to remove asphalt from paving equipment?
Apply an asphalt solvent directly to the buildup and allow enough dwell time for it to penetrate and loosen the material. Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner can be sprayed, brushed, wiped, dipped, or used as a soak before the loosened asphalt is wiped, scraped, or rinsed away.
How do you remove hardened or baked-on asphalt?
Apply Trick Shot® ASPHALT directly to the hardened deposit and allow it to soak. Its low evaporation rate makes longer dwell times possible for stubborn buildup. Heavy deposits can be re-wetted as needed to help loosen old asphalt and reduce aggressive scraping.
Can Trick Shot® remove tack coat from paving equipment and trucks?
Yes. Trick Shot® ASPHALT dissolves and loosens tack coat and tack residue from paving equipment, tools, truck beds, trailers, shuttle buggies, and other surfaces. Older or crystallized tack may require additional dwell time.
Can Trick Shot® ASPHALT be used instead of diesel fuel for cleaning paving equipment?
Yes. Trick Shot® ASPHALT is a purpose-built, biobased alternative to diesel fuel and conventional petroleum solvents for cleaning asphalt equipment and tools. It is non-flammable, low odor, and USDA BioPreferred® with 96% biobased carbon content.
Can Trick Shot® ASPHALT be used as an asphalt release agent?
Yes. Trick Shot® ASPHALT can be applied as a thin preventative coating to truck beds, hoppers, loader buckets, shuttle buggies, tools, and other paving equipment to help reduce asphalt sticking. Always check applicable state DOT requirements and project specifications before using the product as a release agent on DOT-managed projects.
Why is diesel fuel used to clean asphalt equipment, and what is a biobased alternative?
Diesel fuel has traditionally been used by some paving crews because it can soften asphalt residue and is often readily available on jobsites. Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner is a purpose-built, biobased alternative designed specifically to dissolve and loosen asphalt, tar, bitumen, and tack from paving equipment and tools. Trick Shot® is non-flammable, USDA BioPreferred® with 96% biobased carbon content, and formulated with a low evaporation rate that provides extended working time for stubborn asphalt buildup.
How do you keep asphalt from sticking to a truck bed?
Before loading asphalt, apply a thin, even coating of Trick Shot® ASPHALT Solvent & Cleaner to a clean truck bed to help prevent hot mix from sticking to the surface. The coating helps asphalt release more easily and reduces the amount of material left behind for cleanup. Always check applicable state DOT requirements and project specifications before using the product as an asphalt release agent on DOT-managed projects.
