# Adding quikrete to paver base
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-quikrete-to-paver-base/993295
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 17, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-quikrete-to-paver-base/993295 "2023-11-17T15:17:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-quikrete-to-paver-base/993295/21 "2023-11-29T05:21:28Z")
> [@TriPolar](#):
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> I have one of those big propane ‘Tiger’ torches that works well for that. It also doesn’t have much other use.
Given that the new Tesla trucks have a stainless steel finish, I wonder if you could melt the snow and ice off of one with that? If so, it would make for a killer commercial.
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-quikrete-to-paver-base/993295/22 "2023-11-29T14:39:50Z")
> [@TruCelt](#):
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> stainless steel finish
I wonder what ‘finish’ means here. Is it solid stainless, or just some thin layer over something else less able to withstand the heat of a torch?
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### Author:  [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-quikrete-to-paver-base/993295/23 "2023-11-29T19:07:29Z")
> [@TriPolar](#):
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> I wonder what ‘finish’ means here. Is it solid stainless, or just some thin layer over something else less able to withstand the heat of a torch?
AIUI they just bent the sheets of stainless and riveted them on to form the auto body. But I’m not particularly knowledgeable on the subject.
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-quikrete-to-paver-base/993295/24 "2023-11-29T19:23:39Z")
I haven’t been paying attention to this truck, but it has a real DeLorean look to it. Like some general contractors would take back to the future.
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