Here is a video about how to fix a pothole and with two different methods of compacting the mix into the hole. With a small hole you can use a car tyre and drive back and forward on it to give the initial compaction and then finish it off with a tamper such as a 4x4 piece of timber. To hire a compactor for a small hole doesn't justify the time, energy and cost and these items will do just fine. It may require some hard physical labour however I believe the cost is worth it.

It you have a larger hole or area to resurface, you should use a compactor as there is more chance of a vehicle doing tight or even stationary turns on the repair and we want the maximum compaction in the first couple of weeks which the product is hardening the most rapidly.

Tip - In a couple of weeks after the coldmix starts to harden it is good practice to use Bitumend Crackfix to seal the sides of the repair so no more water gets in under the surface causing the asphalt around the repair to weaken and therefore create another pothole in the weeks and months to come.