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bobsallyh
Feb 12, 2018Explorer II
I just coated our EPDM rubber roof last Monday, Feb. 5th. with Liquid Roof. Preparation was a whole lot more time consuming then the application itself. It was recommended to me by another RVer that has done 4 or 5 trailers with rubber roofs and used Liquid Roof. He suggested that I clean all Dicor sealant that is around roof/cap joints, roof vents, etc. Used a rag with mineral spirits and wiped the Dicor clean. Now I did not remove the Dicor, just cleaned it off to it's original white. Cleaned very easily. Scrubbed roof 3 times, broomed off and dust mopped the roof the morning of the coating. Also, my roof radiuses down the side of the trailer about an 1 1/2 inch. So I masked the sides with masking tape and paper, down about 18 inches. Also partially covered slide awnings with paper. It was good I did, as the Liquid Roof is thick but yet like melted cheese on a pizza. Since the radius had to be done from a ladder with a 4" roller, it was a good thing I took the time to tape and paper. Sure saved a lot of clean-up. When coating the roof, I brushed the Liquid Roof around the vents, etc. Then several videos suggested using a squgee to distribute the coating after pouring out of bucket. Then rolling. Well I had a "foam" squeegee that didn't amount to a hoot. Threw it down off the roof and just dumped from the bucket and rolled the product. Went real good, took about 2 hours and 20 minutes for the 38' fiver. Looked at it Saturday, February 10. Turns I did do several places lightly. So, I just got off the phone with EPDM Coatings. They told me to wait 30 days to recoat which I'm going to do. I'm looking to preserve the roof and never had a leak problem. I don't care what it will look like, if someone wants to send their drone up to look, have at it. Have plenty of rags, maybe a back-up roller and some ground help. And have a good pair of sunglasses, I believe that is how I ended up with the light spots. The sun is extremely bright here in Arizona and my shades have faded over time. If I can be of any help just PM me.
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