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Gjac
Aug 19, 2021Explorer III
I think most of the acrylic coatings are pretty much the same. Some claim to last for 7 years some 10 years or longer. Liquid rubber is suppose to be EPDM material but have heard of problems similar to Barny's. The top white coating is what sloughs off over time leaving the black substrate exposed like shown in Barney's photo. My MH is a 1996 and I recoated it in 2006 with Cool Seal that a friend gave me because his new MH had a FG roof. I had enough for a primer coat and one base coat. It lasted about 7 years before showing signs of wear. I started seeing the black show through several years ago. I recoated it with Rustoleum acrylic coating from Walmart this year. I power washed the roof and recoated with two coats. It cost $20 per gallon and used 1.5 gallons on a 33ft MH. I looked at others like Henry's Tropicool which is a silicone based coating and supposed to last longer, Heng's, Buscote etc but all were much more expensive. Many warn against using acrylic coatings in ponding water so apply in sunny dry weather where no rain is expected for at least 5 days. The new coating reflects the sun keeping the MH much cooler in the summer. Roofs get stained with stuff falling from trees, bird dropping's etc so recoating every 7-10 years is good to not only protect the rubber roof but to keep it white and looking good.
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