Removing self levelling Dicor

The trick with using a solvent on rubber roofs is to be sure its a hot solvent, in other words, a solvent that evaporates fast, such as lacquer thinner. Also, as someone else suggested, do not pour it on the roof or let it puddle and soak in but put it on a rag then rub on the roof. Lacquer thinner also makes an excellent cleaner when it comes time to touch up the chalking on the roof seems. Cleans the seems of dirt and makes them snow white ready for touch up.

Industrial Maintenance Coating Thinner by Klean-Strip at $20 a can at Home Depot does a great job of dissolving the Dicor sealer and providing a perfectly clean surface for new sealant to stick to. Works OK with Proflex as well though not as well as with Dicor.

Using heat is the very last thing I would do. Even mechanical scrapping is safer. Home Depot also has a $3 set of 3 yellow plastic tools that work well for scrapping Dicor and for applying a new bead. Ice cubes also help with smoothing the new Dicor.

CA Traveler wrote:
Use a propane torch to warm (to hot to touch) up a putty knife.

Please don't use a torch. An electric heat gun!

Gau 8 wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:
Use a propane torch to warm (to hot to touch) up a putty knife.

Please don't use a torch. An electric heat gun!

DITTO!!!!!
Do not ever chance using an open flame!

partsman01 wrote:

Gau 8 wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:
Use a propane torch to warm (to hot to touch) up a putty knife.

Please don't use a torch. An electric heat gun!

DITTO!!!!!
Do not ever chance using an open flame!

Guys your on a roof using the torch to heat up the putty knife. Hopefully using it in a safe manner. Safety is just as important using the propane stove etc. JMHO.