Need advice for a ruined roof
Awhile back I bought my first travel trailer. A 98 prowler 24lz. I knew nothing about RV's at the time and made some mistakes. The biggest was that the roof was completely shot when I got it. Almost a...
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I spread this stuff on my roof - it is a 97 Bounder.
http://www.epdmcoatings.com/rv_roof_repair.html
I had already coated it a few years ago, and thought that at that time the roof was pretty much gone, and I should have done it a couple of years sooner! I think that you might be doing it to late, and might require all new roofing material. This includes removing the A/C, all roof vents, refrigerator vent, and starting fresh with replacement plywood where it is required, and contact cement over the roof, then apply the replacement material.
Click on the link above, they show how easy it is to apply the material. I actually put mine on at my storage facility, it is under cover, and went pretty well. The on site manager did not see me up there.
It has to be above 55F to cure, a problem in Portland OR night now, it has not reached 60F in a few weeks, and perhaps only for a few hours next week. So I am saving the touch ups for next month (I hope) by keeping my left over product in the freezer, hoping it will not cure in the meantime.
You ad a red catalyst to the base product, and it turns white once applied.
There is a video online, it looked really easy. I had applied other stuff before - in 2009. This is much easier, and smell is much less. It bonds to the roof very well. Basically I used a ceramic cup to scoop it out of the 5 gallon pail, and then spread it with a paint brush - the $1.25 kind made to be disposable. I also wore disposable coveralls and gloves rated for acetone, so they did not dissolve with the roof chemicals.
It took me about 8 gallons with a 30' long Bounder. I probably could have applied it a little thinner and got away with 5 gallons, but wanted a really thick application, so I will not need to repeat in 4 or 5 years. It should last 8-10 years? I don't know yet.
Good luck,
Fred.
http://www.epdmcoatings.com/rv_roof_repair.html
I had already coated it a few years ago, and thought that at that time the roof was pretty much gone, and I should have done it a couple of years sooner! I think that you might be doing it to late, and might require all new roofing material. This includes removing the A/C, all roof vents, refrigerator vent, and starting fresh with replacement plywood where it is required, and contact cement over the roof, then apply the replacement material.
Click on the link above, they show how easy it is to apply the material. I actually put mine on at my storage facility, it is under cover, and went pretty well. The on site manager did not see me up there.
It has to be above 55F to cure, a problem in Portland OR night now, it has not reached 60F in a few weeks, and perhaps only for a few hours next week. So I am saving the touch ups for next month (I hope) by keeping my left over product in the freezer, hoping it will not cure in the meantime.
You ad a red catalyst to the base product, and it turns white once applied.
There is a video online, it looked really easy. I had applied other stuff before - in 2009. This is much easier, and smell is much less. It bonds to the roof very well. Basically I used a ceramic cup to scoop it out of the 5 gallon pail, and then spread it with a paint brush - the $1.25 kind made to be disposable. I also wore disposable coveralls and gloves rated for acetone, so they did not dissolve with the roof chemicals.
It took me about 8 gallons with a 30' long Bounder. I probably could have applied it a little thinner and got away with 5 gallons, but wanted a really thick application, so I will not need to repeat in 4 or 5 years. It should last 8-10 years? I don't know yet.
Good luck,
Fred.
