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puchinno12
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Feb 27, 2014

Roof sealer

Hello all, does anyone know of a product in Mexico the can substitute as a roof sealer on a trailer with an aluminum roof. I have a product in mind called Impac 5000. With my almost nil Spanish comprehension skills it seems to be what I need to seal any seams on my roof. Does any one have any experience with this or any other stuff. Thanks.
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  • Impac 500 is a roof coating not intended for seams. It is a heavy liquid that is sold in 5 gallon buckets. Great product buy you need something different. Is this a trailer that goes back to the USA or is it parked permanently? Do you have a leak? Where are you located?

    Moisheh
  • Hello moisheh, yes it is a permanently parked trailer inPunta Cerritos in mazatlan. I'm going to pu up a palapa over it when we come back in November .I didn't know Imwas going to buy a trailer on my holidays. All my Dicor and eternabond is back in my 5ver in Canada and I would like to put some sealant on it before we leave so that it doesn't get too many leaks over the summer. As usual a deal came up that I couldn't pass up and now I'm scrambling. Puchinno
  • Moisheh, I don't know much about the roof products because we have a tiled pitched roof. There is one product ThermoTek that uses a mesh fabric. First you seal any cracks with one product, put down the mesh fabric, and then coat with the product. Would that work?
  • Chris: Thermotek is a similar product. Both are imperbiabilizante( bad spelling). We have flat roofs and use the Impac 10 year with mesh. Works super but I wouldn't put it on an RV.

    Moisheh
  • If the roof is not leaking you could use that product on the seams. It wont be pretty on the edges and it could invite even more leaks. You have 2 options: Find a Sika distributor. They should have a product in a tube that will work on the edges. Other option is to cover the whole roof with the Impac. I am not good on roofs so would get a local tradesman to do the job. I would bet that in Maz. there are at least 200 guys who do this kind of work. AS Chris stated you can put down a mesh ( HD has it) and then put the coating on top. Not too thick. I don't like it as it is messy looking but here in Kino some of there really old trailers have used that product. I just remembered the English name: Elastomeric. You are aware of the rules for foreign trailers????

    Moisheh
  • Thanks all for your responses . I just got lucky and remembered a friend coming down for carnival . He has room for a couple of tubes of Dicor. Roof problem solved. Thanks again all.