Resealing Fiberglass Roof

Blackdiamond wrote:

Rick Jay wrote:
Ok, I'm a bit puzzled.

As long as I've been on these forums, I have heard some folks say that they would only get an RV with a fiberglass roof and that they WOULD NEVER buy a rig with a rubber roof. The reason being was the extra maintenance required with a rubber roof, that they only last "X" years, yada yada.

Our rig, with a rubber roof, is about the same age as JCat's. I've sealed the original seams with Eternabond as needed over the years and generally just kept the roof clean, inspecting it Spring and Fall. I don't think it'll need to be replaced in the near future, but who knows?

So, I'm surprised that a fiberglass roof needs this type of attention after a similar time period.

Is this type of deterioration unusual for fiberglass roofs?

An inquiring mind would like to know. :)

Thanks,

~Rick

I'm in the same boat Rick, TPO roof 20 years old, used eternabond on the seams at the front and rear cap, sky lights, vents and I think I have many more years to go. I'm sure Bumpy will chime in.

To the OP, I would look into fiberglass resurfacing the areas that have cracks or see if something like liquid roof would work.

Same here. 15+ years on our Brite-Tek roof, still looks as good as the day we brought it home.

When we ordered our current MH we had the choice between Brite-Tek and fiberglass, based on our experience with Brite-Tek on our other MHs we chose it again.

If we were ordering today we'd make the same choice.

As to the OPs question, I used a coating once on an older TT, it worked OK for the time I owned it.