Rust-Oleum Stop Leak

[ricelake922]

Has anyone had any success with the product Rust-Oleum Stop Leak on the roof of their MH. I find it hard to work with a caulking gun and thought this might be a good alternative.

[John_Joey]

Bruce Brown wrote:

John&Joey wrote:
I'm guessing it's petroleum based, and if you have a rubber roof you will ruin it.

I'm no chemist, but here is the MSDS Sheet on it.

But...from the FAQ section, it depends on the type of roof material;

4. Can LeakSeal® be applied to ABS Plastic or Synthetic Rubber?
LeakSeal® is not recommended to be used on ABS Plastic or synthetic rubber. These two substrates have been proven to be extremely difficult to properly accept coatings.

Synthetic rubber is just a fancy way to say the rubber isn't from a rubber tree. I would be more concern with this product destroying the rubber roof then just a poor seal. If the OP in fact does have a rubber roof I would call the roof maker and pose the question to them. Replacing a roof can run from 3-6K and is too much to risk on a $10 can of thinned out tar and internet well wishes.

BTW, Good job on your research!

[Bruce_Brown]

jfkmk wrote:

Bruce Brown wrote:
I haven't used it on the MH roof but I did use it extensively to seal between the walls and floor when I did a Travel Trailer Rebuild.

By all accounts it works as advertised.

Nice rebuild! I sure hope someone paid you good money to haul it away with all the work you did yo it.

Thanks.

I knew what I was getting when I bought it, and lets just say I bought it right.

mike-uswest wrote:
That was a great job, and looks like a lot of work.

Mike

I have around 400 hours in the rebuild, 395 of them were a blast to do. I enjoy projects like this from time-to-time, this one was no exception.

John&Joey wrote:
I'm guessing it's petroleum based, and if you have a rubber roof you will ruin it.

I'm no chemist, but here is the MSDS Sheet on it.

But...from the FAQ section, it depends on the type of roof material;

4. Can LeakSeal® be applied to ABS Plastic or Synthetic Rubber?
LeakSeal® is not recommended to be used on ABS Plastic or synthetic rubber. These two substrates have been proven to be extremely difficult to properly accept coatings.

[3oaks]

John&Joey wrote:
I'm guessing it's petroleum based, and if you have a rubber roof you will ruin it.

That's what I thought too. I would not use it on my rubber roof. A friend of ours sealed a leak on his roof with it two months ago. Only time will tell what affect it will have on the rubber roof and how long the seal will last.

[John_Joey]

I'm guessing it's petroleum based, and if you have a rubber roof you will ruin it.

[fitznj]

I used it on a small wooden box I built to hold the batteries. Sprayed the whole box with 1 can - looks like it sealed really well - so far it is holding up well.

I also used it to seal around a chimney - 5 years later - no leaks.

I would use it for your intended purpose.

Gerry

[mike-uswest]

Bruce Brown wrote:
I haven't used it on the MH roof but I did use it extensively to seal between the walls and floor when I did a Travel Trailer Rebuild.

By all accounts it works as advertised.

That was a great job, and looks like a lot of work.

Mike

[darsben]

It bubbles if even the tiniest bit of moisture is behind it. I used it and removed it.

[jfkmk]

Bruce Brown wrote:
I haven't used it on the MH roof but I did use it extensively to seal between the walls and floor when I did a Travel Trailer Rebuild.

By all accounts it works as advertised.

Nice rebuild! I sure hope someone paid you good money to haul it away with all the work you did yo it.

[Bruce_Brown]

I haven't used it on the MH roof but I did use it extensively to seal between the walls and floor when I did a Travel Trailer Rebuild.

By all accounts it works as advertised.