Painting roof What to use?
I know this has been talked about 100000 times. But one last time.Going to scrub roof the best I can then put eternabond tape on all seams then paint the roof ( Tired of the white chalking running dow...
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BillyW,
It would be challenging but doable in my opinion. You would have to work about 6 feet at a time from one side and then switch over to the other side for the other half. Then move on to the next 6 feet.
The reason I say 6 feet at a time is to put the material on at the correct rate. You mark the roof every 6 feet with a piece of masking tape. Then apply the material at the rate of one gallon every 6 feet. At least that was the directions I was given for my situation. No matter what distance make sure you find out how much coverage a gallon does and apply it at that rate. It makes it quite easy to do the job right if you know how many feet a gallon will cover. You just pour out 1/2 of the gallon on the right side and then the other 1/2 on the other. It is somewhat thick and is easily spread with a squeege and then followed up with a short nap roller. It is self leveling so the finish comes out very smooth. In my case, the self leveling filled all the valleys in the Alligator like finish to end up being very smooth and nice.
Not being able to walk on the roof would make the job quite a bit more difficult but I think it should be possible to do ok. My son did the final 6 feet of the trailer from the side so he would not have a problem getting down and it came out fine.
As was the case when I first did the roof some years ago, the job was not hard but the climbing up and down the ladder to tape, cut in, and paint was the hardest on me. Thought of using the tractor to lift but it would not go high enough and was too awkward to work from.
Barney
It would be challenging but doable in my opinion. You would have to work about 6 feet at a time from one side and then switch over to the other side for the other half. Then move on to the next 6 feet.
The reason I say 6 feet at a time is to put the material on at the correct rate. You mark the roof every 6 feet with a piece of masking tape. Then apply the material at the rate of one gallon every 6 feet. At least that was the directions I was given for my situation. No matter what distance make sure you find out how much coverage a gallon does and apply it at that rate. It makes it quite easy to do the job right if you know how many feet a gallon will cover. You just pour out 1/2 of the gallon on the right side and then the other 1/2 on the other. It is somewhat thick and is easily spread with a squeege and then followed up with a short nap roller. It is self leveling so the finish comes out very smooth. In my case, the self leveling filled all the valleys in the Alligator like finish to end up being very smooth and nice.
Not being able to walk on the roof would make the job quite a bit more difficult but I think it should be possible to do ok. My son did the final 6 feet of the trailer from the side so he would not have a problem getting down and it came out fine.
As was the case when I first did the roof some years ago, the job was not hard but the climbing up and down the ladder to tape, cut in, and paint was the hardest on me. Thought of using the tractor to lift but it would not go high enough and was too awkward to work from.
Barney
