Had our roof coated 2003 30' Prowler

[tomkaren13]

The roof on our TT needed work. Our Repair facility recommended we use Dicor's Coolcoat. Took 2 gal and a qt of primer. Kind of expensive but you would not believe how much cooler the inside is. In Florida that is a great extra.

[Mcamper]

tomkaren13 wrote:
2 gal was more than enough for our 30 foot TT

You may have just saved me the cost of another gallon. My trailer is smaller than yours. I have roughly 160 sq. feet to cover. At a rate of 125 sq. ft. per gallon I would need 1.28 gallons. Now take into consideration that you have to coat it twice that is 2.56 gallons. That equals buying three gallons.

I called the Dicor corp. about this, and they said it would take the 2.56 gallons, but your real life situation is more accurate than some figures, especially given that your trailer is some 80 sq. foot larger in the roof area.

It has to be done in one day, if I do not have enough - I am in trouble. I do not know what to do. It is a pain returning the extra gallon if I get too much.

[tomkaren13]

2 gal was more than enough for our 30 foot TT

[BarneyS]

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[Mcamper]

tomkaren13 wrote:
The 2 gal was enough and even had some left over. Still very satisfied with the roof.

How big is your RV?

[jaycocreek]

Thanks for the heads up on Dicor... On my older metal roofs I always used Snow Roof, even on my pickup campers. Works great also.

[tomkaren13]

The 2 gal was enough and even had some left over. Still very satisfied with the roof.

[canadiankid]

if your 20 foot trailer is 8 feet wide then you should have about 160-170 sq feet of roof.

Mcamper wrote:

Hello to you in Florida. I am glad that Coolcoat worked well for you. I am getting ready to put a coating on my TT as well. I see that you say you bought 2 gallons. Was that enough? The website states one can will cover 125 sq. feet. I figure it will take me 2 and 1/2 gallons to do my 20ft trailer.
Let us know about the coverage.

Thanks!

[Mcamper]

tomkaren13 wrote:
The roof on our TT needed work. Our Repair facility recommended we use Dicor's Coolcoat. Took 2 gal and a qt of primer. Kind of expensive but you would not believe how much cooler the inside is. In Florida that is a great extra.

Hello to you in Florida. I am glad that Coolcoat worked well for you. I am getting ready to put a coating on my TT as well. I see that you say you bought 2 gallons. Was that enough? The website states one can will cover 125 sq. feet. I figure it will take me 2 and 1/2 gallons to do my 20ft trailer.
Let us know about the coverage.

Thanks!

[legolas]

tkcas01 wrote:

westend wrote:

lawrosa wrote:
Cooler???? Its white... False advertising... They are all white...

Its different then liquid roof.... But the dead is done...... dont worry until it fails...

Have you looked at the material used for this coating? Why would it fail? Dicor has a pretty good track record in the RV industry, I doubt they are in the business of making substandard product.

No, he is a newbie that just showed up two days again and apparently thinks he owns these forums. Likes to use ???????????? alot. Doubtful he has anything of value to add. I suggest you block him like many of us have.

Thanks for the info on this member....sounds like a smart move

[camperdave]

I think these roof coatings are great! Soooo much easier and cheaper than a re-roof. I used a different one, but Dicor certainly has a solid rep in the roof maintenance area. My DIY re-coat job was a few hundred bucks and a few days of work, but saved thousands over having to install a whole new roof.

My only advice would be to keep a close eye on it. I find that the re-coated roof is not quite as solid, I've found a few new tears and gaps over the months following the re-coat. Now I did it myself so it was probably not done as well as it could have been, but a quick application of Dicor levelling sealant or a quick patch of Eternabond has taken care of the mistakes I've found. If the roof gets me through another 5 years, I'll be a happy guy. 🙂

[westend]

Yeah Tom, the acrylic roof coatings are great to keep down the heat and afford some protection to the membrane. I used a different brand but the Dicor with the ceramic beads should work out very well.
Thanks for your post.

[tomkaren13]

OP here. Please DO NOT take over my post. I started this to let others know of my satisfaction with this Dicor product!

[Golden_HVAC]

My roof was cooler and quietier during a rainstorm after coating mine. Thicker is better for roofs, and will slow the heat transfer.

Glad that you are happy with the new roof coating.

Fred.

[westend]

lawrosa wrote:
Cooler???? Its white... False advertising... They are all white...

Its different then liquid roof.... But the dead is done...... dont worry until it fails...

Have you looked at the material used for this coating? Why would it fail? Dicor has a pretty good track record in the RV industry, I doubt they are in the business of making substandard product.