Roof maintenence

Ron3rd wrote:

hddecker wrote:

westend wrote:
If you are going to use Eternabond tape, I would suggest to make the surface as level as possible. That may mean the removal of some caulk. Also, the tape works best when the surface is beyond just a simple cleaning. Eternabond recommends using their cleaner but I would believe alcohol or acetone would work as well.

Alcohol might be ok, but acetone is pretty harsh.

I know there is the Eternabond camp, but I have been more than satisfied with just refreshing the lap sealant. I save the EB for emergency repairs.

If it ain't broke, throwing more money at it ain't mean it going to make it better.

EB user here and I agree with you somewhat. Applying EB properly can be a ton of work in some cases. It does work great though.

BTW, I used EB a couple of years ago and if I recall, EB's instructions say to clean with acetone if you don't use their cleaner. You can download the instructions and confirm.

Hi Ron,

I will take your word that EB says the use of Acetone is OK. I always have a gallon of Acetone in my shop, one of my favorite surface preps. I also always have a gallon of denatured alcohol, and lacquer thinners.

My default cleaner has always been alcohol, because I know there is not much, besides the liver and brain, that it attacks. It goes back to my days when I was pursuing a career as a mechanic, that I learned how bad petroleum distillates were for things like brake cylinder cups and the like. (So I just brought that forward to my rubber roof.)

This in the days when we thought nothing of washing the grease off our hands with leaded gasoline.