Rubber roof..do yourself and save 900 buckaroos!!!

[scootertrash]

So 7 years of California sunshine took a toll on my beautiful Tango trailer. Started seeing rubber roof grit, like salt, on the ground after rain. Time to seal up!!!! I checked around and found that it costs about 1100 dollars for 23-28 feet and takes 2 days. Not happy with the toothless gentleman at Coachella RV I decided to do on my own.
Easy Peasy!!!!! No skill needed, just time and sunshine!!!! And Dicor rubber roof system at 130.00 per gallon(ouch)and 25 for the prep spray. The cleaner is not needed if you have simple green and a brush.
Day one, early on sunny day, spray with simple green and scrub away!!!! This took 3 hours or so as you should repeat several times. Dry in sun all day. Cover sides with plastic. Tape vents and top rail. Spray quart bottle of prep fluid until all soaked. 1 quart covers 25 feet. Chalk around vents and skylights.
Day two, roll on rubber with clean paint roller. 2 coats. Dry in sun all day while removing side plastic and tape. Start rolling the front then move back. Dont step on newly applied roof. I did not remove AC cover, I simply rolled under it with a smaller weenie roller.
Do not use the roof coating that is 60 dollars for 5 gallons from Home Depot. It is not designed for motion and is junk. You gotta buck up and go with Dicor. Ouch again…but DIY and save a grand!!!!!!! Over 25 feet, ouch a third time because you need 2 gallons but can apply a third coat. A year later and this roof is still bright white and holding up fine.

[Pippi]

I LOVE the DIY stuff. Thanks for the great info!

I did hear something that put some fear into me about DIY roofing. Maybe you can shed some light. One of the techs at Camping World said one time to never do my own roof or use some sort of product because it turns to a gummy glue.

Is this the stuff you were mentioning at Home Depot? I do recall him mentioning Dicor being good. I hardly remember the facts he was talking about though.

Is the prep spray also Dicor? Are there any other specifics that could help someone make sure to get the right Dicor product? Where did you buy these two items at?

Thanks!!

[RBuzz]

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[Jay n Jazz]

Very Cool. Our rubber roof was in good shape but lacking on the white acrylic coating. When we bought it we knew there would be some roof work in the future. After some good inspection and searching we decided the rubber was good since there were no leaks and just decided to put a new acrylic coating on it.

We too used the Dicor products. We put a good 4 coats of acrylic coating on and still had about a quarter of a gallon of the two gallons we bought to complete the project.

Very easy with a few paint brushes and rollers.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by Jay n Jazz.
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[wythegoodsense]

Nice job. I did this same project a few years ago. I was near some trees, and thus the mild wind blowing cause a number things to blow on the roof. From Insects to pine tree debris. I’ll be doing it again. What was the cleaner you used? Also, did you rent the warm or was it hot, spray equipment? One more question – did you wait 72 hours between each coat? – Mike

[scootertrash]

Rv supply in Paramount, Calif, the prep spray is also Dicor.

[Pippi]

Here’s more info about using ProGuard’s Rubber Roof:

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