Here are what I hope will be my final pictures of this project. I'm very happy with the results, especially the edges along the roof. Because I'm somewhat clumsy and can get I don't care attitude when I am in a hurry and hot and hungry, I was afraid that would be the case. But I took my time with the taping and boy am I glad I did. Some of the pictures show the edges where the roof membrane and the new crazy seal go over the side to the gutter. For the most part, it is a pretty sharp edge and looks good in my humble opinion.
I'm not sure but it seems like it cures thicker than it went on. That is something that is hard to measure but I can for sure say this roof is much tougher than the original thin membrane. And I am pretty confident that the seams and roof penetrations won't be an issue anymore or at least not near as much. I was putting an ungodly amount of Dicor up there constantly, and I don't feel like I was overdoing it too much. It was constantly cracking and I just didn't want to have another roof issue like I had before on a previous trailer. It wasn't going to be long before I spent the same amount of money on dicor that I did on the crazy seal system!
As I said before, let me be clear. This stuff is not the same as a previous product I used on a previous trailer, which was installed by RVroof.com. Their system is excellent, and probably thicker. It definitely is prettier than what I was able to achieve. I surely wish I could have done them some more business but I'm in a different Financial situation now that I'm divorced. Plus I will add that a member here helped me financially with that roof but I believe he said at that time not to say anything publicly about it. I will thank him right here again for helping me at that time in my life. Anyway, I digress.
Observations:
1. This is definitely a good option assuming the sun doesn't kill it. With a 50-year guarantee, I hope it doesn't.
2. Labor-intensive. I address this in my previous post. I wish I was in better shape because I had to make sure I didn't work on this the day before a work day.
3. Not as pretty and smooth as the spray-on professional options, but I knew that when I purchased it.
4. Take your time taping it up. Even as impatient as I am, it was worth it. There are people, probably most of you here, that are pickier than me. I didn't worry too much about how it looked around the edges of my roof penetrations although I did my best to tape them properly. I even went back with a sharp knife to clean them up.
5. Out of the sunlight is best. I can't imagine doing this work with the sun bearing down on me, not just for the heat Factor but because of staring at the light-colored roof in the Sun.
6. I loved the crazy patch. It had visibly more fibers and was thicker than the crazy seal top layer. So you could really glop it on wherever you wanted it, especially problem areas like roof penetrations, and still spread it out nicely.
7. The main Crazy Seal layer is much smoother, so it helps smooth out the grainy look of the Patch.
8. Follow instructions carefully. Mainly, when it says apply the top layer very soon after the Patch, do so. For the most part I was able to get this done but occasionally I either ran a paint brush or a paint roller across an area that had been done 15 or 20 minutes prior and this would upset the Cure. For lack of a better description, it looked like a pudding skin that had been moved and wrinkled up. So either applying more patch or applying a heavier coat of top layer would help take care of it but it might not fix it perfectly depending on your preferences.
9. White socks, no shoes, for second day/layer.
10. Slicker than dog snot on a door knob. While taping for the second layer, I discovered that if you put a sweaty arm down to prop yourself up, you may slip and fall off that prop. It's sort of funny but it could be dangerous so be careful. If I ever go up there while it's wet with Dew or rain, I will be careful for sure
11. Pull your tape as soon as you have the top layer in place. And I mean Within just a very few minutes if not immediately. This is not paint, remember. This is silicone and it's like tearing a rubber sheet if it dries too much. I probably waited a little too long on the first time but then when I went back and taped it again for the second layer and removed it much more quickly, things went better.
12. Use a ground ladder. The ladder on the back of the trailer is nice for just normal RV stuff but you don't want to be working with that darn thing.
13. I used a leaf blower rather frequently throughout the process except when I was actually applying wet product
14. Don't discover two-month-old rotten eggs in your refrigerator in the middle of the project like I did.
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