Painting roof with white reflective rubber acrylic elastomeric coating

In this video I am sealing the roof with an acrylic elastomeric reflective roof coating in order to seal it up from those pesky hard-to-find leaks that occur on low-slope roofs.

This Lanco White-Seal Elastomeric Roof Sealer features a rubberized formula that will protect your roof. It reflects sun rays to lower your energy costs and it provides you with weatherproofing that won't crack, peel or crumble. This sealer can be used to waterproof a wide range of roofs including conventional bituminous built-up roofs, metal, concrete, bonded tar and more.

Lanco 5 Gal. White-Seal 100% Acrylic Elastomeric Reflective Roof Coating with High Dirt Pick-Up Resistance

Music
The Four Seasons Summer_ 3. Presto (Vivaldi) - Dover Quartet
South Bound Wreck - Prophecy Playground

[porky]

Great job, i did this 4 years ago against everyone saying not to. It was the best thing i did, it gets windy and blows shingles off in our area and i no longer have those issues but the neighbors do. In a few years i'm going to hit it again with 2 coats just cause.

[darylhill]

As a professional painting contractor for 50 years, painting, a roof is an extremely good idea! So many misleading comments that are totally wrong! My personal residence has been painted since 1961 still going on the original roof! Why more people do not paint their roots beyond me

[PainlessTrader-hu]

I painted my roof in Bullhead City Arizona with Snow Seal, it dropped my electric bill by 30 percent and stopped a roof leak... its a great product.

[angstrommanagement]

Great video and yes it works!How I did it as an aluminum contractor:
Tint the paint gray then while youre rolling have someone follow the wet edge and scatter multi colored sand with a fertilizer spreader on lightest setting and youll be surprised hom much it ends up looking like a newly shingled roof😎

[tedwalker]

I have used this product.
1. make sure the roof is clean first.
2. make sure to mix the product well.
3. It will not stop all leaks.
4. It will reflect a lot of heat from the sun. Very important when it is 115 degrees in Arizona.
5. It does last a long time. Must be pressure washed before recoating years later.

[willisjefferson]

As a Paint Contractor for 40 years I agree 100% We had a client who needed a new roof but as a lark asked us to paint it, that was 25 years ago and it still looks great

[coldwarrior]

Have used products like this for decades. Points to consider:
1. Sealing cracks requires the thicker paste version and mesh fabric, almost like fiberglass layup.
2. This is a plastic seal which will trap moisture coming from inside your house. Proper ventilation is absolutely required. Most folks don't realize that shingle roofs breath. Not with this coating.
3. The coating does protect the mineral coating on the shingles, which could help extend the life of the shingles. However, you cannot walk around on the roof without breaking the coating.
4. Multiple coats works much better than one thick coat.

[fspipe]

"Pro tip : pay attention when you're up on a roof". This guy's a genious!

[nomocooties]

I have done this on a number of properties I have owned over the past 40 years. I started off using SiverDollar which was an aluminum paint with asbestos fibers in it, it had to be mixed VERY well before using but worked well and it was very messy since it had a petroleum base and you had to use paint thinner to get it off of you. The next time I did it I used white acrylic, worked good but became brittle ( cracked, when you walked on it). Ever since I have used a white elastomeric like you did, fills the cracks or small holes, dings or whatever. It doesn't crack because its a rubber. I have even used this on shingles so old that some tabs had lost 90% of their rock like granules, still worked and from standing in the yard looks like a brand new roof. I have read some of these post and a few have said you need to remove the old finish before recoating. That's just pure bullshit. I did however start by using a leaf blower at the top and walk down the roof to remove loose leaf stems or whatever. I'm ready to do this again its been 12 years since I did it last, still doesn't leak and the shingles that are on the house now were 30 yrs old when I did them 12 yrs ago. A contractor wanted 8k for a new roof, so I will be doing it again.

[waterbug]

I bought a short sale Phoenix house in 2009 with this on the roof. Makes zero difference in heat gain. Last forever? If forever is 5-10 years. 99% of it lasts, but it starts cracking different places. That allows water to get in between the layers. When I ripped the roof off most of the roof was wet and rotting thru the wood deck and rafters. It rarely rains here in Phoenix and when I ripped off the roof it hadn't rained in months. Still soaking wet.

Does a really good job of trapping water and sealing it in.

[justinmason]

I did my roof 3 1/2 years ago in 2021, huge improvement. It does really help cool. I am in the Mojave Desert in California. Plus it helps waterproof the home. Pretty inexpensive for the benefit, I would definitely do it again. Nice work

[metalkingtohorses]

BLUES THE NEW COLOR FOR ROOFS THESE DAYS ANYWAYS, wink wink

[hansfive]

This is the most interesting video I've ever seen for watching paint dry. Lol

[markbailey]

I used the same stuff to paint the steel decks on my 38 foot sailboat. Works great and now I can walk barefoot without burning my feet. The trick is paint an off white top coat as to not get snow blind.

[dennisboyd]

We have a simi-flat rock roof & I did this 4 years ago sweeping the rock up & coating the with Henry's DuraBrite & then replaced the rock & it worked great & it did indeed lower the temperature.

[randyjennings]

Lanco white seal is good stuff. Manufacturer recommends a thickness of 20 mills about 2 credit cards thick. At that thick it would take you 8 coats. I've seen a shingle house that was coated like this and it was sealed so good that moisture couldn't go through the shingles. And there was condensation in the Attic. The homeowner had to install more vents in the Attic to let the moisture vapor out.

[travisandrews]

so anyone who knows roofs knows its the granuels on the shingles that make the shingles last so painting helps them stay on good video

[Dick-mu]

Henry's DuraBrite is the best I've found ... save money and animals .. coated my chicken coop and lowered summer Temps to comfortable in panhandle Texas.

[JohnBullOutdoors]

I've had lots of comments asking about an update. I haven't been able to film one yet but the roof has been holding up quite well, and it feels and looks the same as the day I put it down.

[picklemetimbers]

Our shingle.roof was dried out and needed replacement here in South Florida but we didn't have the money. We had a small leak. I used this product and painted the entire roof. 3 coats. It bought us 3 years! Didn't really lower any electric bills but it held that small leak at bay. We now have a new roof but this did the job in a pinch.