Dicor RP-CRCT-1 EPDM Roof Acrylic Coating - 1 Gallon - Tan - Long-Lasting and Durable

Easy to apply good product

I had previously ised dicor self level lap sealant to replace my vents and used dicor non sag for trim and seams and to create a condensation/rain run off channel. I skipp3d stage 1. Wasnt a fam of the cost for a quart. I woke up early and scrubbed the roof with a soft car wash brush, Warm water and blue dawn dish soap. I then used a high pressure nozzle on my garden hose and really hosed it all down until the water ran clear, no more grey water or particles visable. I then used a soft bristle broom and swept the water off. And towel dried any spots with a little pooling, I wated until everything was dry, about 40 mintues on a 80 degree day. I then started a thin coat at one corner pouring some out and using a 1/4" nap roller applied until the roller hissed when rolling and added more paint. While waiting for that to dry enough to walk on. I went around the edged and did the trim with a 2" brush. Coat 2 I laid on thicker. Then did more trim coat 3 was thick then Inused the bit left over to apply to areas of water pooling and seams. All in all, it was about 5 hours total with some breaks and even a run to my LHS for more paint thinner. This stuff has a odd odor. Like industrial silly putty. Its thick. Like honey or cold maple syrup. Easy to work with. It wont run unless you pour out too much. Keep mixing ans you wont have the gallon skin up on you. If you take a break, cover it with a wet T shirt or rag to stop it from drying uo. If working from the can, get a pour spout snap on lid. It will keep thr can clean when moving around. This stuff cleans up easy with paint thinner and a good microfiber rag. A+ would buy it again!

This product was used on an original 2005 Fleetwood Fifth Wheel rubber roof that was in pretty bad shape. Overall, this product worked amazingly! Prep and application are very straight forward, as detailed on the can (also watch YouTube Video-RV Rubber Roof Coating System by Dicor. My only challenge was to get it all done in one day- Applied on a fall day and time to complete was close to ensure enough light remained in the day. Make sure you start as early as possible to ensure you get the 2 coats down. The product applied easier than painting the walls of a room. I did not notice a strong smell and the flow and coverage was really good not sticky- used a roller and paint brush as needed. I ended up purchasing 3 gallons for my 30 ft rig. Two gallons may have sufficed but I ended up applying the 3rd coat the next day-probably overkill, but worth it to me as this roof did not have much left on it and it gave me peace of mind. At the end of the project, I found that the roof looked almost new. I did not notice any cracks or lesions in the roof as the material covered them very well. This product will not solve any issues with roof edges lifting-I used EternaBond Roof Seal Sealant Tape to tackle and concur the edges. This product worked really well, better than I expected and saved me from replacing my roof.

I scrubbed the roof with diluted simple green and thoroughly rinsed it off. I didn't use the the activator roof cleaner. To me its a waist of money. The roof coating went on well and adhered great. Roof Prep is the key. No bubbles, no flakes, no peeling, no wrinkles.

Used a pump-up deck sprayer to put the cleaner down and rinsed with a pressure washer. Worked great. For step 2, the coating, I used a Grayco airless sprayer. This is the way to go. It was very easy and fast to lay down an even coat.

Great product

I finished this job yesterday. My RV roof is approximately 10 feet by 18 feet (180 square feet), minus area taken up by the AC and the bathroom vent fan and the vent over the fridge and other miscellaneous vent pipes. One gallon of this says it will do two coats of approximately 120 square feet so I bought two gallons thinking I might end up with perhaps enough for a third coat. (I also bought two bottles of the mandatory soapy activator prep liquid). We started our job at about 9:30AM taping up the plastic sheeting around the entire circumference of the RV, and I think I was spraying on the soapy activater prep liquid about an hour later. I should probably tell you at this point about the condition of our roof. This roof is 15 years old and has never had any maintenance that I know of. Although there were no tears or damage, the roof was so neglected that the previous light-colored rubberized coating was almost completely gone, and the roof was much more black (the rubber?) than white! In fact, as I crawled onto the roof, the black roofing material was so deteriorated that the topmost layer was basically black powder which instantly adhered to my sweaty hands and quickly got on my shoes and clothes. (I should have put my gloves on before climbing the ladder!) I sprayed on the activator and let it set for about twenty-five minutes before using the pressure washer. The activator combined with the pressure washer resulted in pretty much all that was left of the old roof coating to wash away, along with lots of black powder. I let the roof dry for about an hour before beginning with the coolcoat. I used a fresh roller for each coat of this product, with about an hour to dry between coats. My temperature was about 78 degrees and humidity was about 45% which seemed to do well in making the coolcoat dry to the touch in an hour. The first coat used about 3/4 gallon. The second used about 1/2 gallon. The third coat used about 1/3. I had enough to do four good coats and I finished about an hour before sundown in the middle of July. Today I walked on the roof and felt no areas of concern regarding drying. A few tips: don’t bother using a paint tray. Just pour straight from the can onto the roof. The tray is just one more thing to get in the way, fall off the roof, or create problems in other ways. That being said, my next tip is don’t pour out too much at a time. Working on a black roof in direct sunlight made that stuff dry almost immediately! In some cases, it was too dry to spread within mere minutes of being poured onto the roof! Another tip: although this product is water based and you could clean out the same roller after each coat, I chose instead to just buy extra rollers ahead of time and I used a fresh one each time. It takes a lot of water to thoroughly clean a roller and we’re suffering a water shortage where I live so there’s the reason for my choice. I did try to wrap up a used roller in plastic to preserve it for the next coat, but it didn’t turn out well. I also recommend wearing rubber gloves, but I don’t know that I’d call that step necessary, except maybe for the activator which is not water based. Another tip: while on the roof, I found several gaps in the old putty that was originally used along seams and to waterproof screw holes and such. I wish I had gone up there maybe two weeks earlier. That would have allowed me time to order several tubes of the dicor self-leveling caulk and maybe done that as a separate job a week earlier. As it is, I’ll do it now as a separate job later. As for the effectiveness of the coolcoat, I can tell without a doubt that the inside of my RV is definitely cooler than it would be on a day like today! However, I’m comparing the coolcoat roof to the previous black roof. I don’t know how much difference there might be between the coolcoat roof and the regular dicor roof coating, or between the coolcoat roof and an RV roof that still has most of its old coating intact. One final tip: either do a better job putting up the plastic sheeting than we did, or skip that step altogether. We spent an hour putting it up with frog tape, but it was no match for the pressure washer! We ended up doing an emergency RV wash after rinsing off the activator because that black liquid mess ran down the sides of the RV as if the plastic wasn’t even there. And I shudder to imagine how much more difficult that job would have been if we didn’t address it immediately. That black liquid mess was hard enough to clean off while still wet! All in all, I’m happy about how it turned out. I can already feel the temperature difference and I know that roof needed the renewal that this coating provided. UPDATE: It’s been a month and I’m getting the trailer ready for a trip. I climbed a ladder to make sure the small gutters were clear of debris and that obviously put me where I was able to see the roof. Instead of the pristine and flawless new roof that I expected to see, I was horrified to see that my new roof has blisters all over it! Most are the size of a dime, but some are as large as a teacup saucer! Pushing down gently, it’s clear they’re air pocket bubbles. I found one under a vent cover that I experimented with and it easily tore open completely, exposing the original roof below the multiple coats of this product that I had applied. I don’t know how this happened. I used the obligatory spray-on primer, and I thought I followed the directions for this product as specified. And it looked good when I finished the job. But now it looks terrible, and is clearly not going to last. If I back into a camping spot under a low-hanging tree branch, that will surely rip through these fragile bubbles! I’m thinking that means I will have to remove all of this expensive coating and completely re-do this job with some other product. Sadly, it looks like this job ultimately ended up being a complete waste of my time and money and I’ve had to downgrade my review.

Ohne primer geht nichts also eine kleine Rolle und los geht es.haltet euch an die Vorgaben primer und zwei anschließende Anstriche in 24h.

The products are fantastic and very easy to use. The roof looks good and very white... This is the second time I use the product (approx. 5 years ago) and it lasts very long without and pealing or problems... good product

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We had this put on our trailer roof when we purchased it. We had a man come today and it is peeling and he had to repair it. I would not recommend anyone purchasing this product.

Arrived quickly after ordered. Good instructions. Easy to apply and wash off with pressure washer. Pleased with the amount and ease of dirt that it did lift and remove.