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   splintergroupie | May 25, 2009 11:07pm | #1

   I've accidentally gotten paint on my rubber roof membrane on a deck when painting my siding and it sticks about as well as it did to the Hardiplank. That was about five years ago and it doesn't seem to have degraded the membrane, either. It actually looks like it protected it. LATEX paint, of course...

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   Sphere | May 25, 2009 11:16pm | #2

   I've seen rafting tubes ( same rubber) painted by outfitters, and some of them seem to hold up for years. So I don't see why not.

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   seeyou | May 25, 2009 11:38pm | #3

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   Pelipeth | May 26, 2009 01:46am | #4

   I would be thinking some sort of adhesion for a granular surface.

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   Piffin | May 26, 2009 02:41am | #5

   Rubber roof doesn't have a granular surface 

    

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   Pelipeth | May 26, 2009 12:41pm | #7

   I know, but I'm working on a job now, that when they have to flash certain portions of the roof they will come back with a tack coat of some sort and cover with white granular. Main roof to be a peel and stick Suprema granular product.

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   Link | May 26, 2009 03:16am | #6

   I painted my EBDM roof several years ago.  I got the paint at the place where I got the rubber.  It's specifically designed for EBDM roofs.  They had to special order it because, according to the counter guy, no one uses it.  If I recall it was about $150.0 for 5 gal.

   I couldn't be happier with the results.  On a sunny day you could burn your hand on that roof before I painted it.  Now, it's cool to the touch on the hottest days.  I used to need to run the AC on the top floor any time it was warmer than 70 or so when the sun was out.  Now it's only the hottest days that I run the AC.

   One thing I didn't do...  You should wait for a cloudy day to paint.  When I was painting, the roof was so hot, the paint would dry before I had a chance to spread it out.  And, if you do it on a sunny day, don't forget your sunglasses.  You'll need them.

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   robert | May 26, 2009 02:18pm | #8

   A million years ago,

   or so it seems anyway. I spent a week of my life at "Rubber roofing school".

   See what the manufacturer recommends for the roof you have.

   In most cases if you read the fine print you actually are supposed to "Paint" the roof in ordered to protect the Warrantee..............of course, the wrong paint will void it just as easily.

   I'm sure the manufacturer has the info on their website.

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   Piffin | May 26, 2009 02:26pm | #9

   I think you are talking about modified bitumen which requires coating regularly to maintain it. not so with rubber EPDM. I don't know why modbit got some folks calling it rubber. I think for a while ANY single ply roof membrane was getting that term applied, whether it had anything to do with being rubber like or not. 

    

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   daveyg | May 26, 2009 09:25pm | #10

   I just painted a EPDM pond liner with Benjamin Moore exterior latex. It has been in use, under and above water, in and out of direct sun, for about a month now without any peeling. Though I should note that the mfgr. advised against it. Also, as a teenager, I used to paint the tire sidewalls of my first car with black latex. It looked great until it got scuffed, but otherwise held up very well.