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   DANL | Jul 25, 2005 06:56pm | #1

   I've seen, but never used, a fibered bituminous paint on material that has aluminum flakes in it--it is aluminum colored and that should reflect heat as weel as white. It's available at home centers--usually used on "mobile home" roofs.

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   Piffin | Jul 25, 2005 08:18pm | #3

   The fibred al paint is made for metal roofs and has powerful etching VOCs that could eat some life away from the modified surface. The fibres would be un-necessary, unless he had gapping cracks and bad seams to fill. If he wanted to chance the amt of VOCs there is a unfibred that would go much further per gallon.I believe they recommend a latex typoe rather than oil based though, to avoid any possibility of hurting the roof membrane 

    

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   Piffin | Jul 25, 2005 08:13pm | #2

   Any exterior paint should work on that.

    

    

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   JohnSprung | Jul 27, 2005 09:11pm | #4

   Last summer I put a coat of Henry's aluminum glop on my BUR.  I don't think the boxes carry it, I got it from a roofing supply place.  About $600+ IIRC for enough to do 16 squares.  It's good for reflecting heat, and it fills small cracks and holes.  It's oil based, and bonds well with bitumenous stuff.  Brushes, rollers, clothing, etc used for the job should be regarded as expendable.

   It got us thru the second wettest winter on record without leaking, and is doing well for us in the current heat wave here in LA.  My guess is it might extend the life of the old roof 5 years or more.  Of course, a lot depends on your climate.

    

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   jackplane | Jul 27, 2005 10:30pm | #5

   Thanks to John, Piffin and all.

   My roof is new, 1 year old, no leaks. It's 99 degrees today, probably much hotter on that black roof, which is why I want to paint it white not aluminum. I understand white reflects heat better than a silver color. I'll look for an exterior latex. 

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   JohnSprung | Jul 28, 2005 08:33pm | #6

   I found one of the buckets.  What I used was Henry's #229.  It says it's water based, though I sure don't remember it smelling or cleaning up like that.  You might check their web site, and also http://www.conservationtechnology.com.  RCT has a white paint-on roof material.  Ordinary exterior paint might not hold up all that well since a flat roof gets maximum sunlight and rain impact.

    

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