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Roof Maintenance

My roof appears to be in good shape.
When I go up there it looks like white flat paint.  Its smooth as silk. 
I'm in Florida till the end of March and the temps are in the low 80's and up north they are generally in the 80's during the summer.
Currently I have nor port cover.
What can I do to preserve my roof.

Thanks
Rick & MJ Berry
1998 U320 40'
Ohio

Re: Roof Maintenance

Reply #1 –
Flat white reflects the sun better than any other color including shiny white or silver. I included them as some feel these are good reflectors.

Keep the roof clean, reseal any areas they look sketchy, especially in the dreaded Dicor as any cracks in it may allow water to travel.

You could clean the roof and then apply a UV protectant. Ours had a huge amount of cracked Dicor so I stripped it and repainted the whole thing.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

Re: Roof Maintenance

Reply #2 –
You can get some good ideas from the links below:

maintaining_your_rv_fiberglass_roof

Clean Your Motorhome
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

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Reply #3 –
Chuch,  how are you getting to those links, please Sir?  I can only the MOT junk to come up when searching.  Thanks
Rudy Legett
2003 U320 4010 ISM 450 hp
2001 U320 4220 ISM 450 hp
1995 U320 M11 400 hp
1990 Granvilla 300 hp 3208T
Aqua Hot Service Houston and Southeast Texas

Re: Roof Maintenance

Reply #4 –
Quote from: Rudy –
...how are you getting to those links...
One of our clever Forum members (sorry- don't recall who it was) found the original site archived on the WayBackMachine.

http://web.archive.org/web/20191218121353/http://beamalarm.com/
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

Re: Roof Maintenance

Reply #5 –
Thank you Sir,  I clicked on link and got Wayback.  Entered roof cleaning and got nothing.  Any hints on how to use the site, please?
Rudy Legett
2003 U320 4010 ISM 450 hp
2001 U320 4220 ISM 450 hp
1995 U320 M11 400 hp
1990 Granvilla 300 hp 3208T
Aqua Hot Service Houston and Southeast Texas

Re: Roof Maintenance

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Rudy –
I clicked on link and got Wayback.  Any hints on how to use the site, please?
Sorry, Rudy, but I don't understand your question.  When I go to that link, I see the exact same opening page as the original Beamalarm site.  I just click on the "RV Technical Help" tab (above Barry's photo) and it takes me to the full listing of articles.  See my screen shot below:

1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

Re: Roof Maintenance

Reply #7 –
Thanks again.  I was using the search function and that does not work.  All the best
Rudy Legett
2003 U320 4010 ISM 450 hp
2001 U320 4220 ISM 450 hp
1995 U320 M11 400 hp
1990 Granvilla 300 hp 3208T
Aqua Hot Service Houston and Southeast Texas

Re: Roof Maintenance

Reply #8 –
Quote from: 18360 –
My roof appears to be in good shape.
When I go up there it looks like white flat paint.  Its smooth as silk. 
I'm in Florida till the end of March and the temps are in the low 80's and up north they are generally in the 80's during the summer.
Currently I have nor port cover.
What can I do to preserve my roof.

Thanks

Does your coach have any black anti skid on the roof near a ladder? If it does it will run much hotter and cause damage to the fiberglass under it. Remove it or at least paint it white. Does your coach have the rails around the sides. They are prone to leak. Insure they  are sealed or remove and reglass holes to prevent leaks.
Scott

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Reply #9 –
I wash mine and put a good coat of Hard shell wax on it.. Helps against summer sun and seems like doesn't stain as bad from what ever may occasionaly land and sit on my roof ie bird crap.. occasional leaves in the fall and so on.. Makes me feel better anyway.. Mine stores inside so not a lot of trouble.
Dub McBride 1996 270
 

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Reply #10 –
I get:
- Black mold
- Green algae
- Dirt

Actions:
1) Spray cheap Walmart Basics cleaner. Has chlorine.
2) Wait 10 seconds
3) Scrub with a cotton cloth
4) Repeat with clean cotton cloth

Makes roof look new. Kills organics and whitens gel coat.
1997 U270 34FT Build 5140 Cummins 8.3 Allison 3060R
Solar 1920Watts, 14KWH lithium. Orion BMS.