Thanks for posting this video. Used a broom (on the end of a painters extendable pole) to paint the shed roof. Such a time-saver. This should be THE life-hack of the decade!
If your gonna paint metal, you have to thoroughly clean and prep with a primer suitable for the type of metal (colorbond, zincalume, gal, etc). The bigger issue with painting over metal roofs is water will always find a way to get in. Then once it's painted it can't get back out again. Same with gobs of silicone. You gotta be careful where you use it. More often than not, you're stopping water from being able to get out again, rather than going in!
@@myday805 It all depends on the state of the existing paint. If its been there for 10 years and still looks ok then it has a good bond with the metal and is probably ok to paint over, after proper preparation. If it's cracking, peeling or flaking after only a couple of years you're gonna want to remove as much of it as possible. Chemically or mechanically etching the surface and cleaning/rinsing thoroughly will help the new coat bond. But in short, you should never paint over paint that's no longer sticking to the substrate.
@@myday805 you don have to remove everything but remove as much as you can . Roof painting or paint exterior woodworks prep is the key. Doesn’t seems like a good prep work of this video especially on metal surface Dulux weather shield ( self primer doesn’t work sadly) you need good prep and good primer underneath even with shity top coat it’s still last longer .
Gotta pressure wash it w a little soap, too. 👍. Then make sure there’s no cracks or seals anywhere, and seal if it does. But this broom method, I’ll be doing soon! Yes!
Put some Epsom salts in that stump ...it will take awhile but the salts with help decay the root matter. Cover with a tire wrapped on black plastic so it bakes when it's hot
I have used a roller refill and pole to paint some of my metal roof.after watching this video I may get some body to paint it on with a wood handled brush.also use Premier paint.
no info on how you prep'd the metal? and you mentioned silicone where it may leak. today i buffed and scraped the silicone off the roof i was painting since paint doesnt stick to it. use sicaflex or polyeurethane sealants that state they are paintable and for exterior use. buff off the rust and use the primer recommended by the paint place. this is a video on how to do fast crap job on something you are selling
Have tried the rustolium primer paint? Tested it on some very light rust area. Nocked the rust off with a wire wheel and sprayed break cleaner and wiped. Then allowed to air dry a couple minutes. I was surprised how it looked and Matches the original color. Also wonder about UV resistance?
Thanks for this tip. I've got an ugly bright yellow corrugated iron garage which needs a face lift. I'd googled the corrugated paint rollers but sounds like they disintegrate. A broom should make this job pretty easy and it doesn't have to be perfect. Let's see how it goes.
I've used a corrugated roller and it kept on shedding the whole time leaving blobs every square meter or two.. I've done half way so far and will complete it with a broom.as well as the second coat.
What about the drinking water... is it safe? Many tin roof houses use rainwater off the roof to supply tanks for house water. Is this paint completely safe for drinking? I see no mention of this. You could possibly be creating POISON WATER ! - I'm amazed nobody else has mentioned this.
I would have gone with a bit lighter colour , we are down near wagga wagga nsw and was going to pick that same colour for our roof so lucky we didn't, it get way to hot ...
HI, that was great. Looks pretty good. Just one question, the paint holds to the roof well even if the roof can't be super clean before painting? I mean usually in other painting job I did had to do sanding before painting.
Hey Max I would go with the brush because that's what worked well for me. But if the corrugated roller is cheaper then go for that. It might take you more than one go to complete to roof so if you can buy two cheap brooms for the price of one roller then no need for a clean up. Hope that helps man, happy painting!
Can a person paint old corrugated fiberglass panels with acrylic paint? We have these panels attached vertically on the sides of our patio and carport and they are yellow. We want to paint the exterior part of the panels white. We cant afford all new panels and they are old but in good shape. Any suggestions?
I am wanting to do this for my parents in white. They have solar panels on the roof. Do you just paint around them or do you need to have them taken off?
Depends how visible the unpainted areas would be from the ground. Might be easiest to paint around them, especially since solar panels are long term fixings and unlikely to be removed. Hope that helps
That is not necessarily true. It depends on the tip size and psi settings, these guys are absolute cowboys. 1 coat with a broom, I have seen it all now!!
as a roof painter didn't know wether to laugh or cry watching this! For starters just sweeping isn't good enough. Painting over mould it will come back two fold! And not too mention paint adhesion will be pathetic as will be dirty still and possibly chalky! And the finish using a broom? Better hope its high enough not to be seen!
It was also water blasted before we painted just didn't show it. Paint is still on there no problem baked on with 40° WA heat. Not everyone has an airless sprayer hence the title DIY ;) thanks for watching Craig
@@Adrian-ek5dg As a helper who was hired to help paint a small roof with the corrugated foam roller today, the only reason I'm this deep in the comments is I'm looking for people bashing the foam roller. Those things are trash in my opinion as someone who doesn't want to paint roofs anymore.
Please tell me you pressure cleaned the roof first? It looked like you were painting over blistering paint. One coat of weathershield?? Really?? Leave it to the professionals mate.
@@TheHandyTech The problem you have got is that other people might do this same method and 9 times out of 10 this will end in failure. The coatings will blister and will eventually delaminate. No one should paint a roof like this, if you do there is no warranty on the paint if it fails and no licensed painter will attempt to fix it for you after it’s been done like this. It’s just wrong in every way.
