How to restore a fibreglass roof (Topcoat and. Minor repairs) 

thanks am a roofer for 49 years took on my first fibreglass roof repairs this week after watching your vid once again thanks

Hi Darren, like me now knee pads are a must at my age. Thanks for this as I am about to re coat a flat roof on my sun lounge. It’s original tuff stuff so I will key it with 90 clean off with alcohol then re coat. Cheers 👍🏆

What a tidy hard working tradesman!

If someone said I was sanding that whole roof by hand I think I would have jumped off the side lol. Fair play buddy,nice job

Thanks, Darren, for de-mystifying the process. I feel much more comfortable with tackling our roof now.

Fantastic job Darren. Makes me feel confident to have a go at treating my roof.

Great video, thank you. I feel much better about having a go at doing this myself now!

Darren, you explained it all very well. Thank you for that.I've never seen this kind of roofs , the most roofs have tiles here in Holland🇳🇱.

Excellent. Thanks I have learnt a lot . Preparation and patience makes a good job. Thanks again

That topcoat has peeled because the original topcoat wasn’t applied on the same day as the fibreglass went down. And probably wasn’t keyed and acetoned before topcoating. That’s what I think anyway. I’ve been fibreglass roofing for 20 years now and I’ve seen it a million times.

Great video as always, super informative

Great video not rushed, showing and explaining everything for us DIY guy's. Makes it so much easier to have a go.Thankyou fella im doing my mams soon. Great job you done as well. Just subscribed 👍👍

Learnt loads so thanks for being so thorough

Top work, as always.

Very impressive attitude and knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

Excelente video 👍 saludos 👊

Boss job Darren lad 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Another excellent video on how to do a job properly with the right equipment and tools well done.

Nice work, proper job mate 👍

Well done, keep up the good work 👍

Nice job. I had fiberglass fitted in a kitchen extension 5 years ago and it seems to get very dirty and when i checked and cleaned it some areas have slight peeling on the top layer. I have pyramid type sky lights and a bit of a complex roof. Not sure if i should get a pro in to do it or have a go myself. I've heard using the acetone is very very important.

great job great video

Great video ,,👍

Great video, learned a lot. When the resin goes hard in the bucket can you just peel it out, how would you clean the rigid metal roller that you couldn’t find? Thanks 🙏

Looking good......

Professional 👍

I'd wear a mask to breath in the minimal amount to dust, and just put the dusting on fast record, then talk about what you did afterwards. Thinking about your health. Stay safe.

Great video thank you regarding the mixing and temperature, do you do enough then mix some more i assuming it depends on the outside temperature it that makes sense. Also who would you go to for supplies?

at 35 minutes i really enjoyed the video at the fastest playback speed of 2.

Hi Darren, love your videos. Do cover north west london area as I need to do mine ?

Hello brother i have a large roof and the top coat has cracked in big patches all over what product to you use for top coat and should i sand the whole roof and acitone before painting many thatnks love your vids

When you cut out the fibreglass for the repair, we’re both repairs because of water underneath or just because the original fibreglass hadn’t stuck to the board ?

Excellent video. How long will that coating last?

What kind of roller do you use

Hi Darren do you cover west London ?

Is this a yearly application ?

Good job but i would of sealed around the pipes too

I used to work as a flat Roofer 35 years ago when it was a loose layer of fibre glass felt onto the plywood followed by two layers of felt stuck with hot bitumen and chipping on top or even silver reflective paint.

Nice to know this roof has a Twenty year Guarantee.

You sand it with a well used flappy disc on a four inch grinder.

I need this doing on my roof, how do I book you?

Do you need to fix areas of delamination? What's happens if you leave them?

Hi, is the same Cureit catalyst used for resin and topcoat or 2 different sorts? Thanks

If you just reciting it is one coat enough or should I do 2 and do I need to sand the first coat before applying the second?

My ocd was kicking in because you never painted the ridge tiles aswell because my brain was saying they’re not the same colour they don’t match 😂😂

Can you fix my fibre glass roof. I live in Stratford?

You can’t just apply top coat to a surface, this will flake again, cut out the damaged areas and what you did was great with the Matt and resin,

If I was the original contractor I would not be happy to pay for scaffolding to repair a roof that has only been constructed less than 20 years ago.

Thanks. But what are those mushrooms at 3:22? I see a lot of them

How long did it take you to sand the whole roof down?

Mate, you need a better brush! 😂

Hi Darren are you based in London? I need a repair on my fibreglass roof, I’m based in Wembley Park, let me know if you can, many thanks

Could have done without the awful clickity click musak at the end.

I find this fascinating. I live in the states where you rarely see fiberglass roofs. Worse yet, the supplies to do this are not sold locally here.... How many years do these roofs normally last? I would think a very long time if put down properly.

What kind of roller do you use