Shingle Roof Coating with Henry Tropic Cool (Gray). 

Dave, this is a great video.. do you have an email, or can you please email me? I would like to know how the roof is holding up. Thanks michaelbarahona007@gmail.com

Don't ever seal coat a shingle roof.

@@renereyes3311 please explain. Thanks.

@@renereyes3311 why ???

@@EnriqueTj don't worry they always say, So the shingles can breathe or something like that. My neighbor did his exactly like this guy did and that was 8 or more years ago. He used an elastometric type but basically same concept.

@@renereyes3311 You don’t know what your talking about. I know several professional painters that do asphalt roof all the time. It adds years of life to your roof.

Make sure you take your time and put a thick coat especially the area where the single over lap and the gap in between.

@@truerenegade1095 Hi, this looks like a good product... are you still happy with it? also how long will it last? I live in SW Florida... my roof looks like yours its 18 years old... thanks again for your time explaining this product...

So so so wrong.

@@snakeinthegrak8969 why?

Yes, I was in your position then a friend told me about this product. His advice to me are "Don't do it early in the morning since moisture (fog) may present overnight on your roof, and do it when the roof is cool (not high noon) so it won't dry up fast on you". He also use this same stuff on his leaking RV roof.

Can you paint roof with silicone coating painting with an airspray machine? I wasn't able to find one for that

I'm glad that you do your own research. At the Home Depo where I bought it, they only have white and gray. I remember that it's the only product in the store mention aged shingle and asphalt under uses on the outside of the bucket. I didn't choose white because it will give your roof an all Christmas season look, but it's an ideal color because it reflected the heat better than darker color. But since I'm a retired Navy guy, so I chose gray like the US ship color. I'm not sponsor or get pay by any product I use in all of my videos so what you see are actual hand on in the video. When I starting to see my roof loosing the granules, I was just looking for a product to stop it because that is an indication that the roof is wearing out. So far it keep my house cool during the summer of last year and I think where I'm at, it's the end of the raining season and I have not notice any leak. So far so good so I can't complain. I will go up there in 2 months (1 year since I put that stuff on my roof) to check on it and give this video an update. If everything look good, I'm thinking paint the outside of my garage where it constantly under the sun and it's a warming room in my house.

@@truerenegade1095 "If it doesn't move, paint it!" Seafaring common sense. (I was Coast Guard -GM2....lordy, we painted those old ships/cutters non-stop). Your roof looks EXACTLY like mine. I'm going to do this also. I don't care what the "experts" say. It makes too much sense. Thanks so much for posting this and showing that it really works. I really appreciate it.

@@TexasBarnRats At the time, I just looking a way to stop my roof from losing the granules. So far this product is holding up well. I did not see any deterioration or bubble develop yet. Last month I decided to painted the side of my house with this stuff to prevent water leak through the cracks of the wall. Yes it's the most expensive "paint" I ever use, but from what I see, it wroth it.

Great idea. Please try it and let me know how well it holding up.

It's about $260 for 5-gallon bucket

True Renegade materials cost? Thank you

Great idea bro!!!

That depending on how big of the crack or hole. A thick coat will fix the minor crack. This stuff is like apply a coat of silicone rubber on your roof so water will not soak into your roof. Take your time and apply a thick coat should sealed the leak.

My roof already showed sign of deteriorate. before I put on this coat. So far it's working good and that is all I can say.

I bought a rental home a year ago that had the asphalt shingles painted. It was noted in the home inspection and I was still able to purchase the home with no issues. The owner I purchased from said it had been painted about 5 years prior. No issues were found on the roof or in the attic space.

@@peterdallman4550 painted is not the same as sealed. As long as water can flow out from under the edge of shingles, they will function ok and you can pass inspection. Otherwise...no and no.

what do you mean by not sealing the bottom keep it to detach?

I live in San Diego and I posted this video at the end of Jun 2018, So I did this roof roughly around the last week of May or beginning of Jun 2018. When you put this stuff on, do it in the morning around 9 to make sure all the moister from the previous night are evaporated, or in the evening around 5 pm when the roof is cool. Don't do it at high noon or this stuff will evaporate too quick . May be I put on a thick coat that why I don't have curing problem, Last June 2021, I painted the exterior of my house with this stuff. So far so good for me,

Many thanks for the info. All makes sense to me

So far so good here. It hold up very well. I didn't see any bubble or damage area and mine doesn't leak. I think the best is to take your time and apply a thick coat. Do it when the roof is cool and dry. Don't do it early in the morning because of the moister from overnight. When I done mine, I start from 10AM to noon, and 4PM to 7PM. One bucket at the time. The first coat is probably the hardest since it will absorb this stuff because the roof surface is rough. Good luck on your project.

Don't ever seal coat a shingle roof. Unless it's an emergency repair and you're planning on re-roofing in the future

That product is not for shingle roofs so I’m sorry he doesn’t know what he is talking about it’s only for flat roof

@@renereyes3311 ya cayate Reyes. Los shingles no estan pegados en la parte de abajo. Zopenco.

@@manuelrivera6163 if it works for flat roofs why not a slanted roof where the rain runs off much easier??

It was $225 when I put it on.

@barefoot arizona I did. We're in South Florida. Our roof had some small leaks. Something had to be done. Our wet season starts in March, so in February I coated the roof. I hand painted every seam with a brush, on my knees, with BlackJack white elastomeric roof patch. This method was recommended by a homeowner in the Lowe's comment section. It took 50 gallons for a 1250 sq foot roof. Then I put 3 coats of Blackjack Kool-1000 over it. I did not use a roller, I used dollar store brooms and brushed on. Another youtuber turned me on to that hack - much easier than rollers. We've had a super rainy season and so far all's well.

@barefoot arizona Thank you:) Me too!

I'm not sure where you get the info that "Not recommended over shingles of any kind." I look on the label of the bucket under Uses, it stated that it can be use for Asphalt roof, shingle roof, and others.... Anyway, I will go up there and check it out in August to see if it show any sign of damage. August is exactly 1 year since I put it on. So far since I put it on, I don't have to use AC so the house seem cooler and I have not notice any leak (hopefully not). I will inspect the roof in August and update this video.

@@truerenegade1095 Hi and thanks for getting back to me. That application specification came directly from a gallon can of Henry's Tropi-Cool 100% silicone white roof coating. I also found lots of info about doing this coating over shingles, like this from Miami: www.hometownroofingcontractors.com/blog/cool-roof-shingle-coating-think-again. So, I am doing my homework, because replacing a roof is expensive. Glad to hear you've not had problems. Please keep me posted. I would like to know, in scientific terms, WHY this is not recommended by the coating product manufacturers, by roofing product manufacturers as well as installers. Like you and many others, watching our roof shed its protective granules is totally depressing.

@@truerenegade1095 it clearly states on Henry's technical sheet, not to be used over asphalt shingles. When I queried this directly by email, Henry responded by saying the product is known to 'curl' shingles. Personally, I can't imagine why that would be so since they state shrinkage to be minimal so I feel they are simply avoiding any claims. Contractors presumably, would prefer to charge for a completely new roof.

Can't use it over shingles? Weird. So they limit the use to flat roofs?

@@mojetrouba dude thats a roofing contractor blog lololol. sometimes in life you must use your own common sense cause in life there is more than one way to skin a cat

Well the product claim that it's a lifetime, but only time will tell.

I don't think so, at the time of this video, I only see White and gray at Home Depo. Brownish tera color have to special order depending where you live.

If I have to do it again I would use a brush to cover all the crack areas, wait for it to dry (1 or 2 days later), then use roller as the final finish coating.

@@truerenegade1095 Thank you so much for responding!

Haven't touch it since put it on. Came up last summer checking for any problem and find none. So far so good. Will go up there this july/august to check it again.

You are 100% correct that Henrys silicone Tropicool coating is not recommended for asphalt shingles ,im a retired Journeyman/Master roofer & Waterproofer ,im not a DIY guy ,i begged my neighbor not to coat his 10 year old 3 Tab tan asphalt shingle roof with this Home Depot product ,i tried to steer him twords buying a white ceramic coating made for coating asphalt roof products from Garland Roof Products ,he had needed 5 pails to coat his roof using that silicone garbage so at $99 per pail he wanted to get off cheap for $500 ,i tried explaining how silicone based products have very poor adhesive " bonding " issues ,i even showed him how easy it was to peel off the silicone caulking he used on his windows ,one yank and a 6ft stretch of silicone came off his window ,since he was hell bent on using junk Home Depot coatings i explained that there is a primer made that architects who still spec silicone spec to be applied to any surface any silicone based product touches ,he refused to buy the Johns Manville silicone primer after the " Experts " in Home Depots roofing & paint depts told him they never heard of a primer for silicone ,i gave up & watched him coat his entire roof twice & gloat over how nice it turned out ,the following spring showed exactly how silicone based coatings dont adhere to shit ,the Michigan snow had peeled huge 5x5 patches of coating off his shingles while other areas were left with a milky white washed look with brown showing through,now painting his roof every soring has became a yearly task ,FYI to all the do it yourself crowd ,in waterproofing each type material sticks best to the same materials,for instance most roofing shingles are asphalt based with ceramic granules set in the asphalt for UV protection ,you have 2 choices for a roof coating that will truly bond with the shingles ,#1 are asphalt based coatings with the #2 being a Ceramic based coating/paint .

24 hours to make sure it completely dry.

@@truerenegade1095 Will it be slippery to walk on after it cures in 24 hours? My roof is like yours in terms of angle/degree, it’s not that steep. But the idea of walking on 100% silicone for a second coat has me concerned that it would be like walking on a sheet of ice having no grip. Should I prep for that?

@@StreetLethalRacing Good Safety question!!! It was not slippery to me at all because my roof is completely dry. Don't do it too early in the morning since there may be moister left over at night. When you climb up there, If you put your hands on the roof and it feel wet, don't go up there. Wait a few hour for the sun to dry it out. The best time to start is around 3 or 4 PM. I paint 1 bucket (5 gallons) a day, and the following day, I paint the adjacent area until the roof completed.

@@truerenegade1095 Wanted to give you an update, I applied the gray silicone last Friday because I had several leaks. Believe it or not the shingles (brown) sucked up all of the paint right away, one bucket only did a small 100 x 100 foot area. Had to buy three more 4.75 gallons at $230.00 a pop to do the whole house. Rained for the first time today, no leaks so far. Very happy, and very glad I found this video. 👍

@@StreetLethalRacing where do you buy them at $230 ? I started out with my shed, and it works so well that I decided to put this on my roof. I got it @ $260.

so far so good for me. no recoat since 2018. Do plan to recoat in the future. Since this stuff is keep my roof cool. Another coat will keep it thicker/cooler. In July of this year, I coated the exterior of house with this stuff. This just the test since this stuff work so good on my roof.

@@truerenegade1095 Excellent! Thanks for the reply. I’ll be waiting for the winter and I’ll give it a try.

I'm waiting for the rain where I'm at. Got up to the roof and did not see any crack. During the hot summer this year, my family noticed that the house is much cooler. If this hold up in the rain season, I definitely will use this to paint on the side of the house to keep out moister and reduce noise through the wall.

@@truerenegade1095 How's your roof doing?

@@truerenegade1095 so you think your ac works a lot less now to keep your home cool in summer.?..sounds like this product can also pay for it self on electric bill savings in a year or so... PS how big was your roof? my house is 2200 square feet total on roof roughly... maybe 10 buckets will be needed.. thanks

@@roadstar499 I installed the window AC in the summer but wife and kids didn't use it. They said that it's not hot enough. The only thing I can do is smile.

Almost 5 years now, so far no leak 🤞😁🤞

@@truerenegade1095 cool thanks

angelangelangelist leaf blower will be enough for these type of coatings, they are super sticky

I think a good rain is going to clean your shingles. wait for the roof to dry and than go for

1790 square feets

you need to ask your HOA. I don't live in HOA property so I don't know.

No prep work on this project. The roof look clean, no dead leaf, bird poop, or any accumulation of dust or dirt as I can see, so I just applied the coating.

Yup

it is recommended but I didn't use it on mine.

Over 3 years now and it still good. No leaks. My neighbor replaced her 6 months after I coated my roof and it cost her $20K. I got my done for under 2K so it's worth it.

So far so good. It's already over 1 year and I did not see any crack, peel off, or leaking.

cost

why does he need to replace the roof? you people always talk like its only one way to skin a cat. its his fucking roof he wants to save his money for other things if it works it works

I'm guessing it's because he doesn't have $8-15k lying around, or has a better use for that money

Because it's expensive. That's a pretty good reason