 |
01-21-2018, 08:52 PM
|
#1
|
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ridge Manor, FL
Posts: 311
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 20 person
|
New roof covering material
Hey fellow Skoolies!
I went to the Tampa RV Supershow this past weekend. Mostly to look at the vendors. I came across this vendor. They spray a material over your roof and guarantee no leaks. Has anyone priced work through them or have any experience with them?
RVRoof | Home of the original sprayed RV Roof
__________________
"Living Our Own Story"
The Bowser Journal
Watch our adventures by subscribing...
Youtube - bit.ly/TheBowserJournal
|
|
|
|
01-21-2018, 08:55 PM
|
#2
|
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,826
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
|
No, I've not heard of it.
But a couple $15 tubes of seam sealer will take care of a bus' roof for at least a decade properly applied.
|
|
|
|
|
01-21-2018, 09:04 PM
|
#3
|
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Willamina, Oregon
Posts: 6,409
Coachwork: 97 Bluebird TC1000 5.9
|
That stuff sounds a lot like bed coat used in pickup beds.
__________________
Robin
Nobody's Business
|
|
|
|
|
01-21-2018, 09:15 PM
|
#4
|
|
Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ridge Manor, FL
Posts: 311
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 20 person
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
No, I've not heard of it.
But a couple $15 tubes of seam sealer will take care of a bus' roof for at least a decade properly applied.
|
did you put it around things like your roof vent and such or at each of the seams for the roof panels?
__________________
"Living Our Own Story"
The Bowser Journal
Watch our adventures by subscribing...
Youtube - bit.ly/TheBowserJournal
|
|
|
|
|
01-21-2018, 09:34 PM
|
#5
|
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
|
Spray on Flex Seal is all it is. It's just a Polyurea coating, been around a long time. They just figured out another application for it.
Google Polyurea Coatings
|
|
|
|
|
01-21-2018, 10:06 PM
|
#6
|
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,826
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BowserJournal
did you put it around things like your roof vent and such or at each of the seams for the roof panels?
|
Yeah, roof vents, seams, anything that needs to be sealed, or any seams.
I used butyl tape and lap sealant on my rv roof vent. But for general leak-proofing just keeping a good seam seal on the roof seams, vents etc is cheap and pretty easy.
|
|
|
|
|
01-22-2018, 06:40 AM
|
#7
|
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 19,736
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
|
ive used spray on flex seal before as a test on various things.. and its prep-prep-prep. is all I can say about it.. the stuff is pretty good but it doesnt like to stick to anything shiny and definitely nothing dirty.. im not sure what the new RV roof coating is.. depending on cost I mioght be inclined to bedline a roof since that is fairly cheap and people seem to have good luck with it as. DIY product.. only downside of bedlining is I think its all darker colors.. and you definitely want white on the roof.. unless you are spending all your time in cold climates
-Christopher
|
|
|
|
01-23-2018, 07:23 PM
|
#8
|
|
New Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 3
Year: 1998
Chassis: Thomas Built International
Engine: T444 3800 International
|
leaking roof vent
Quote:
Originally Posted by BowserJournal
did you put it around things like your roof vent and such or at each of the seams for the roof panels?
|
Hello,
Any suggestions how to block leak, coming in from the rear roof vent.
|
|
|
|
|
01-23-2018, 07:25 PM
|
#9
|
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,826
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by kauai.skoolbus
Hello,
Any suggestions how to block leak, coming in from the rear roof vent.
|
Is it a roof vent or hatch?
Either way- they will leak if now eventually. Delete the passive vent for sure, and if you have a power vent look at its design and decide how well it would keep out water.
All these buses need to not leak is a properly seam sealed roof, and the deletion of the major leak sources.
|
|
|
|
|
01-23-2018, 11:57 PM
|
#10
|
|
New Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 3
Year: 1998
Chassis: Thomas Built International
Engine: T444 3800 International
|
Hello.
Thank you.
It is a pop out escape hatch. I just bought a 98 International skoolie. Converting to tiny home. Discoved the leak, in what I thought was a watertight bus.
|
|
|
|
|
01-24-2018, 06:27 AM
|
#11
|
|
Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,826
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by kauai.skoolbus
Hello.
Thank you.
It is a pop out escape hatch. I just bought a 98 International skoolie. Converting to tiny home. Discoved the leak, in what I thought was a watertight bus.
|
I don't think there are very many watertight school buses.
The roof hatch is pretty much designed to leak.
|
|
|
|
|
01-29-2018, 05:27 AM
|
#12
|
|
Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: New York City
Posts: 33
Year: 1986
Chassis: Ward/AmTran
Engine: Ford 4V 429/385 Big Block
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Spray on Flex Seal is all it is. It's just a Polyurea coating, been around a long time. They just figured out another application for it.
Google Polyurea Coatings
|
Agreed. We plan to spray/roll flexseal to seal our entire bus' interior, then we''re applying the thermal reflective paint on the roof. Doing the entire interior has the benefit of creating an incredible vapor lock for better insulation to anyone not doing closed-cell spray-foam
|
|
|
|
|
01-29-2018, 08:15 PM
|
#13
|
|
Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 11
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BowserJournal
Hey fellow Skoolies!
I went to the Tampa RV Supershow this past weekend. Mostly to look at the vendors. I came across this vendor. They spray a material over your roof and guarantee no leaks. Has anyone priced work through them or have any experience with them?
RVRoof | Home of the original sprayed RV Roof |
We are in Dover fl, just saw you post. Would have been nice to meet up with you guys. We have a 40ft bus we have been moved in for about a year now.
Sent from my Z982 using Tapatalk
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
