Preservation Products project using the fully reinforced system at the Inn of Cape May, NJ,
If you are looking for an experienced applicator, such as shown here, contact Scott, the Preservation Products owner, at 610 566 7470 and ask for "the people that did the Inn at Cape May"
The fully reinforced system offers a ten year warranty against leakage. There are four layers of acrylic with mesh between two of the layers. The amount of acrylic is over double the quantity of a painted tin roof project. Plus, the mesh inclusion adds integrity to the liquid coating material. The first six photos illustrate the very basic steps.
Acrylic is placed onto the roof and brushed in the immediate area of tin roof repair. Mesh is placed over the wet acrylic, overlapping seams with acrylic. A second basecoat is applied to the mesh. With these steps accomplished, the base for the fully reinforced system is completed
An additional two top coats are applied that assure a longetivity to the fully reinforced application. In this instance, the owner of the Inn of Cape May knew that a light grey color was her best selection.
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On a standing seam panel, the tin roof repair applies mesh over a basecoat application. The mesh is smoothed and contoured to the profile of the roof. Every standing seam receives attention from the hands of the crew members. Another coating of basecoat acrylic is brushed down. The new panel area now is blending in with the adjoining panels that have already received the basework.
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For corners and other odd sizes, a piece of mesh is cut to overlap any adjoining work. Again the work is applied by hand as well as brushes. The bristles of the brush assist in pushing the mesh into the profile of the panels. Note that the mesh overlaps with The last photo shows the crew member continuing to the next small area.
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With the top coats, the crew "cuts" into the standing seam lines to insure acrylic is applied in the corners and other difficult areas. Then the top coat is poured onto the roofing surface. The first top coat almost completes the process.
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The final top coat is difficult to photograph since the this last coat only adds another layer of tinted acrylic. After ten years, approximately 50% of this final top coat will have eroded away, leaving 3.5 layers of acrylic. The red capped pails held the top coat formulation of Preservation Products concrete grey acrylic--extra strength, which is the same formulation this company is contracted to supply NASA for coating the engine parts of the shuttle.
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