ctechbob
Well-known member
This will be year #2 of using the Camco Pro-Tec roof treatment.
Is it working?
Hard to say as I don't have anything to compare it to. I know that I can rub my hand on the roof material and no chalkiness gets on my hands.
The cleaner seems to do a decent enough job getting all of the black off the roof. I need a bit of a better brush for next year as mine is worn out and is too soft. This will be the first year I actually got on the roof to do the job and have to say, I do not like. I'm a bit big to be walking around up there (260#) and I don't like being up there at all, but it did make the job a ton easier and faster.
They do say not to apply in the direct sun, but I don't have a lot of choice, I'm not going to pack everything up and haul it somewhere with shade. Doesn't seem to matter, yesterday wasn't overly hot and I suspect if you do it in the spring/fall you'll be just fine. The longest part of it was waiting for the roof to dry after washing, although a leaf blower could help here. Once you get to applying the protectant it only takes 10 min or so to dry and you can coat again. Last year I did one coat, this year I did two, just because it was easier.
Of course, I checked all my sealing areas before doing step 2 and ended up touching up a couple of spots with the Dicor I had on hand.
Time will tell if it is a worthwhile activity. It looks like I will get at least 3, possibly 4 years out of the chemicals, so at ~$10-15 a year, it isn't a big investment.
Is it working?
Hard to say as I don't have anything to compare it to. I know that I can rub my hand on the roof material and no chalkiness gets on my hands.
The cleaner seems to do a decent enough job getting all of the black off the roof. I need a bit of a better brush for next year as mine is worn out and is too soft. This will be the first year I actually got on the roof to do the job and have to say, I do not like. I'm a bit big to be walking around up there (260#) and I don't like being up there at all, but it did make the job a ton easier and faster.
They do say not to apply in the direct sun, but I don't have a lot of choice, I'm not going to pack everything up and haul it somewhere with shade. Doesn't seem to matter, yesterday wasn't overly hot and I suspect if you do it in the spring/fall you'll be just fine. The longest part of it was waiting for the roof to dry after washing, although a leaf blower could help here. Once you get to applying the protectant it only takes 10 min or so to dry and you can coat again. Last year I did one coat, this year I did two, just because it was easier.
Of course, I checked all my sealing areas before doing step 2 and ended up touching up a couple of spots with the Dicor I had on hand.
Time will tell if it is a worthwhile activity. It looks like I will get at least 3, possibly 4 years out of the chemicals, so at ~$10-15 a year, it isn't a big investment.
