Skoolie roof sealing my thoughts on Henry's tropicool
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- This video was done for a you tuber working on a skoolie conversion (dzlfreek) check out his channel. I did this video so he could get a look at the product and get my opinions on it's qualitys as far as coverage, sealing and adhesion. When I was researching for roof coatings to use on my skoolie I couldn't find any videos or opinions on Henry's tropi cool as a school bus roof coating. So here is an opinion and hopefully it helps someone feel more comfortable about dropping a good chunk of change on Henry's. Henry's didn't pay or sponsor me in any way for this video. Thank you I hope this helps anyone considering Henry's 100% silicone tropi-cool as an option for their skoolie roof
Your camera guy was fantastic. I'd hire him again! Thanks for the info.
Camera guy did actually do a great job. You should be proud, plus him asking questions about why would ppl take window back out and the teaching him was great. thanks for the video.
Camera guy was Great dad. He should do more. Good question.
Henry is a great camera man! He is focusing on the important stuff.
The best camera guy! Success! Thank you.
I LOVE my Henri Tropicool roof coating!! I’ve had it on my porch roof for 3 years now n it’s as good as the first day I applied it. I prep’d the metal roof really, really well bc we’ll retire in this house in a few years; I don’t want to have to worry about any roof I work on ever again. The warranty is 50 years. I think we’ll make the next 20 no worries at all. I opted for the tan. It was a special order but I live in a dark brick home so white would have been too much against the brick. They also had a couple of grays but the tan was closer to the reflective value of white than the other custom order colors (think there are about 3 or 4, but if white works, it’s MUCH less expensive). Thanks for the videos!
Great job camera man 😎
Thanks you sir, you made my evening, I am working on my 1985 prowler with an aluminium roof repair
This is a genuine video👏🏾🇯🇲🇨🇦, I was laughing 😆.
Very informative.
When you introduce your son and focus in him, the roll the eyes was awesome 😎
Thank you very much for posting this product review for Tropi-cool (as you said, no one else has reviewed this product). I have been repairing a roof leak created when previous owners would park the van under tree, and only using the vehicle for dog shows four times a year. My objective is to put solar panels on my van roof, but I think I'll lay a coat of Tropi-cool first. Thanks again!
I thought you were using the term school bus as a figurative definition. I personally am now going to use the words in that manner. Carrry on . th-cam.com/video/joc2ZEBjr28/w-d-xo.html
Cole is the best Camera kid ever!! Thanks for the info...
Thanks for going into depth on these products . . display and pulling on them was excellent presentation ! ✅A real review, and yes- camera man questioning out loud what we all wonder too ✅
Thank you Cole! Your video is helping a lot of people!
Great camera guy!! One fay my sun will be doing it for me!!! Can’t wait!!!
Henry's video on you tube says to wait 2-6 hrs between coats and after 48 hrs, you may have to wash it before recoating. I'm thinking about using it on our 39' Class A instead of ripping off the epdm/tpo rubber roof and then gluing the new rubber roof down. I'm getting too old that. Lol. Your camera guy was awesome, he did a great job. Thanks for posting.
Good video....thanks! A good man has patience with their family members (your son) Thanks for good solid info.
Very helpful video. Great camera work! Well done.
thanks for the informational video, also thumbs up to the camera man👍
Thanks for the info..that was awesome that you didn’t edit or delet the “unprofessional” really cool
Congrats to that camera man ! He will be a professional not long !
Best camera man ever!
Camera guy did awesome work 👍🏼 got good shots on his own 🫡
Thank you for your video. We are putting on a flat roof top to stop leaking-hopeful it works. Atlantic City , NJ
Young man did a fine job filming.
I found using a rubber spatula will smooth it out really nice
How much does your camera guy charge? He did a great job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Peace… Salam... Shalom... Namaste and Thank You so much for All that you are doing to Heal our Mother Earth 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ❤
Didn’t see on sealer or roof coat instruction for how long to wait between time to seal and time to apply paint. It takes 48 hours for sealant to cure.
No, we don’t have to have you in every frame. In fact, you are correct! Lol! Your done was doing a great job before you told him to zoom out. He knew what he was doing when he focused on the patches. I wanted to see for myself what the effect was when you pulled off the tape. Saw it on the one-coat patch but not on the two-coat patch. Maybe next time.
Yes it was funny we were laughing after we watched the video together. He was doing great and better before i said anything. Yes i used the Henry's stuff in the gallon bucket that is thick. We smeared it with latex gloves on
Yes, I agree. His son is a natural at photography dad should not give directions. I was disappointed when he walked back and I could not see the paint close up. You should never make yourself the subject of the video, and not be in the frame. Focus on van not man.
Thanks, this result is making my final decision
Good video- but GREAT camera guy👏🏻👏🏻
Another reason why you might have to remove the windows is to repair or replace the plastic broken window latches. Most people don't think about that till it's too late when you're window is stuck closed or opened, you're lucky if the latch breaks while it's closed..
kid is smart why you want to take the window again lol
YOU need to go easy on your camera guy. He's brighter than you give him credit for. Build up his confidence, don't "Tear" it down on youtube.Anywho, thanks for the Vid. Learned a lot.
The camera kid was awesome
Thanks for the Add Bro I'm Putting That OnThe Roof On My Rv
Have you done it yet? I was thinking of doing my RV as well
Great job Coleman
Awesome! Thank you!
Would you be willing to do a video comparing Henry's Tropicool to their Envirowhite or Solar Flex? The Tropicool is so much more expensive than the others and is advertised directly to RV owners. While the others are used for commercial roofing. In fact Envirowhite says specifically it expands to release moisture, which is a sale point on the Tropicool. I'm kinda wondering whether the Tropicool is much more different from the others and is instead essentially the same product marked up to make money off RV customers who will obviously be buying less product than a commercial company who buy it in huge bulk.
This is a great point!
Use the Tropi Cool which is Silicone. The rest are all Acrylic Elastomers and utterly useless on many points. If you have a flat roof where water pools, acrylic will bubble up and wash off. Silicone will not. Pay for it.
The Tropi cool is made with silicone and states it's waterproof on flat surfaces. All other seal coatings in this product line are made of acrylic which can emulsify after 48 hrs of standing water so that's the biggest difference I see along with the length of the warranties.
I haven't used any of these but I'm planning on going with the Tropi cool on a metal roof that someone had coated with asphalt emulsion for driveways. The coating is about 5 yrs old and started leaking again after neighbors walked all over the roof to work on their roof because the commercial spaces are connected...zero lot lines. I think the Tropi cool is the best choice based on my research.
Good review and great camera work... Maybe get him a gimbal phone holder and he may start making movies.
Nice video! Good job camera man!!
great video great camera guy
Good job Mr Camera Man.
Good job Cole!
Put 2nd coat on at 90 degree with respect to the second coat.
Your camera man did a fine job!
J M Thank you he is my buddy. After I watched the video he was doing better with out my help. Lol the little ones are better with electronics than I am. After that tropicool cured for a few days you couldn't tear it off. It's very good stuff
@@jessesmith1181 hey since you responded, which one was what from left to right? I am about to seal up the seams on an airstrem camper but not coat the entire top. I was curious if one of these was the henry 855 i think is the number.
@@JM-yx1lm from left to rt is the seam sealer then 1 coat of tropicool in center and on rt is 2 coats of tropicool. Hope that helps
legend has it, jr is still asking why? lol
Your camera guy is awesome I think....
Updates?about to seal my 91 toyota motorhome......looking for a easy nice roll out finish......btw does your camera guy have roller skills? or it a man's job to roll it out with a hand roller on a 16x8 roof
Cole did a great job 😊
Thanks for this review. Can you give an update of how uts been working out for you?
I have not put it on my bus yet. But what I can let you know for sure is I have had that little sample for nearly 10 months and after it cured it felt like rubber and I could not scratch off with my finger nails. It is pretty tough stuff in my opinion I believe it will last for many years. Very pricy stuff but seems to be worth the money if you don't want any leaks
@@jessesmith1181 thank you so much for the reply! I'm going to do my class b campervan, but I think I'll test it out first on my old Corolla. Cheers!
@@coolcatcarolena4951 yeah I would definately do a small test spot. Someone who viewed my video mentioned rolling or brushing each coat on in different directions and that seems like a great idea to get good coverage. I would recommend 2 coats for good solid coverage anyhow. Also product seems like it would be very difficult to remove off anything later. I would only put it on what I wanted it to be on for a very long time. Good luck
@@jessesmith1181 thanks a bunch. And tell your little camera guy he did awesome 😀
@@jessesmith1181 Yeah, Henry's did say on that video they did, to apply subsequent coats perpendicular to the previous coat. I'm going to do my 8x16' pace enclosed utilty trailer before I tackle my 39' Class A, but from the comments I'm seeing on you tube it's going to work great.
In the boat world we used tubes of 5200... it’s awesome waterproof tubes of a glue/waterproof????
the kid is great nice vid
Hi are you going to use the New Henry 887 .
Thoughts on APOC 243?
You said at the end of the video that your seam sealed everything but it looks like it was white. Wasn’t the seam sealer gray? Or did you use the Tropicool roof repair/ patch that comes in either a can or tube (for use with caulk guns)? Thx.
Excellent
Thanks for the video.
As for the window what are your thoughts on just regular silicone. I bought some xcel or something. It is a clear paintable silicone I believe.
Just to throw it out there.. the rubber gaskets around some of my glass shrank and popped out. I don’t know where to buy more. I was tossing around the idea of cutting it and sticking it back in then fill the small gap with black RTV. Guess I’ll have to try it unless I can find rubber window gaskets that don’t cost more than my bus
The Ginger Bus Adventures. Thanks for the reply. I'm not a fan of silicone on anything that may need serviced or resealed later. It'll require you to super clean it off before you can reapply silicone it doesn't adhere to itself again once cured. I'll give it the fact that It does seal great. I talked to a Sherwin Williams rep who recommended me to check out their loxon caulk available in different colors for metal to metal applications. I haven't made it to pick up a sample to test yet If anyone else out there knows about loxon caulk please let us know your thoughts on it for bus window applications. Also open to any other product recommendations you think might fit this type of application. Thank you all
jesse smith thanks!
Those interior gaskets are rolls that you need to buy commercially. Sigh. So much work just to find overpriced product. Try to find RV dealers and buy some off the service and parts guys. Take them some beer.
The exterior caulk is butyl tape. Use Sikaflex (Home Depot) for finishing touches on sealing or gluing handles back on glass.
Such a cute video…
Funny how people doing videos think they need to be in the frame..... worst thing about watching you tube!....I would rather look at the project and listen instead of watching someones mug rap about it.....
G dam it that is good Camera work... But I have parkensons so i shake a lot
Your son is very cute, but get a tripod and eliminate the shaking. Also, don't tell him to get you in the frame, we need to see closeups of the product. He was zooming in nicely before you told him to stand back and fit you in. This is a common amateur mistake. The kid's instincts were right on target. You should NOT be in the frame 85% of the time. The subject here is the paint. He is a natural photographer. Give him a tripod so he is steady.
It took more than half the video to get to the point. Too much talk. Tell us main points.
The kid also asked a very good question: "Why do you need to get the window out?"
The answer is: Sooner or later, everything in an RV will need to be replaced. So you want those options.
You did not use the patch sealant correctly. It is not meant for windows, but for tears in your rubber roof or holes, or cracks.
Use it before top coating with Silicone Roof coating. Looks like you do little analysis and jump into the task. Not wise.
What you need for your windows is Butyl Tape. Remove window frame on exterior side. Clean up rim by scraping and also alcohol or acetone. Lay a strip of butyl tape all along the perimeter frame. Lay your metal frame back on and screw into place. Seal top edge off with some Black or Clear Sikaflex caulk or silicone caulk. Smooth into place. The butyl tape keeps moisture out effectively but it is sandwiched between RV and rim. Use same butyl tape for other areas like lights, license plate light seal, etc.
Henry's Tropi-Cool comes in two flavors: Regular and HS or High Solids. The HS is more environmentally friendly but needs stirring during use.
You have only one option for roof coating and that is Silicone. The other option which is Acrylic, goes by all sorts of names - Elastomer, Rubber, etc. It is Acrylic paint same as Latex paint for your house. Useless. If you have water pooling on roof, the acrylic will bubble up and/or dissolve and wash off.
With silicone, you have complete waterproofing, UV resistance, leak sealing, insulation, some degree of noise dampening. On the down side, it is pricey, attracts dirt, and is slippery.
The other options for roof coatings are Durabak or similar moisture cured Polyurethane bedliner paint that can be applied with a roller brush, and Polyurea, same thing that coats garage floors. Polyurea is amazing stuff but very pricey and technical in application. Durabak is easy to apply.
Why you have ti Take window out 🤣🤣
Camera guy , I hate this d bag making me hold the camera
How is the Henry's holding up?