Thanks for posting this video. Used a broom (on the end of a painters extendable pole) to paint the shed roof. Such a time-saver. This should be THE life-hack of the decade!
If your gonna paint metal, you have to thoroughly clean and prep with a primer suitable for the type of metal (colorbond, zincalume, gal, etc). The bigger issue with painting over metal roofs is water will always find a way to get in. Then once it's painted it can't get back out again. Same with gobs of silicone. You gotta be careful where you use it. More often than not, you're stopping water from being able to get out again, rather than going in!
@@myday805 It all depends on the state of the existing paint. If its been there for 10 years and still looks ok then it has a good bond with the metal and is probably ok to paint over, after proper preparation. If it's cracking, peeling or flaking after only a couple of years you're gonna want to remove as much of it as possible. Chemically or mechanically etching the surface and cleaning/rinsing thoroughly will help the new coat bond. But in short, you should never paint over paint that's no longer sticking to the substrate.
@@myday805 you don have to remove everything but remove as much as you can . Roof painting or paint exterior woodworks prep is the key. Doesn’t seems like a good prep work of this video especially on metal surface Dulux weather shield ( self primer doesn’t work sadly) you need good prep and good primer underneath even with shity top coat it’s still last longer .
Put some Epsom salts in that stump ...it will take awhile but the salts with help decay the root matter. Cover with a tire wrapped on black plastic so it bakes when it's hot
no info on how you prep'd the metal? and you mentioned silicone where it may leak. today i buffed and scraped the silicone off the roof i was painting since paint doesnt stick to it. use sicaflex or polyeurethane sealants that state they are paintable and for exterior use. buff off the rust and use the primer recommended by the paint place. this is a video on how to do fast crap job on something you are selling
Gotta pressure wash it w a little soap, too. 👍. Then make sure there’s no cracks or seals anywhere, and seal if it does. But this broom method, I’ll be doing soon! Yes!
Have tried the rustolium primer paint? Tested it on some very light rust area. Nocked the rust off with a wire wheel and sprayed break cleaner and wiped. Then allowed to air dry a couple minutes. I was surprised how it looked and Matches the original color. Also wonder about UV resistance?
I have used a roller refill and pole to paint some of my metal roof.after watching this video I may get some body to paint it on with a wood handled brush.also use Premier paint.
HI, that was great. Looks pretty good. Just one question, the paint holds to the roof well even if the roof can't be super clean before painting? I mean usually in other painting job I did had to do sanding before painting.
Thanks for this tip. I've got an ugly bright yellow corrugated iron garage which needs a face lift. I'd googled the corrugated paint rollers but sounds like they disintegrate. A broom should make this job pretty easy and it doesn't have to be perfect. Let's see how it goes.
I've used a corrugated roller and it kept on shedding the whole time leaving blobs every square meter or two.. I've done half way so far and will complete it with a broom.as well as the second coat.
What about the drinking water... is it safe? Many tin roof houses use rainwater off the roof to supply tanks for house water. Is this paint completely safe for drinking? I see no mention of this. You could possibly be creating POISON WATER ! - I'm amazed nobody else has mentioned this.
Can a person paint old corrugated fiberglass panels with acrylic paint? We have these panels attached vertically on the sides of our patio and carport and they are yellow. We want to paint the exterior part of the panels white. We cant afford all new panels and they are old but in good shape. Any suggestions?
Hey Max I would go with the brush because that's what worked well for me. But if the corrugated roller is cheaper then go for that. It might take you more than one go to complete to roof so if you can buy two cheap brooms for the price of one roller then no need for a clean up. Hope that helps man, happy painting!
I would have gone with a bit lighter colour , we are down near wagga wagga nsw and was going to pick that same colour for our roof so lucky we didn't, it get way to hot ...
I am wanting to do this for my parents in white. They have solar panels on the roof. Do you just paint around them or do you need to have them taken off?
Depends how visible the unpainted areas would be from the ground. Might be easiest to paint around them, especially since solar panels are long term fixings and unlikely to be removed. Hope that helps
That is not necessarily true. It depends on the tip size and psi settings, these guys are absolute cowboys. 1 coat with a broom, I have seen it all now!!
Please tell me you pressure cleaned the roof first? It looked like you were painting over blistering paint. One coat of weathershield?? Really?? Leave it to the professionals mate.
@@TheHandyTech The problem you have got is that other people might do this same method and 9 times out of 10 this will end in failure. The coatings will blister and will eventually delaminate. No one should paint a roof like this, if you do there is no warranty on the paint if it fails and no licensed painter will attempt to fix it for you after it’s been done like this. It’s just wrong in every way.
as a roof painter didn't know wether to laugh or cry watching this! For starters just sweeping isn't good enough. Painting over mould it will come back two fold! And not too mention paint adhesion will be pathetic as will be dirty still and possibly chalky! And the finish using a broom? Better hope its high enough not to be seen!
It was also water blasted before we painted just didn't show it. Paint is still on there no problem baked on with 40° WA heat. Not everyone has an airless sprayer hence the title DIY ;) thanks for watching Craig
@@Adrian-ek5dg As a helper who was hired to help paint a small roof with the corrugated foam roller today, the only reason I'm this deep in the comments is I'm looking for people bashing the foam roller. Those things are trash in my opinion as someone who doesn't want to paint roofs anymore.
Love the broom / paintbrush idea. I started painting my roof with a roller today, and thought ( There must be a quicker way ). Thanks
Great idea. I have an old chicken coop and an old shed to repaint and I will now be using a broom. Cheers from South Australia
Thanks for posting this video. Used a broom (on the end of a painters extendable pole) to paint the shed roof. Such a time-saver. This should be THE life-hack of the decade!
That looks amazing love the dark colored roof idea, would be great for extra heaton sunny winter days
If your gonna paint metal, you have to thoroughly clean and prep with a primer suitable for the type of metal (colorbond, zincalume, gal, etc). The bigger issue with painting over metal roofs is water will always find a way to get in. Then once it's painted it can't get back out again. Same with gobs of silicone. You gotta be careful where you use it. More often than not, you're stopping water from being able to get out again, rather than going in!
Do you have remove the old paint or can you just primer over the top of it?
@@myday805 It all depends on the state of the existing paint. If its been there for 10 years and still looks ok then it has a good bond with the metal and is probably ok to paint over, after proper preparation. If it's cracking, peeling or flaking after only a couple of years you're gonna want to remove as much of it as possible. Chemically or mechanically etching the surface and cleaning/rinsing thoroughly will help the new coat bond. But in short, you should never paint over paint that's no longer sticking to the substrate.
If water is getting in and getting out before it’s painted, painting the roof won’t change that in anyway.
@@myday805 you don have to remove everything but remove as much as you can . Roof painting or paint exterior woodworks prep is the key. Doesn’t seems like a good prep work of this video especially on metal surface Dulux weather shield ( self primer doesn’t work sadly) you need good prep and good primer underneath even with shity top coat it’s still last longer .
Put some Epsom salts in that stump ...it will take awhile but the salts with help decay the root matter. Cover with a tire wrapped on black plastic so it bakes when it's hot
no info on how you prep'd the metal? and you mentioned silicone where it may leak. today i buffed and scraped the silicone off the roof i was painting since paint doesnt stick to it. use sicaflex or polyeurethane sealants that state they are paintable and for exterior use. buff off the rust and use the primer recommended by the paint place. this is a video on how to do fast crap job on something you are selling
Most of the work in a paint job is in the prep which looked like very minimal-just sweeping doesn’t cut it.
Gotta pressure wash it w a little soap, too. 👍. Then make sure there’s no cracks or seals anywhere, and seal if it does. But this broom method, I’ll be doing soon! Yes!
Great tip using a broom... will give it a try on a corrugated shed wall. Thanks!
Have tried the rustolium primer paint? Tested it on some very light rust area. Nocked the rust off with a wire wheel and sprayed break cleaner and wiped. Then allowed to air dry a couple minutes. I was surprised how it looked and Matches the original color. Also wonder about UV resistance?
This is about to save me a lotta hassle! Curious how the finish turned out, I guess a broom isn’t that much different than a paint brush
I knew there had to be a faster way to do this. This will save a lot of time and money for me. Thank you.
Use a airless paint sprayer for the roof next time. Makes a big difference in appearance and time.
I have used a roller refill and pole to paint some of my metal roof.after watching this video I may get some body to paint it on with a wood handled brush.also use Premier paint.
I'm impressed that one tin covered that whole area, also relieved as it's very expensive stuff!! good job, fellas!
Haha I wish it was one tin! Turned out to be just over 20litres so around $400
@@TheHandyTech ouch. Still cheaper than replacing the roof I guess. I must have missed the part where you said two tins. 😖
This paint job will fail because they only used 1 coat. that roof done properly would take 50-60 ltrs
Will this work for painting a tin fence? Or will it just drip everywhere?
Broom is the best idea for painting a roof - ever!
HI, that was great. Looks pretty good. Just one question, the paint holds to the roof well even if the roof can't be super clean before painting? I mean usually in other painting job I did had to do sanding before painting.
I subscribed for the out-takes.
Thanks for this amazing idea using a broom its a hard job and it takes too much time to paint the entire roof using a hand brush.
❤ thanks watching from Kenya Africa good information Sir.
Do you think painting over screws would be an issue?
With using a broom do you also need to do a second coat as recommended by the manufacturer
Just brush it down? No washing, sanding or primer? Is the paint still on there today?
Phil Parker ☝🏼
This is what I was trying to find out from the video. I want to paint my roof and want it to last, not just look pretty for the sale. 😐
@@MekazaBitrusty You need to pressure wash the roof first and apply two coats for 10 year endurance
Thanks for this tip. I've got an ugly bright yellow corrugated iron garage which needs a face lift. I'd googled the corrugated paint rollers but sounds like they disintegrate. A broom should make this job pretty easy and it doesn't have to be perfect. Let's see how it goes.
Best of luck! My thoughts exactly, lots of "pro" roof painters out there, at the end of the day the paint is still on there and looks mint :D
I've used a corrugated roller and it kept on shedding the whole time leaving blobs every square meter or two.. I've done half way so far and will complete it with a broom.as well as the second coat.
What kind of brush do you use? Made of plastic or what?
A lot of old tin roofs had lead washers on their fasteners, nails mostly back then.
Very cool! You should paint it blue though 🙃😉
Did you water down the paint?
It doesn't peel off with weathershield?
Nice job! What kind of paint did you use on the roof? Is it one specially for metal? By the way I live in The USA
Hi Jo I used an exterior grade paint. The brand is Taubmans. I am sure if you ask you local paint shop they can advise a suitable paint for you :)
@@TheHandyTech Thanks!
@@TheHandyTech Do you mean Dulux :-]
What about the drinking water... is it safe? Many tin roof houses use rainwater off the roof to supply tanks for house water. Is this paint completely safe for drinking? I see no mention of this. You could possibly be creating POISON WATER ! - I'm amazed nobody else has mentioned this.
Can a person paint old corrugated fiberglass panels with acrylic paint? We have these panels attached vertically on the sides of our patio and carport and they are yellow. We want to paint the exterior part of the panels white. We cant afford all new panels and they are old but in good shape. Any suggestions?
You can, but use a primer not a sealer as a undercoat, as primers adhere by etching.
Nice idea but why black paint?
It's just going to be a Solar cooler!
Makes it look like tile or slate maybe
So you reckon a soft brush is better than the corrugated sponge roller?
I'm about to do mine and not sure what gear to buy.
Hey Max I would go with the brush because that's what worked well for me. But if the corrugated roller is cheaper then go for that. It might take you more than one go to complete to roof so if you can buy two cheap brooms for the price of one roller then no need for a clean up. Hope that helps man, happy painting!
You're the best teacher!;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Thank you so much
I would have gone with a bit lighter colour , we are down near wagga wagga nsw and was going to pick that same colour for our roof so lucky we didn't, it get way to hot ...
The roof was previously black haha we've made a small improvement :)
Hi mate can i use the same method on roof tills?
How much was the overall cost
Hi! Does the broom used need to be the aqua-style broom you have in the video? I am wondering if I can use a cheaper, conventional soft broom
Nope, whatever feels most like a paintbrush to you!
I am wanting to do this for my parents in white. They have solar panels on the roof. Do you just paint around them or do you need to have them taken off?
Depends how visible the unpainted areas would be from the ground. Might be easiest to paint around them, especially since solar panels are long term fixings and unlikely to be removed. Hope that helps
I'd think u have to pressure clean first too
Brush or broom
Hi, a builder told me that I would use about 3 times more paint doing it with a broom than a sprayer. Would you agree with this?
That is not necessarily true. It depends on the tip size and psi settings, these guys are absolute cowboys. 1 coat with a broom, I have seen it all now!!
Maybe not 3x, but yes you will always use more with a brush/roller than spray.
No way sprayer uses 3x more than roller/brush a huge amount just vaporizers or drift spray
i hope you all gave the roof a good power wash to remove all that scum residue you cant see but are putting your expensive paints on
Aussie accent. Awesome video. By any chance do you live near NSW central coast? Can you come paint ours? :)
Kiwi actually ;) I'm living in Perth sorry but hopefully it was easy enough to follow. Crack a cold one and get to it haha
Hey mate, have you tried the brush on dramatic tile roofs?
Hey buddy, is understood more in usa
But the TH-camr is in Australia, so...
G’day cobber
Good thing is just $300 a bucket.. I'm sure manufacturing cost may be around 17 dollars.
Background music not necessary. And it would've been better to paint the roof white to reflect the sun.
Hey mate how much paint did you use to paint the roof
He said 20L
Dodgy, why not invest in a paint sprayer and a pressure cleaner to clean it properly. And doubt it would last 5 years without a primer. Wow
You didn't mention the 1 coat! haha this is the worst job I have ever seen and will look patchy and faded in a couple of years
Lots of roof paint has built in primer
What colour paint was that?
Monument (one of the colorbond range colors)
Mint video bro . Thanks
Great video and depiction
Wonder if you can do this with concrete roof tiles
Much harder on concrete tiles. I have tried
I hope you guys pressure washed the roof first
Considering they did literally nothing else, no primer no 2nd coat no rust prep, I doubt it 🤣
No need to prime the roof paint these days has excellent adhesion and durability properties in it already
Are you an electrician? I thought you had to be an electrician to do wiring?
I have my REL so I can replace like for like up to 1kV 👍
Join your earths through don’t cut them out
You don’t need a “title” to build or create; you need just knowledge, skill and inspiration.
@@ctrader6 And to be covered by insurance if the electrical work burns your house down. Hence the very fair question.
Good lads
better just to air spray it
Good job children
good video.
Please wear a hat next time, you'll get sun stroke!
Please tell me you pressure cleaned the roof first? It looked like you were painting over blistering paint. One coat of weathershield?? Really?? Leave it to the professionals mate.
Imagine being a roof painter during the day then watching roof painting in your free time. I painted the roof with a broom bro 🤣 still going strong
@@TheHandyTech I didn’t search for it, the AI algorithm recommended it. It must of thought I needed a good laugh. Well it worked 😂 😝 😂 😆 😝 😂
@@TheHandyTech The problem you have got is that other people might do this same method and 9 times out of 10 this will end in failure. The coatings will blister and will eventually delaminate.
No one should paint a roof like this, if you do there is no warranty on the paint if it fails and no licensed painter will attempt to fix it for you after it’s been done like this.
It’s just wrong in every way.
@@steveshephard4880 I got paid for your view, painter. Come back again please
@@steveshephard4880 my roof, my rules :D
paint looks mint. professionals are overrated
How to paint a TIN roof. Looking for how to paint SHINGLES. Thanks anyways...
My joke detector is throwing error codes.
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as a roof painter didn't know wether to laugh or cry watching this!
For starters just sweeping isn't good enough.
Painting over mould it will come back two fold!
And not too mention paint adhesion will be pathetic as will be dirty still and possibly chalky!
And the finish using a broom? Better hope its high enough not to be seen!
It was also water blasted before we painted just didn't show it. Paint is still on there no problem baked on with 40° WA heat. Not everyone has an airless sprayer hence the title DIY ;) thanks for watching Craig
@@TheHandyTech looks good enough for what I'm after
Thanks cuz
As a roof painter I'm concerned on your work as you haven't mentioned it needs 2 coats too lol
@@Adrian-ek5dg As a helper who was hired to help paint a small roof with the corrugated foam roller today, the only reason I'm this deep in the comments is I'm looking for people bashing the foam roller. Those things are trash in my opinion as someone who doesn't want to paint roofs anymore.
Cowboys
Dodgy as,painting over rust,minimal prep if at all,skipping safety too..SHONKY!
It will do mate.
Sodd off mate
U talked more about repairs and blabbering about nonsense than u talked about painting.
cause they know nothing qbout painting!
Wonder if they are liable when it turns to shit in a cple months 🤔🤔
You definitely painted that tired, old shit. ;-)