Roll on or paint on roof sealant for many small holes?

[fishnaked]

I washed my roof cover the other day and strung a line to hang dry it. While walking under this now tent-like structure, I looked up and was shocked at all the sunlight coming through the holes. Small holes. They appear to be cracks from folding. There's probably not 6 square inches that there isn't a hole!

I'm on a budget. This is a rustic backcountry yurt, i.e., it doesn't have to be perfect...though I don't want it to leak like a sieve in a downpour.

Is there a sealant of sorts I can paint on that will allow me to squeeze a bit more life out of this cover?

[Jafo]

Does this help?

http://www.yurtforum.com/forums/yurt...orage-232.html

[fishnaked]

Thanks, Jafo. There are simply too many holes to patch. It would be far easier to just replace this cover than try to patch. As mentioned though, I am on a budget...so if possible, I would love to be able to paint this thing to seal it...if such a product existed.

[ktm2racing2001]

If this is a vinyl cover you can chemically weld other pieces to it. get billboard material

[fishnaked]

Originally Posted by ktm2racing2001

If this is a vinyl cover you can chemically weld other pieces to it. get billboard material

Hi - Not sure who your response was to but my vinyl cover was welded together with heat. I actually replaced several sections with new vinyl by welding with a special heat gun and roller. It's a pretty easy method.

[Lodgepolelife]

Just trooped through one high winds and two ARC storms with tons of pinholes in the skin of our expandable and my wife and I decided that we like the star effect the pinholes created in the expandable, but we don't like the water that comes with the effect. We are going to roll on clear flex seal in the interior we have another ARCstorm coming in three days so will let y'all know how it holds up.

[Surely Yurts - Steve]

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=hh-66+vinyl+cement&*

One good way to patch the 18 0z. vinyl coated polyester yurt roofs is by using "HH-66" vinyl cement and paste scraps of "billboard vinyl" or any scraps of any 18 oz. vinyl coated polyester fabric. Ideally you would patch from the inside first .let it set. and then the outside. This is a pretty heavy duty chemical so make sure you are wearing gloves & have good ventilation etc...

If you are good with a vinyl heat welder you can use this to adhere the patch fabrics, this is by far the best way to do it but requires more technical skill and the tools. Should practice on test strips here. If you're not careful you can burn the fabric too much and get warping and fumes...

We have lots of 18 oz. vinyl scraps for free. Just email me at [email protected] and I'll mail you scraps for the cost of shipping have lots of different colors.

-Cheers!

P.S. - When a roof cover is past it's time (which starts with star-bust pinholes), we leave it in place on the yurt and simply put a layer of reflective foil

insulation

and a new 18 oz. vinyl coated polyester roof over the top of that.

[djspn]

I don't have a link, but there have been suggestions posted here about mixing silicone w thinner and painting it on.

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by djspn

I don't have a link, but there have been suggestions posted here about mixing silicone w thinner and painting it on.

http://www.yurtforum.com/forums/buil....html#post1807

[Marshall Eppley]

we had the neighbors dog run all over our canvas and put little toe nail hiles all over it just mixed turpentine with silicon caulk stir it together well and put on with a paint roller when it dry's the smell goes away and it get like a rubber coating on it. works for me anyway