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Finally did the bus-kote
Finally got around to doing the roof with Bus-Kote. Did it in a climate controlled garage with only 3′ clearance.
Climbing up on the back of the bus and having to walk to the front crouched over was the worst part. The crouched over walk seemed more like 45 football fields instead of 45 feet. LOL.
Chuck2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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13 Replies
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Great looking job/roof.
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Looks ?. How applied?
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Applied with a roller.
3 coats
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What product did you use? I think I’m seeing more than one product referred to as “bus kote”. Was there clear coat on your roof?
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Bus-Kote by Nation Wide.
Had clear coat, sanded it with 120 grit. They say you can sand but don’t need to. I did it anyway -
How many gallons did it take for three coats?
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A little over 1 gal per coat. That’s using a heavy nap roller.
The company estimates 2 gal of primer, I sanded the the roof and put the primer on heavy (to the point it was almost running off) and used only one coat. Another Prevost owner had the same experience. I suggest getting only 1 gal of primer.
Same issue with Bus-Kote, companies Sq Ft coverage shows 5 gal required, I put it on pretty heavy and used about 3 1/2 gallons.
Good news is you have leftover for touch up or other projects.
Chuck
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I see that the Bus-Kote you used has ceramic in it. That’s supposed to be the “good stuff”.
How did you sand? By hand or a power sander of some type? Just enough sanding to remove the clear coat and rough of the surface?
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Thank you Chuck!
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
Hi Dick:
Sanded with a palm sander for two reasons. 1 Had some clear coat peeling that needed the ruff edges smoothed. 2 Just wanted to make sure the surface would accommodate better adhesion. The only problem was the aching bones during and after the project.
Did tape off all edges, antenna mounts, etc. when I started pulling the tape it was like a rubber band and started peeling off the bus-kite. SOLUTION – remove the tape while the bus-kote is still wet or cut the edge below the tape with a razor blade, remove the tape, then using a small paint brush, seal the open edge created by cutting the tape. This is what I did.
2000 Featherlite H3-45
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Leesburg, FL -
I have used Nationwide elastomeric on the roof of our 115 year old former Masonic Temple building with great success. Did the job 20 years ago and it has only required small touch ups since in the heavy winter rain of southern Oregon. Highly recommended products. Just be prepared to throw away your clothes and shoes as the stuff we used would not come off of anything it touched, including the workers who applied it!
Had much less success with the RV elastomeric coating used by a person who coated the roof of our bus a decade ago. That stuff did not adhere well at all and needs constant touch up. Likely was some sort of coating meant for rubber roofs in a can marked for metal roofs so watch carefully if you have someone else do this for you. Or, order this Nationwde product yourself and just hire the application labor
Jerry
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I applied Temp-Coat 101
https://tempcoat.com/product/temp-coat-101-industrial-2/
to my roof with a roller 7 yrs ago. There hasn’t been any peeling or need for touchup. It’s holding up well. No regrets.
My bus is always parked under cover when at home.
I get up on the roof and scrub the heck out of it once a yr with soap and a soft brittle brush.
It cost me about $500 when I purchased the stuff. I bought 10 gals(2 five gal pales) and had/have about 3 gals leftover.
I love the results. No more snap crackle and pop. Keeps the inside of the bus cooler.
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“TEMP-COAT® 101 is a general purpose insulation which comes in liquid form. This industrial designed liquid acrylic latex ceramic insulation performs extremely well on piping, air and heat duct work, exposed water pipes, tanks, oxygen lines, steam lines, refrigeration equipment, cryogenics, and condensation control.”
“BUS-KOTE™ RV roof coating is a high-performance coating …
Bright White Reflectivity and Ceramic Insulation to Reduce Interior Temperatures
Bright White Reflectivity and Ceramic Insulation are characteristics that help to reduce the interior temperature of buses and other commercial vehicles. Bright White Reflectivity refers to the ability to reflect sunlight and other sources of heat away from the surface of the vehicle.”
I wonder if at the end of the day, Temp-Coat 101 and BUS-KOTE are the same things. Dick
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