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| I was interested if anyone has tried the ceramic coatings for the roof like Mr Trailer just posted about Temp Coat. I have a 1999 Featherlite that isn't insulated and I wonder if that would be a smarter choice than having it insulated. It looks interesting, if nothing else.
Also in the article Mr Trailer said that the interior could also be done, that would be sweet as the top part of my trailer isn't insulated either.. and it would be neat to have the white interior to lighten the inside up.
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Location: Newnan, GA | would be interested to see any replies...i had someone look into it for me and it was going to cost a minimum of $800 just for the materials to do the roof on my 32'l trailer top. not to mention any labor... |
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| I emailed them and never got a response. |
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Location: Indiana | I thought someone was going to have it done and give us the before and after results. I just thought I missed it, but now that you've raised the question it makes me wonder what happened. |
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| Well, I got a response from the Colorado group, but I live in Ohio and I need a reference for someone here. Also I contacted a place that does ceramic coatings and some other really cool things with cars and motorcycles and sent them the link and asked them what it might cost for my BP 2H trailer/DR.. sort of giving them dimensions. I haven't heard back from them, but then the folks might have to check out the coating and see if they can even do that. Maybe I need to open a thread for Mr Trailer's follow up on it. If I can't find something like that for my trailer, I may have to have it insulated which.. I wonder how much that costs. My friend did his own, but that is beyond my capabilities.Jbsny |
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Location: Denver Colorado | We'll have my trailer with the Ceramic coating at Congress, inside in the Bricker building. My booth is across from Hart Trailers. Brian is going to coat the inside where my LQ is going this winter. So I'll have more temperature readings before and after inside. Brian is going to put some kind of demonstration on at congress as well as some other trailers there will be coated. I think this is an important solution to the expansion and contraction of aluminum roofs as well as insulation. If it's good enough for the space shuttle, it's good enough for me, I'm old enough to be a "space cowboy." |
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| I wonder if Brian could do my trailer since he will be there.. I live in Dayton which is about 65 miles west of Columbus. I hope to see you this year, Mr Trailer!!!!! And I would like to see your trailer although I doubt I am tall enough to see the top. Jbsny |
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| This is very interesting. |
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Location: Denver Colorado | I'm MrTruck though I have both websites and it's confusing. I own MrTruck.com and MrTruck.TV and MrTrailer.com is where I park most of my reviews and articles, so the link goes there. I have a StepAbove ladder on my trailer, so it's easy to get on top to look at the roof and we'll have the dressing room coated too. That's an idea to have Brian working whiles he's in town. As long as he can still bring me my pecan carmal rolls and Starbauchs. Hopefully Dave Mattern will be in my booth with a big screen so we can watch football on weekends. |
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| I sent the company an email and am interested in learning more about this product. |
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Location: Castle Rock CO. | Hi I'm Brian, I installed the ceramic roof on Mr Truck's trailer for his review. I'm a distributer for Temp-Coat, I would be glad to answer any questions. email info@ceramicroofs.com
Edited by ceramicroofs 2010-08-19 11:51 PM
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Location: Washington DC | Brian, Could you give us an idea about the cost for the average trailer. say 3-4 horse slant with a 4' short wall. |
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Location: Kinston, NC | Hey Brian, I see the charts for outside surface temp and inside surface temp. What was the high temperature on the test day? It would be interesting to see outside air temps vs inside air temps. Bartley Heath
bartley@DoubleDTrailers.com
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| Well, I will try to contact Brian again (honest he did contact me back, so be patient if you contact him) and see maybe if he could do my roof at the Congress. I am not opposed to driving over with the trailer and having him do it there. I can always do some shopping and I have friends from out of state that show there, so it will also be a social event as well!!!! Jbsny |
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Location: Castle Rock CO. | Hi, absolutely, however, it depends on the square footage, the condition of the surface, the condition of the caulking, if you have any equipment on the roof, like air conditioning, TV antennas, additional vents and so on. It would help if you could send me a picture and then we could talk about your project. Thank You Brian info@ceramicroofs.com |
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Location: Castle Rock CO. | Hi Bartley, The temperatures on that specific day was between 75 to 78 degrees, please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank You Brian info@ceramicroofs.com |
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| Originally written by DD_TrailerMan on 2010-08-20 10:51 AM Hey Brian, .... It would be interesting to see outside air temps vs inside air temps. Bartley Heath
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Buy Factory Direct and $ave at DoubleDTrailers.com I'm interested in this comparison too. I did send you an email on Thursday before you posted here and haven't yet received a response so if I need to resend it, let me know. Or just answer here if you don't mind. Another poster here asked a question similar to my primary question, though, and you said it depends. Can you answer that question about approximate cost assuming that a steel trailer is in very good condition or even new and comes only with the three standard vents and a skylight in the dressing room? We can go from there. Did you do any tests about the inside temperatures in winter? It's quite an interesting product. Thanks. |
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Location: Castle Rock CO. | Hello All, My name is Brian of Ceramicroofs.com. It is a pleasure to meet all of you. Sorry I have missed communicating with some of you. I can’t tell you how excited I am about the response here on Horsetrailerworld.com. I want to be able to help all of you. The best way for me to address your needs is to find out where you live and about your trailer. I have gotten some emails, but they haven’t referenced User names from the forum, so I apologize if I haven’t put 2 and 2 together.
I know it is difficult to bounce between the forum and my website and then write an email about your trailer, but I think it would be better in the long run if you could email me the dimensions of your trailer. I need to know the entire length and the width, so I can get the number of square feet that needs to be covered. I also need to know the condition of the roof, and what equipment has been installed up there, how many vents, air conditioner, roof rack, and the condition of the caulk. If you can take pictures of the roof that would be very helpful in determining the how much prep time would be needed to coat your trailer.
Phoresic, can you email me the dimensions of your trailer roof so I can narrow down the cost. We haven't tested in the winter yet. Please email the dimensions of your trailer to me at info@ceramicroofs.com
Thanks again for your interest, support and patience.
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| Thanks Brian. You should have another email from me. I appreciate your response. |
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Location: Indiana | I understand why Brian can't answer everyones questions here, but it would be helpful if those of you who end up getting a quote and/or get it done to let us know the cost, and if it ends up being as good as advertised. Thanks. |
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Location: Swink, CO | I recently had my 3horse w/living sprayed, IMMEDIATELY I noticed the cooler temp!! Seriously, this product is amazing! 10-15 degrees cooler, my horses are happy as I drive in the 100+ summer days of rodeoing. The added benefit was the noise reduction...very pleased customer!!!!! I highly recommend Brian Jaeger~ |
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Location: Swink, CO | THIS STUFF IS AMAZING!! IT TAKES SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE, AND TIME!! IF YOU CUT CORNERS IN THE OUTCOME WOULDN NOT BE GOOD i'M SURE. I am sold on the coating, and will do my other trailers! |
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Location: Swink, CO | If you email Brian the owner of the company, HE ALWAYS responds either by phone, email or text. I found him to be VERY timely with all forms of communication. 303-619-7124 |
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Location: Swink, CO | It's better than I expected! Really awesome.... Contact Brian for a quote, each trailer might have this or that, so I hate to put out a price. But I am very very satisfied!!!! |
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Location: Home of the WNFR at Christmas | I don't know why no one will just post the approx price, he said dependent upon trailer condition and how much masking etc involved it could be $5.00 to $7.00 per square foot.
Its fairly expensive and if you could do both the inside and out it would work better.
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| I for one wanted a general estimate because I don't really want to expend my time or someone else's (the businessman) if I know pretty quickly whether I can spring for the cost,or not.
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Location: western PA | Not too long ago, there was another thread about ceramic roof products. Bartley Heath has done some research on roof temperatures and found the following: Bare aluminum skin has the same reflectivity as black. With an outside temperature of 90 deg F, the skin temp was about double the ambient temperature. By applying a white paint, these temperatures dropped ~50 deg F. I've painted a few trailers' roofs, steel and aluminum, with marine paints. Like Bartley, I have found the inside temps easily dropped ~15 deg F. These paints can be the basis for a DIY project at a fraction of the quoted ceramic costs. According to one pleased ceramic owner, you can realize the same inside temperature reduction with paint and a roller. |
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| What would be the proper preparation to paint an aluminum roof with white marine paint? (one time.) |
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| http://www.hytechceramics.com/buy.html
I wonder if I could roll this stuff on with a brush...
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Location: western PA | Originally written by crowleysridgegirl on 2010-08-30 6:43 PM
What would be the proper preparation to paint an aluminum roof with white marine paint? (one time.) To coat a roof, it should be first washed and cleaned of all contaminates. Then depending on the paint's manufacturer, an approved primer is applied. The paint I use is a single part polyurethane, that can be sprayed, rolled or brushed on. It has a good flow rate that results in a smooth, high gloss finish. On a hot day, to prevent the paint from flashing too quickly, a reducer should be added to the paint, to prevent it from drying too soon. |
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