Repainting roof

[Geom]

Sorry I'd stepped away for a while and didn't see these replies,

John, thanks for the info; that will be very useful. That sounds very similar to my current plan, except I'll just be using their paint (for the roof at least).

Cary and Don, exactly! I want to do this as right as possible and only once, lol. So a little bit of extra work up front on the prep will hopefully pay dividends in the long run.

I plan in starting this little project towards the end of this month, into November. I'll post back status and pics, for those interested in how it goes.

Thanks again,
George

[Iceni John]

I plan in starting this little project towards the end of this month, into November. I'll post back status and pics, for those interested in how it goes.

Thanks again,
George

Will you be painting outdoors, like I did?   If you're painting indoors then when you do it is less important, but if doing it outdoors the weather is critical to your results.   It should be not too hot or cold, not too dry or humid, and rain and bugs will bugger up everything.   Check your paint for its recommended temperature and humidity limits.   For a roof, adhesion and longevity is more important than appearance.

John

[Geom]

I will, unfortunately, be doing it outside. I talked with the bus-Kote people about the right application temps, dew point, and all of that. So hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate when it's time, lol. But I plan on doing it in a fairly open space without a lot of overhead tree cover. From what I've heard, however, the second you apply paint, every insect within a 3 mile radius, seems inexorably compelled to imbed itself in the paint.
So we'll see how that goes. I fear that regardless of what time of year I do it, several bugs will end up enshrined in paint

[Oonrahnjay]

I will, unfortunately, be doing it outside. I talked with the bus-Kote people about the right application temps, dew point, and all of that. So hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate when it's time, lol. But I plan on doing it in a fairly open space without a lot of overhead tree cover. From what I've heard, however, the second you apply paint, every insect within a 3 mile radius, seems inexorably compelled to imbed itself in the paint.
So we'll see how that goes. I fear that regardless of what time of year I do it, several bugs will end up enshrined in paint

     Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do and deal with what you gotta deal with, but if you can find *any* kind of cover or canopy -- even one that you can use for a couple of hours while the paint is at it's wettest, it will be really worth it.

[Iceni John]

I will, unfortunately, be doing it outside. I talked with the bus-Kote people about the right application temps, dew point, and all of that. So hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate when it's time, lol. But I plan on doing it in a fairly open space without a lot of overhead tree cover. From what I've heard, however, the second you apply paint, every insect within a 3 mile radius, seems inexorably compelled to imbed itself in the paint.
So we'll see how that goes. I fear that regardless of what time of year I do it, several bugs will end up enshrined in paint

Maybe any embedded bugs will be an extra layer of insulation?   The manufacturers could call it Bug Kote and charge twice as much because it's now "green".

John