Proper ventilation and a roof that extends two inches over the sides will help shade the box and protect it from the elements reducing the need for paint.
Can you paint a roof box.
In this video i repaired my thule cargo carrier box.
I d find some touch up paint perhaps thule can give you some info on that and limit it to that.
If you can walk a tiled roof you can paint a tiled roof.
After you repair any damage and clean the roofing material you can easily use a sprayer to make painting easy.
If you decide to paint your roof shingles using the right paint is critical.
Constant exposure to the elements can.
Painting a yakima or thule roof box posted by oleyeller on 7 28 15 at 7 54 am to neauxla parents have a thule painted same color as their tahoe.
However some additional cooling may be gained by painting the roof and exterior walls a light color white is preferred for purple martin houses but opt for tan gray or dull green for.
Painting your shingles does not require a lot of preparation work and it will help improve your roof s look.
A good professional paint job is likely to cost more than the box is worth and anything less than that is likely to 1 look like crap and 2 flake off or have other problems.
While painting won t fix any cracks or damage you have you can still make your roof look brand new.
Look for an acrylic water based paint specially designed for use on roofs.
It have several cracks a couple of holes and was in bad need of painting.
After you paint the asphalt shingles they must be touched up and repainted to remain in good condition.
Paint can put your roof at risk for moisture problems.
People think it came with the tahoe always getting questions on it.
However you will have to do some preparation work before you haul the spray gun up on the roof.
If you don t like the current color of your roof but you don t want to replace everything you can paint it to freshen it up.
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