How To Remove Plastic From Roof

I am installing a radius metal roof for a customer who had another roofer lined up for her job but after months of putting her off he finally admitted he didn t know how to do it.

How to remove plastic from roof.

Flake off sporadic drips and dollops of tar from asphalt shingles with a plastic scraper. The blue stuff just peeled right off. You may have to use pressure to peel away the plastic. Step 2 remove old roof since you are replacing a previously extant corrugated plastic roof the next thing you will need to do is remove the previous roof.

Removing vinyl soffits for replacement or repairs requires a helper to hold the ladder while you work. Spray an automotive spray lubricant over the plastic on the metal and allow it to sit for about five or 10 minutes. I had a rear roof leak on my estate and managed to squeeze enough silicone up into the ends of the roof trims rack rails to stop it. Wipe away the spray lubricant residue from the metal to remove traces of plastic wrap residue.

The vinyl soffit uses no fasteners. On my car all the bolts come through and can be accessed from below. Vinyl soffits are the portion under the roof eaves between the wall of your home and the edge of the roof. Instead the soffit fits in between two channels like a puzzle piece.

But to remove the roof trims i think you have to drop the headliner inside the car. Start at a corner of the blue apply a bit of ammonia with a rag and then start peeling. They did install some regular metal panels for her but they never removed the plastic film from the panels and it has now been baked on by months of florida sun. It seems to just loosen the plastic from the steel so that it can be peeled away easier.

If the tar has penetrated the protective mineral granules leave it alone or you might remove the granules.