FAQS
...Grade roof cements and coatings are manufactured from higher softening point asphalts which causes them to cure faster, age more slowly, and resist oxididative cracking or ‘alligatoring’. Lucas Premium roof coatings can take roof traffic sooner and Lucas Premium roof cements will adhere to vertical surfaces without sagging, even when hot mopped. See #2.
CSI - Painting Problem Solver
...flow / leveling failure spattering (roller) foaming / cratering stain resistance failure lapping touch-up failure mildew wrinkling mud cracking yellowing Exterior Solutions alligatoring mildew blistering nailhead rusting chalking paint incompatibility checking / flaking peeling: galvanized metal dirt staining peeling: hardboard / wood... See #3.
Benchmark Services • Roofing Terms
Roofing Terms aggregate Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof membrane. alligatoring The cracking of the surface bitumen on a built-up roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide; the cracks may not extend through the surfacing bitumen. asphalt A... See #4.
Color Wheel Paints & Coatings - Glossary
Proper surface preparation and testing can help avoid alkali burn. Alkyd resins: resins prepared by reacting polyhydric alcohols with polybasic acids. Alligatoring: surface imperfections of a coating having the appearance of alligator hide. Aromatic Hydrocarbons: strong, "hot" solvents that evaporate very quickly, ... See #5.
Warner Innovation
By touching up minor problems, like chips or localized flaking, you can prevent water from building up beneath the surface. Cracks and alligatoring should be sanded, primed, and painted as soon as they occur. Left uncorrected, they invite mildew formation, leading to staining and the eventual failure of the paint. See #6.
Minwax
Acrylic - A synthetic resin found in water-based paints. Alkyd - A synthetic resin that is steadily replacing linseed oil in oil-based paints. Alligatoring - Cracks spread over the surface of a finish, often caused by inflexibility of an older finish, too much finish, or a reaction between two coats of finish. See #7.
Porter® Paints - Solutions to Common Paint Problems: Burnishing
Get solutions from Porter® Paints to common paint problems including peeling, roller marks, alligatoring, blistering, cracking/flaking, efflorescence, mildew, nailhead rusting, paint incompatibility and more. See #8.
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