Touching up the Dicor on the roof without denatured alcohol

[wiredgeorge]

If you have a "Dollar Tree" (everything costs $1) store near you, go to the back shelf and pick up a spray bottle of Totally Awesome spray cleaner. Costs a dollar and you can get a "double sized refill" for another dollar. It's the "cheapest" and surprisingly the "most effective" spray cleaner I've found. It competes with Fantastic, 409, and most "spray cleaners" and IMHO, beats them all. Just spray it on, let it sit a minute, wipe it off, let it dry and apply DICOR where it's needed.... I've been using it for about 5 or 6 years now and I keep it "on the cleaner shelf in the garage". I almost always go for that bottle for nearly everything, including tires, tractor grease/diesel soot and even the metal roof on the pole barn.

https://www.dollartree.com/las-totally-awesome-all-purpose-cleaner-20oz/152664

Use this stuff in my business to clean up old grime on plastic and rubber parts from carburetors. It is actually the best there is and was recommended to me by a professional cleaning lady (a neighbor). You can get it in 64 oz refills at Dollar Tree as well.

 

[skids-JAY]

I got some of the spray cleaner from DollarTree. Are you supposed to follow-up with water to clean off soap residue from the Dicor?

 

[JRTJH]

I got some of the spray cleaner from DollarTree. Are you supposed to follow-up with water to clean off soap residue from the Dicor?

I don't.... That said, DICOR instructions stipulate a "clean dry surface"... If it's "clean and dry" (after using a cleaner) is the water going to be any "cleaner or dryer" after it sits on the roof and evaporates ???? I've never had any "residue" to rinse off....

 

[nitrohorse]

Just hit the liquor store and get a bottle of Everclear. Same thing just not Denatured so you can drink it when done.

Just make sure you're not on the roof when you drink it.

 

[Notanlines]

"The State of California has joined a couple other states and Canada in banning Denatured Alcohol this year. It is no longer available in any hardware store, big box or woodworking supply houses.Oct 2, 2019"
It is still widely available in most states compliments of your friendly Sherwin-Williams Paint Company, among many others.