Seal Roofing Nail Head

Use a flexible exterior caulking don t use tar heap the caulk to form a force field make sure the entire nail head is covered with caulk extending onto the surface you ve nailed into.

Seal roofing nail head. Apply a glob of roofing cement to the spatula or putty knife. Wipe the glob of roofing cement over the nail head. Make sure the roofing cement extends to each side of the nail head covering it completely. This type of nail is usually made of zinc plated steel and electro galvanized carbon steel and are suitable for asphalt roofing felts.

Don t worry if the glob looks a bit thick. 3 use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in. The ring shank nail has larger head than the standard nail which enables it to hold shingles in place. Smaller nail holes will be permanently fixed by this method standard roofing nails would be either 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch making a hole 3 8.

We have used black jack bull in a tube or tamco makes a roofing chalk called tropicana 21. Repeat these steps for each of the exposed nail heads. It will smooth out once it dries. Use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.