Black Jack on Coop Floor

[cinnamonchicken]

Hi all,
I read on here that people were using "Black JacK' on their coop floors. I went to Lowes and bought s product that I think was same but now called "Black Max". It's a no heat required roofing sealant. I applied with a brush around the perimeter and used a roller to apply over the rest of the area.

It went on a little thick in areas which I had trouble spreading thinner. It's been drying now for almost two weeks and is tacky and not curing. I went in yesterday and actually scraped off the thicker areas to remove excess "tar".

It's getting better, but still tacky in many areas still - even where it didn't go on thick.

I have great ventilation in there with a window and a barn fan that exhausts to the outside so humidity isn't an issue.

I desperately need to move my poults from a friend's place into my new coop. Does anyone have any recommendations? I think If I were to put straw r shavings down now it's just going to stick and become part of the floor and result in a big insanity mess that'll never clean up.

Help!

 

[Steven Bussell]

Hi all,
I read on here that people were using "Black JacK' on their coop floors. I went to Lowes and bought s product that I think was same but now called "Black Max". It's a no heat required roofing sealant. I applied with a brush around the perimeter and used a roller to apply over the rest of the area.

It went on a little thick in areas which I had trouble spreading thinner. It's been drying now for almost two weeks and is tacky and not curing. I went in yesterday and actually scraped off the thicker areas to remove excess "tar".

It's getting better, but still tacky in many areas still - even where it didn't go on thick.

I have great ventilation in there with a window and a barn fan that exhausts to the outside so humidity isn't an issue.

I desperately need to move my poults from a friend's place into my new coop. Does anyone have any recommendations? I think If I were to put straw r shavings down now it's just going to stick and become part of the floor and result in a big insanity mess that'll never clean up.

Help!

Can you post pictures of the can
Sounds like you used a roof patching material

 

[aart]

that I think was same but now called "Black Max".

As far as I know ...'Black Jack 57' is still called 'Black Jack 57'.

 

[TwoShepherds]

That sounds frustrating. Maybe the product you have is slightly different which is affecting the application? I used black jack on the floor of my coop early this summer, and it seemed to work well. It definitely said Black Jack 57 on the can. I was nervous about using it because of our humidity and because it's a material I've never worked with before. I was worried that it wouldn't cure well in our climate. Fortunately, mine was dry to the touch within hours. I put down two coats, and let the final one cure for a week even though it seemed dry. I stirred it extremely well before I applied it, which I heard was important, and it wasn't much harder to work with than paint. Like I said, I was pretty nervous about using it.... my backup plan if the black jack didn't dry was to put linoleum over it. I figured that a tacky floor would just help hold down the linoleum. Perhaps, worst case scenario, if your floor doesn't dry soon, you can put some linoleum down before adding chickens and shavings....

 

[rosemarythyme]

This sounds like a completely different product, despite the similar-ish name. In comparison to what you used after 2 days the Black Jack #57 would've been a little tacky but mostly surface dry, it would certainly not take 2 weeks. Black Jack makes many different products so that's why it was important to specifically get #57 which is what's recommended on here.

Can you post a photo of your product container? I didn't see a product by that name after doing a search of "black max" on Lowes website.

I'd be hesitant to paint over it or apply #57 over it, in case it makes the issue worse. Going with the suggestion of putting linoleum down might be the best bet since maybe the tar-like material can work as a sort of adhesive?

 

[aart]

I'd be hesitant to paint over it or apply #57 over it, in case it makes the issue worse. Going with the suggestion of putting linoleum down might be the best bet since maybe the tar-like material can work as a sort of adhesive?

Ditto Dat!^^^

 

[Steven Bussell]

Wondering how things are going for the OP....
Really hope they got things squared away

 

[aart]

Wondering how things are going for the OP....
Really hope they got things squared away

I was wondering too, but looks like @cinnamonchicken hasn't been 'seen' since starting this thread.

 

[TexasWineGuy]

I just got done applying 2 coats of Black Jack #57 to my project coop. It was dry enough by the end of the day to easily touch it, and it was dry. After the second coat I waited 2 days before walking on it, and again bone dry with no tacky-ness at all.

I'll be coating the inside of my nesting box and poop tray with #57 also.

Texas Wine Guy