sticky fabric covered building

[carcajou]

I want to apply something to the top of my shed to help the snow to slide off. I am leaning toward car wax. Anyone tried it? Something better?

 

[Alan Douglas]

The paste wax cans say you can use it on snow shovels to keep the snow from sticking. I've tried it several times and it didn't work.

 

[warmpancakes]

Metal roof I assume? pam cooking spray

 

[pendragon1998]

I don't know if this is safe for your application, but before I used Pam spray ($$$) I would get a gallon of old cooking oil from my fry daddy or something, and apply it with a roller. Not sure if it's such a good idea to apply a lubricant on a roof you might need to get up on, though.

 

[carcajou]

No need to ever get up on it, but at 38' x 100' it would take a fortunes worth of pam to cover it! Not a metal roof, fabric tarp style.

 

[Alan Douglas]

I should think a tarp wouldn't last very long, and a metal roof would be cheaper in the end.