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Why roof rejuvenation chemistry matters
By Jesse Sanchez. APEX-1132™ is designed to work with aged asphalt to support shingle flexibility, granule adhesion and more consistent roof maintenance outcomes. Asphalt shingles age through prolonged exposure to sun, heat, oxygen, rain and freeze-thaw cycles. Over time, the asphalt binder can oxidize, dry out and become brittle, reducing ...
Beyond surface-level asphalt softening
By Jesse Sanchez. APEX-1132™ is specifically engineered for oxidized asphalt systems, prioritizing long-term compatibility, penetration and restoration over temporary surface darkening. SoyLei’s soy-derived roof chemistry is not the same as spraying raw soybean oil or biodiesel onto an asphalt roof. Although raw oils and biodiesel can temporarily soften asphalt, that ...
An oil change for your roof
By The Coffee Shops™. SoyLei’s APEX-1132™ helps contractors bring preventive maintenance into the asphalt-shingle roofing lifecycle. Roofing contractors know replacement drives business, but long-term customer relationships are often built before a roof reaches the end of its life. SoyLei’s APEX-1132™ gives contractors a way to approach asphalt-shingle care as preventive ...
Fire performance in roof rejuvenation matters
By Jesse Sanchez. Roof treatments should support maintenance goals without materially increasing fire-performance concerns for homeowners or contractors. As roof rejuvenation becomes a more common part of asphalt shingle maintenance, SoyLei says contractors are being asked to look beyond flexibility, granule adhesion and dry time. Fire performance is now also ...
Soy-based roof maintenance enters the residential conversation
By Jesse Sanchez. Apex 1132™ is positioned as a soy-derived roofing maintenance product designed to support shingle flexibility, granule adhesion and contractor service programs. This episode of Roofing Road Trips® features Eric Cochran, co-founder of SoyLei, in a conversation about Apex 1132™, a soy-derived roof maintenance product built from research ...
Keep your customers coming back after the install!
Just like cars need oil changes to keep things running smoothly, roofs need regular maintenance to reduce premature replacement concerns and stop leaks before they start. A great tool for contractors looking to provide proactive maintenance to their clients is Soylei's APEX 1132. This roofing maintenance solution is designed to ...
Roof chemistry built for long-term performance
By Jesse Sanchez. Contractors and homeowners are gaining new roof maintenance options through engineered asphalt rejuvenation chemistry designed to extend roof life and support long-term infrastructure sustainability. SoyLei, a materials-science company focused on asphalt-compatible chemistry, is positioning its APEX-1132™ technology as part of a broader infrastructure and roof maintenance platform ...
APEX-1132™, a new option in reconditioning!
APEX-1132™ is a 5:1 soybean-oil concentrate engineered to penetrate asphalt shingles, restore shingle flexibility, improve granule adhesion, and reactivate the asphalt in the shingle adhesive seal strip so shingles stay sealed, held down, resist blow-off and help extend roof life. Instead of acting like a paint, roof coating, or short-term color ...
The Coffee Shops™ welcome SoyLei!
SoyLei is committed to developing soy-based technologies designed to extend roof life, improve asphalt performance and reduce waste across infrastructure systems. The Coffee Shops™, the award-winning online communities where the industries meet for technologies, safety, information and education for the construction trades of roofing, metal, coatings and outdoor living are ...
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