The alligatoring is due to one of two errors : The paint was applied too thickly ( another guarantee of failure ), or it was applied over joint compound that did not dry.
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Apply thin coats; trying to make a paint or stain cover by thickening the coat will guarantee failure such as peeling and alligatoring ( the finish cracks to look like an alligators skin ).
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Stuart Katz, president of the New York State Roofing Contractors Association in Albany, N . Y ., said that another sign of an ailing roof is " alligatoring " _ the appearance of small irregular cracks on the surface of a flat asphalt roof.
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A : If the cracks are only in the paint, then it is likely a paint failure _ the paint itself is cracking or " alligatoring " due to poor application, inadequate drying time between coats, improper thinning, or failure to prepare the surface properly beforehand.
