By Didier Sévigny, President, Roof Revival and Metal Roofing
From County Roads to Community Streets
In 2004, engineers at BioBased Spray Systems formulated BIORESTOR®, a soybean-based rejuvenator designed to replace the light oils that evaporate from asphalt pavement over time.¹ Municipalities quickly embraced the treatment; Crawford Township in Ohio, for example, has applied Biorestor® to every newly paved road since 2011 because the product consistently adds “extra service life” at a fraction of repaving costs.² Long-term case studies now show Biorestor® can extend pavement life by up to 40 percent.³ In short, the technology has quietly been protecting highways, air-force runways and parking lots across North America for more than two decades.
Why Asphalt Shingles Need the Same Rescue
Asphalt shingles fail for the same reason roads do: the light resins that keep the asphalt flexible dry out under UV and temperature swings. Replace those resins and you slow the aging process. A decade ago, the Biorestor® team realized that the same bio-based chemistry preserving roads could breathe new life into roofing.
RoofRestor® Takes the Leap to Rooftops
After several years of lab work and field pilots, RoofRestor®—a terpene/oleo-polymer blend derived from the original Biorestor® formula—entered the residential market in August 2020, when the first dealership launched in Virginia.⁴ Since then, RoofRestor® dealers have treated thousands of roofs across the U.S. and Canada, extending shingle life by 5–15 years per application.⁵
Not “New”—Just New to Roofing
Because RoofRestor® is built on a 20-year road-rejuvenation pedigree, homeowners aren’t betting on untested science. They’re getting a USDA BioPreferred®, soy-oil-based treatment backed by decades of pavement data and nearly a decade of rooftop installations.⁶
Timeline |
Pavement Preservation |
Roof Rejuvenation |
1995 |
Parent company sells asphalt fog seals⁷ |
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2004 |
BIORESTOR® pavement rejuvenator developed¹ |
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2011 |
Routine municipal use begins² |
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2017 |
13-year ROI study confirms 40 % life-extension³ |
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2020 |
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RoofRestor® dealership program launches⁴ |
2021-25 |
Continued highway, runway & parking-lot applications |
Tens of thousands of shingle roofs treated⁵ |
What This Means for Homeowners and Contractors
- Proven chemistry: The same bio-oils that keep runways flexible now restore shingle pliability, improving granular adhesion and waterproofing.
- Lower lifetime cost: One RoofRestor® treatment costs a fraction of replacement and can be repeated every five years to stack savings.
- Sustainability: Being 90 %+ plant-based and USDA certified means fewer petroleum inputs and less roofing in landfills.⁶
- Safety first: Concentrated product requires gloves and eye protection, but once diluted and cured it is classified as non-flammable and non-toxic to people, pets and landscaping. (See SDS, 2024.)
The Road Ahead
At Roof Revival And Metal Roofing Inc., we chose RoofRestor® because innovation should be proven before it reaches your home. Two decades of asphalt-road performance—and nearly a decade of shingle results—give us the confidence to stand behind every treatment we apply. Your roof may be aging, but the technology we use to revive it is anything but new.