| Looking for a quick improvement to your home's | | | | stirring insures the copper flakes are evenly mixed |
| appearance--consider copper liquid coating. | | | | into the urethane base. This copper liquid was |
| Roofs over dormers or bay windows could be lovely | | | | designed for roofing work; therefore, if there are |
| accent areas in the appearance of your home. | | | | pinholes or other small breaks, this material plugs |
| Dormers are relatively small, but quite visible as you | | | | these potential leaks. Two coatings are |
| approach your place. Therefore the cost and time | | | | recommended. |
| could be minimal to achieve a more attractive | | | | Another accent project with the copper paint is |
| impression. And copper liquid paint offers an | | | | downspouts and gutters. Or perhaps you are |
| opportunity to change an aging roof surface to | | | | considering installing an overhang over a window area. |
| something more eye-catching. | | | | One suggestion is to coat any metal sheet before |
| Copper liquid coating was developed several years | | | | installing on your home. If there are scratches after |
| ago to repair damaged metal roofing. These | | | | the installation of an overhang, just touch up. Maybe |
| damaged roof panels required weatherproofing as | | | | there will be enough paint left over for your stove |
| well as a coppery finish. The solution was to add | | | | hood. |
| copper flakes to a strong roof coating. | | | | A question you may ask is, "How can I keep the |
| Since my business is restoring old metal roofing, this | | | | bright copper look and stop the change to a patina?" |
| product quickly became a standard. Over the years, | | | | The answer is the patina will take years to start to |
| customers have started applying the copper paint | | | | appear. The copper liquid darkens, as does standard |
| themselves on simple projects, such as a dormer. | | | | copper sheets, then ages. If you want to halt the |
| The copper paint application is truly quite simple. Over | | | | aging process, apply a clearcoat to prevent the |
| the roofing area, wipe clean with a cloth to remove | | | | action of air on the copper. |
| any loose dust and debris . The suggested brush is a | | | | If you, like 95% of the people I talk with, want to |
| stiff one. Just coat or paint over the surface, | | | | allow the copper flakes to age, you will see a change. |
| working the material into the roof; wait for the | | | | At first, the luster is quite bright. Within several |
| coating to be dry, then coat again. Primer is not | | | | months, the bronze look emerges and stays for |
| needed. | | | | years. Patina green does not appear until near the |
| The copper liquid does require some stirring. This | | | | end of the first decade, just like copper sheets. |