Faux Patina Copper Roof

Cost savings of 60 to 75 when compared to real corrugated copper.

Faux patina copper roof.

You should be aware that in time copper develops a natural greenish finish called patina some people like its vintage look while others prefer modern fresh looking metal roofing colors. Pour a small amount of the green patina aging solution in a spray bottle. With names such as weathered copper antique patina dark bronze and the like we often get asked for samples of these colors as the labels conjure up some of the cache of a real copper roof. Alternatively you could use a sea sponge to dab the solution onto the copper painted item.

I asked whether they could have used a caulk to match the copper and. The house is a cream colored stucco and the installers caulked the joint where the new roof meets the stucco with white caulk that they painted copper. There s just no way for the existing metal finishing lines to replicate the inconsistency of an actual exposed copper roof. This video shows a method of reproducing on our models the aged look of weathered copper the blue green look of verdigris.

How to paint a faux copper metal roof the before. It s quite amazing how often the receiver of these samples is disappointed by what they see. Western wave wall panel and reveal wall panel. A natural metal roof material like copper will patina over time and develop an aged finish.

My husband would spray the paint and then use a brush to cross hatch the spray paint to create a brilliant patina that catches the light. Prev style next style. Aged copper looks like a shiny copper penny that has aqua green patina spots on it. In the sunshine it is so pretty.

Available in metal roofing flats and coil. One of the ways you can tell real copper from imitations is that the real thing always has some variation in the rate of patina even if it s just a green streak thanks to a passing bird depositing a memento. Copper lead coated copper pre weathered zinc patina copper paint grip steel prefinished aluminum galvanized order information. Here s a close up of the before of the roof.

Once the copper paint is dry you can leave it as is or add a beautiful patina. Adding patina to faux copper. Coppercraft will custom fabricate to your dimensions. Future roof offers copper roofs in a variety of styles from diamond to shingle to slate looks.

Of how to paint a faux metal copper roof.