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Thread: How to make new zinc look old?
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13th August 2007, 06:07 PM #1Member
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How to make new zinc look old?
Hi,
A mate of mine has an old house with and old zink roof. He has recently replaced the flashing around his chimneys and obviously there is quite a contrast between the old and the new. He would like to age the new tin to match if that is possible - does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
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Spirits of salts, available from any hardware store.
Try it on a test piece first though.
Zinc and zincalume are two different animals, I think the replacement is prolly zincalume, so the acid wont work so good.
Al
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13th August 2007, 06:17 PM #3
Try Vinegar but don't leave it on forever, wash it off & flush it well 'cos it is an acid.
You could also try rubbing some clay over it in a random way & leave it for a couple of days & wash it off.
Anything you do will damage the surface & shorten the life of it, if you wait long enough, it will blend in eventually.Cliff.
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13th August 2007, 07:03 PM #4
I hope it isn't zincalume because if it is the rain running off it will send the roof rusty.
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13th August 2007, 08:40 PM #5Member
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thanks for the suggestions - we'll give it a try
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