What oil do you use for lead flashing?
Patination Oil
Patination Oil should be used on Lead roofing, flashings and cladding to give a uniform, attractive appearance where the Lead is visible. It is also necessary when water flowing from the Lead Sheet surface may come into contact with other visible building materials.
What is lead patination oil made of?
What is Patination Oil? Patination oil is a solvent borne exterior cladding paint, a combination of white spirit, silica, soya alkyd resin, l’japtha, and metallic soaps. One thing to recognize is that white spirit is a Volatile Organic Compound (VOC).
Can I use patination oil on old lead?
If the lead has been laid previously, you will need to use a cleaning gel to remove any existing staining and dirt. Once cleaned, wash the lead of the gel, leave it to dry and then apply the layer of oil. The oil can easily be applied just with a soft cloth to rub the oil on to the clean, dry lead.
What does lead patination oil do?
Patination oil stops the lead from oxidizing when it comes into contact with moisture and rain water, maintaining a uniform look and natural lead patina. The product should be applied to all newly applied lead cladding and flashings that are open to the elements. Areas with high exposure should be given a second coat.
How do you revive old lead flashing?
Use a nylon brush or very fine wire wool. Use our specially developed lead cleaner and restorer and remove the stains with a nylon brush or scourer. Use a strong detergent and remove the stains with a nylon brush or scourer. Then dry the lead sheet with a soft cloth and apply a layer of patination oil.
Can you sand lead flashing?
You should not sand up lead flashing, as it would cause a mess.
How do you clean old lead flashing?
How do you blacken lead flashing?
The best oil’s to use are one of the following, Patination Oil, WD40 or 3in1 oil, all are widely available from hardware shops or builders merchants. Simply take a cloth, tip some oil onto the cloth and then work it into the lead, you will notice the lead becomes darker as the lead absorbs some of the oil.