Coatings and finishes were featured in Metal Architecture’s January 2022 issue.
Petersen Aluminum Corp.
Petersen’s 16 PVDF PAC-CLAD wood grain patterns mimic wood on metal panels and coil. The wood grain patterns are produced on 22- and 24-gauge steel, 0.032-inch-, 0.04-inch- and 0.05-inch-thick aluminum, and 36 1/4-inch-wide coil. Patterns include Beechwood, Charwood, Dark Oak, Golden Bamboo, Medium Oak, Long Grain Oak, Golden Maple, Sycamore, Long Grain Cherry and Sugar Maple.
www.pac-clad.com/products/wood-grain
Crystal Window and Door Systems Ltd.
Crystal Window and Door Systems increased stock colors for aluminum window and door products from 20 to 36. Some colors including Champagne Topaz and Timeless Gold are completely new to the line. Others including Newport Blue and Revolutionary replaced similar colors and some colors including Black and Bronze remained the same. The powder coat finishes meet AAMA 2604 and AAMA 2605 specifications.
Linetec
Linetec’s copper anodize finish for architectural aluminum products looks like a copper penny and maintains its color. The anodize finish complies with Living Building Challenge criteria from the International Living Future Institute, is Red List free and meets the AAMA 611 Class I specification. Linetec’s copper anodize finish’s Declare Label lists a life expectancy of 40 years and does not indicate applicable VOCs with it.
linetec.com/specialty-finishes/copper-anodize
PPG Industries Inc.
Designed for architectural extrusions and sheet aluminum, PPG’s Coraflon Platinum powder coating is fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) fluoropolymer powder coating with high transfer efficiency rates of more than 20% and corrosion resistance. Coraflon Platinum powder coatings come in a wide range of colors, glosses, micas and metallic finishes.
Steelscape LLC
Steelscape’s Eternal collection has four metal roofing and siding colors including Urban Slate. It has a tinted, translucent finish over ZINCALUME corrosion resistant coated steel. This provides color depth. A metallic luster features FEVE paint technology, which provides similar performance to a PVDF/Kynar paint system. Colors are offered in a thickness of 0.0236-inch (24-gauge) or 0.0296-inch (22-gauge). The Eternal collection comes with a 20-year finish warranty.
www.steelscape.com/color-and-design-solutions/eternal-collection
