How Does Metal Roof Paint Wear Out? Chalking And Fading

What is chalking and fading on metal roof paint systems? What causes it?
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Adam Mazzella and Julianne Calapa return with Thad Barnette to host this episode of Q&A Mondays. Today's special guest is Rob Haddock from S-5!® and the Metal Roof Advisory Group. The conversation goes into detail about the different degradation/failure modes of paint. What are they? What causes them? How do you deal with them?

Topics covered:
►Intro 00:00
►What is chalking and fading? 2:34
►How long do factory paint finishes last on metal roofing? 4:04
►How does the environment affect pigment and resin? 9:47
►How do pigment and resin wear out? 14:45
►When paint wears out, is the metal more subject to corrosion? 16:55
►What warranties are available for paint? 19:47


Download and read the MCA white paper on paint finishes for metal here:
http://www.metalconstruction.org/down...

Check out Julianne's blog article on chalking and fading:
http://bit.ly/paint-color-chalking-fa...

Learn how metal roofing is painted at a coil coating facility: http://bit.ly/metal-coaters-paint-lin...

Read about the most important things you need to know about paint warranties: http://bit.ly/metal-roofing-paint-war...

Have questions about metal roofing? Comment below to have them answered on camera by industry experts in future episodes of Q&A Mondays!

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