The paint system — PVDF (Kynar) is the long-life resin used on architectural metal.
How much light the surface reflects specularly. 27–30 is a low satin sheen.
LRV — share of visible light bounced back. Low = deep color, high = pale.
SR / SRI — how much sun the finish bounces and how cool the roof stays. Higher lowers cooling load.
Whether the finish meets the federal cool-roof reflectance program.
Steel gauges and aluminum thickness this color is stocked in.
Whites & Sands
Kynar 500® PVDF8 finishesBronzes & Browns
Kynar 500® PVDF8 finishesBring us a paint chip, an anodized sample or a heritage tile. Minimum run is one coil — roughly 4,000 linear feet.
31 of the 40 standard finishes are ENERGY STAR certified and meet Title 24 and LEED SRI thresholds.
40‑year finish, 25‑year chalk and fade, 20‑year coastal within 1,500 ft of salt water.
The colors of a fifty-year roof.
Every standard finish is coil-coated in PVDF resin, cured to a 25-micron dry film and warranted against chalk, fade and film failure. Choose a color to preview it on a standing-seam panel.
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