Roof/exterior Paint question

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Silvrav

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#311146 18-Dec-2023 09:43

It is time for the house's exterior to get a paint, as well as the roof (metal).

Anyone use roof rite before? https://astrapaints.co.nz/product/roofrite-semi-gloss-roof-paint/?fbclid=IwAR3DprYonolYdqEFnWSK_eEdzf7hJI-viDoXEsBae3HUVmdwEDdzL6Z_jhM

Lower coverage (12m2 per liter) vs the dulux exterior brands (16m2 per L) but is cheaper by about 30% even taking coverage rates into account.

fe31nz

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#3173239 18-Dec-2023 23:41

For our roof we left it unpainted after it was installed in 1975 and had a very long life that way, then a few years back an inspection finally showed it was having a few problems and a coat of paint would be a good idea. So we did that, after the usual fixes. We went with a marine grade paint, on the basis that it would last a great deal longer than normal roof paint, and so far that has been the case. It was a bit more expensive than ordinary paint, but not as much as I was expecting.

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#3173248 19-Dec-2023 07:07

I've never heard of Astra. I've heard of Dulux. It's probably worth paying the 30% to go with a well known, well proven brand. Astra may be great, no idea.

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#3173251 19-Dec-2023 07:20

Astra is just a reseller. Roofrite is made by CCM (Commercial Coating Manufacturers).

The biggest influence on how good the final result will be is the preparation before the top coat.

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#3173342 19-Dec-2023 12:59

Thanks everyone. I spoke to a painting contractor and he stated roofrite is still very new and wont recommend it just yet, but it does look good at this early stages.

He recommended I go with Solarguard as its proven and made for the AUs/NZ weather. So I will stick with that for now.