Specialty finishes
Real metal, rusted on the wall.
Modern Masters puts ground metal in the can. The metallics turn as you walk past them, and the reactives are actual iron and copper that rust and patina on the wall after you brush the activator on. Nothing here is a printed effect.
Metal Effects iron with rust activator
Why
It changes as you walk past.
Metallic pigment lies flat in the film and throws light in one direction. Walk across the room and the wall goes from bright to deep, which a flat color cannot do.
The reactives work differently. Iron, copper and bronze particles are suspended in the coating and oxidized on purpose with an activator. The rust is real rust, and it keeps developing for a day or two after you stop working.
Both need a controlled surface and controlled light. These are finishes for a powder room, a hood, a front door or a feature panel. On a large wall in open daylight, the effect is lost.
Range
Four Modern Masters lines.
Metallic
Metallic Paint
Ground metal in a water-based film. Turns from bright to deep as you cross the room.
Reactive
Metal Effects
Iron, copper and bronze that oxidize on the wall into genuine rust and patina.
Entry
Front Door Paint
Satin and self-leveling, made for front doors. A special order; ask at the counter.
Texture
Texture & Venetian
Trowel-applied textures and a plaster line for when the surface needs body under the sheen.
Walls
Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall.
The paint around a metallic.
A reflective finish needs a matte surround, or it reads as decoration. These are the colors we recommend beside it.
Finishes
Everything we stock, with what each one is for.
Counter
Does the rust keep going?
It develops for a day or two after the activator goes on. Sealing stops it. How far it runs before sealing sets the final color.
Will a metallic show roller marks?
Yes, if it is rolled. Metallics are applied in a crosshatch, and the direction of the last pass is what you see. We recommend an applicator who does this work often.
Can reactives go outside?
Iron, copper and bronze all can, once sealed. In full Phoenix sun the sealer does the real work; plan on maintenance as you would with real metal.
Do you tint it in store?
No. Metallic Paint comes in Modern Masters' factory colors, and the reactives come as they are, since the metal in them is the color. Front Door Paint is a special order.
How much do I need?
A reactive is a base coat, an activator and a sealer, and the base coat covers less than paint. Bring the square footage, and we will work it out at the counter.
Next
Choose an applicator who knows reactives.
Reactives are unforgiving once the activator is on. We know who in the Phoenix metro works with them daily. Tell us the surface, and we will recommend two or three.
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