Painted metal roofs come with a baked on factory finish and you can re coat these as well as paint bare metal roofing with acrylic latex paint.
Roof paint on metal roof.
A topcoat doesn t eliminate the need for a good primer the topcoat seals your paint but the primer makes the paint adhere properly.
Acrylic latex paint is a good choice for bare metal roofs and to go over old paint.
You can also use oil based alkyd paint but.
This coating is mildew and algae resistant and will not discolor or yellow when exposed to typical high roof temperatures.
Some historical homes have terne metal roofs and these need to be painted with oil based paint.
Find either oil based or acrylic based paint at your local home improvement store.
Galvanized metal roofs are usually painted with acrylic based paint.
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Oil based alkyd paint may also be used with an appropriate galvanized metal primer.