Zinc / Copper

Zinc

Zinc, a material of European origin, considered a high-end product with a noble finish; utilized by Les Industries Panfab as a finish option in certain types of panels offered. Intricate material, achieved through a chemical pre-weathered (patina) process, available in 0.8mm and 1.0mm thickness, a variety of options are offered:

• pre-weathered quartz VMzinc finish
• pre-weathered anthra de VMzinc finish
• pre-weathered Nova-Titane NedZink finish
  (in stock: Amsterdam & Brasilia pattern)
  (special order: New York & Paris pattern)

Recommendations

Panfab Industries transmits its recommendations as a manufacturer as well as the general recommendations of suppliers regarding the use of zinc:

• Panfab-zinc-use-recommendation= Download pdf file
• Panfab-zinc-cleaning-recommendation = Download pdf file

Natural Copper

Noble, intrinsic, natural-finish material, with high degree of lustre.

• Advantage: look + historical consideration
• To consider: aging and colour change: natural copper to tarnished followed by a browning of colour, then green according to sunshine and exposure conditions.
• Disadvantage: compatibility with adjacent materials + possible streaks