[MassHistPres] liquid vinyl

[Judy Markland]

Weston has experience with an acrylic product called Smart Coat distributed 
by Lifetyme Exteriors.  http://www.lifetymene.com/smartcoat/index.php  The 
Historical Commission recommended it on an 18th century building with old 
clapboards and trim when the owners, a school, felt their only alternative 
was to tear off the clapboards and replace with vinyl siding.
The paint has been on the building for three years now.  It looks great, 
allowing one to see the texture and size of the clapboards.  The color used 
was more authentic than would have been possible with vinyl siding.  There 
is no buckling or peeling.
The distributors assure me that there is no PVC in their product and the 
chemical analysis and environmental data are given on the web.

Judy Markland

At 10:55 AM 4/10/2006, Eric Dray wrote:
>The NR-listed Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown is considering
>using liquid vinyl on its steeple (www.liquidvinylsystem.com
><http://www.liquidvinylsystem.com/> ), installed in New England by Permacoat
>New England (www.permacoatnewengland.com
><http://www.permacoatnewengland.com/> ).  It is promoted as being similar to
>paint in appearance, but essentially a permanent coating of liquid vinyl.
>It expands with the temperature, and is touted as being more breathable than
>paint.  They have asked for my opinion.  I am rather skeptical, but was
>wondering is anyone has actually used it on an historic building.
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>Eric Dray
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>Chair, Provincetown Historical Commission
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