Lead Flashing marks

racheljones100 · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:40 am Post Subject: Lead Flashing marks

I have decorative lead flashing above my porch which is staining the glossed white barge board below it. Does anyone know how I should treat the lead to stop it leaving black water marks on the barge board evey time it rains?

noseall · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:01 pm Post Subject:

use patina oil....i think.

better ask nige f.

Nige F · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:06 pm Post Subject:

Close,

Patination oil.....from a Plumbers merchant . wipe on with rag after cleaning lightly with wirewool

racheljones100 · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:17 pm Post Subject:

Brilliant - thank you both, i'll give it a go (or just keep painitng the barge board every couple of months!!)