METALLICUM
Metallicum Gold
Single-component water-based decorative coating formulated with a proprietary blend of metallic alloys that create a luxurious liquid gold effect. Applied with a stainless steel spatula, then sanded with 1000 grit and polished with 3000 grit for a deep, warm gold surface with complex olive and bronze undertones. Requires a smooth acrylic primer/sealer before application — avoid quartz or grainy primers, which can telegraph through the polished metallic finish. See the TDS for substrate-specific prep.
Price
$330.99
Limited Dallas Stock
In stock now from the latest Dallas restock — limited allocation. Checkout quantity is limited to current availability.
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Metallicum coverage
2.5 kg bucket
Estimate
3 units
Approx. $992.97
Product needed
4.5-4.8 kg
Before waste buffer
One 2.5 kg bucket covers about 52-56 sq ft for this application.
TDS: 0.480-0.520 kg/m2 in 2 coats
TDS-based estimate only. Substrate condition, texture depth, color choice, and installer technique can change real usage.
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Single-component water-based decorative coating formulated with a proprietary blend of metallic alloys that create a luxurious liquid gold effect. Applied with a stainless steel spatula, then sanded with 1000 grit and polished with 3000 grit for a deep, warm gold surface with complex olive and bronze undertones. Requires a smooth acrylic primer/sealer before application — avoid quartz or grainy primers, which can telegraph through the polished metallic finish. See the TDS for substrate-specific prep.
Specifications
- Coverage: 0.48–0.52 kg/m² (2 coats) ≈ 5 m² per 2.5kg
- Coats: 2 required
- Application: Stainless steel spatula
- Density: 1.140 ± 0.05 kg/L
- Dry residue: 72 ± 2%
- Touch-free: 1–2 hours
- Touch-dry: 3–5 hours
- Deep dry: 18–24 hours
- Overcoating: 4–6 hours
- Dilution: Water max 2%
- Operating temp: -10°C to +120°C
- Finish: Metallic gloss (polishable)
- Storage: 12 months
- Packaging: 1kg, 2.5kg
Key Features
- Proprietary blend of metallic alloys creating luxurious liquid gold effect
- Single-component, water-based, solvent-free
- Polishable after 12–18h drying (1000 grit then polished with 3000 grit)
- Requires a smooth acrylic primer before application (not a quartz/grit primer)
- High adhesion on plaster, cement, plasterboard, wood, MDF
- Good mechanical resistance, elasticity and dimensional stability
- Extended open time — gel consistency avoids unwanted marks
- Water-based, single-component formulation
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About this finish
METALLICUM Liquid Metal
What it is
METALLICUM is a coating that is about 50% real metal powder — metal alloy particles, with real copper and copper-zinc brass in the Copper and Brass finishes — carried in a water-based gel. It goes on with a spatula, and once dry it is sanded and polished so the metal at the surface takes on a true metallic luster, the same way solid metal does when you buff it. That is the difference from "metallic paint": paint sparkles because of mica-style effect pigments, while METALLICUM gleams because you are looking at actual polished metal.
Metallicum Gold: A dark, antique olive-gold with greenish-bronze undertones — muted and aged like old bronze rather than bright or flashy, and it shifts dramatically with the room's lighting.
Why choose it
- Roughly half the material is real metal powder — copper and brass finishes contain actual copper and copper-zinc particles — so the luster is polished metal, not metallic-effect pigment, and it catches light the way cast metal does.
- One seamless metal surface with no panel joints or welds: it bonds to plaster, plasterboard, cement, wood, and MDF, so a single finish can wrap a wall, a column, and the cabinetry beside it.
- The four tones are muted, architectural metals — brushed steel, aged-penny copper, champagne-bronze brass, antique olive-gold — closer to aged bronze hardware than to glitter paint.
How it’s applied
- 01Prep and prime: the surface must be clean, dry, and sound, then sealed with a smooth water-based acrylic primer — never a quartz or sanded 'grip' primer, whose grain would telegraph through the polished metal.
- 02Spread two thin coats with a stainless-steel spatula; the gel consistency gives long working time so the surface stays free of lap marks.
- 03Let it dry completely — 12–18 hours — before sanding.
- 04Sand with 1000-grit to level the surface, then polish with 3000-grit pads — it is this final polishing that brings up the shine of the liquid metal, so the surface reflects light like solid metal. Finish with a microfiber wipe to clear any metal residue.
- 05Optional topcoat: Metallicum needs no sealer in a standard interior application, but one can be added — Atriafloor Filler for general interiors, or Atriapol matte or gloss where the surface will see water. Apply only over fully cured, clean, dry, dust-free metal, and test a board first: a topcoat can deepen the colour and soften the polished reflectivity you just built. Interior only, and not for Wild Rust, which has its own Protettivo sealer.
- 06Plan on a professional applicator, or practice on a board first: an even, consistent polish across a whole wall takes experience.
Where it works
Order a made-to-order 6" × 8" METALLICUM sample board in this finish — hand-applied and polished in our Dallas studio for $25, with $15 of that credited toward your next order of $100 or more. Order a sample board
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