Liquid metal coating, called MetaliQ at Modulux, turns a prepared substrate into an architectural surface with real metal presence, adding depth, character, and a clear visual focal point to the space.
The coating is based on real metal powder within a polymeric system. After application, the visible surface is developed through sanding, brushing, polishing, patina where relevant, and lacquer when the use conditions require it. The result is not ordinary paint and not solid sheet metal. Finish selection can begin with the finish catalogue, the Modulux digital catalogue, or an ordered sample when the project requires one.
Before production, the substrate, geometry, edge details, finish type, touch level, cleaning expectations, exposure conditions, and protection approach are reviewed. Strong liquid metal results begin with that review, not with the assumption that one system fits every condition.
Liquid metal coating is used when an architectural element needs depth, tone, and metal presence without being fabricated entirely from solid metal. Suitability is still reviewed according to substrate, geometry, use conditions, and the way the finish is expected to behave in the project.
MetaliQ can be considered for fronts and joinery, doors, wall panels, furniture, reception elements, feature details, display elements, and custom architectural parts when the substrate and system are suitable. The finish may be brushed, polished, patinated, darkened, aged, textured, or protected, according to the finish catalogue, the Modulux digital catalogue, or an ordered sample.
Liquid metal coating fits projects where an element should carry the presence of brass, bronze, copper, darkened metal, aged metal, brushed metal, polished metal, or a patina selected from the finish catalogue, the Modulux digital catalogue, or an ordered sample. It is useful across doors, fronts, panels, furniture, reception areas, lobbies, display elements, and custom details.
When a sample is ordered, it helps review the metal character created by tone, sheen, brushing, polishing, patina behavior, texture, lighting, and protection. A finish that looks calm on a small sample can appear different on a long door, a curved edge, a vertical panel, or a high-touch surface.
Exterior, coastal, wet-area, high-touch, chemical, or unusually demanding use conditions require technical confirmation before they are described as suitable.
A liquid metal finish is judged by light, edge detail, surface continuity, and the way the metal character changes across a plane. Before the finish is specified, the substrate, preparation, geometry, junctions, and desired metal appearance are reviewed.
A project-specific ordered sample can become the shared reference for tone, sheen, brushing, patina, surface feel, and protection. It guides production without becoming a promise that every shape, scale, or lighting condition will look identical.
MetaliQ is based on real metal powder within a polymeric system to create metal presence on a prepared surface. It should be described as a metal finish over a prepared substrate, not as solid-metal equivalence.
Choosing a liquid metal finish starts from the element itself: where it will be installed, how it will be touched, what metal appearance is desired, and which use conditions it must meet. The design team should confirm the substrate, intended location, geometry, edge details, desired metal family, tone, sheen, brushing or patina direction, touch level, cleaning expectations, and whether the element faces exterior, coastal, wet-area, chemical, or demanding-use conditions.
After that review, a suitable MetaliQ system can be recommended, with reference to the finish catalogue, the digital catalogue, or an ordered sample when the project requires one. The goal is not to force one metal effect onto every surface, but to reach a finish that can be produced, reviewed, and approved in relation to the project.
No. Liquid metal coating is based on real metal powder within a polymeric system over a prepared substrate. It creates metal presence and a metal finish, but it should not be described as solid sheet, cast, or fabricated metal.
Talk to Modulux about liquid metal coating specification. Send the substrate, element type, desired metal appearance, use conditions, and a few photos or drawings. The team can respond with a MetaliQ system recommendation, a finish-catalogue or digital-catalogue reference, the option for an ordered sample, and points that require technical confirmation.
