Everbrite 16 Oz. Clear, Protective Coating for Metal

I have a lot of cast-aluminum deck furniture that is now 13 years old. The SC sun eventually kills the finish. The furniture in the shaded, screened porch has retained its bronze finish, but the finish of pieces in the weather faded to the color and texture of charcoal briquettes. Replacing the furniture would have been thousands of dollars. I knew that painting the furniture would have been pretty easy, but it would not last a long time and would become dull and faded. Every other year, I would end up painting again. I cleaned the furniture and brushed Everbrite directly over the existing finish. Of course, it did not return the bronze color (Everbrite is clear) but it made the furniture a very attractive, very glossy black. It looks brand new. The pic I attached shows the first coat on a small table sitting beside a chair that had not been touched. The pic does not really do the product adequate justice. One coat got me about 90% of where I wanted to be. I could have stopped there, but I put two coats on every piece so that I would have a thicker and glossier surface Things you need to know: 1) the product seems to be a type of plastic that is dissolved in xylene. The xylene keeps the product about the consistency of maple syrup. As the xylene evaporates, the product hardens. 2) Xylene is extremely aromatic. If you don't have a place to work that is covered and well ventilated, this is not the product for you. I recommend natural ventilation as fans will reduce the working time which is already pretty fast. You want the product to have time to self-level to remove brush strokes. Also, as the product dries, there is a time that the finish is very sticky. You don't want fans blowing bugs or debris into the finish. 3) I know that no finish can stand up to continuous sun and weather for years and years. I can't tell you how long the product will last in the long term, but I am 100% sure that it is better than paint, poly, or anything else I could find. I have had it in the SC weather for a couple of months now and it looks just like it did when I applied the finish. The manufacturer says it has UV resistance, so only time will tell. 4) Lastly, a small point. Due to the viscosity, I recommend applying with a brush and letting it self-level. However, it gets very tacky pretty quickly. Spend the money and use only high quality brushes. The stickiness of the drying product will pull the bristles out of lower quality brushes and they will end up embedded in the finish. Good Luck!

Follow YouTuber videos for proper application and allow up to 7 days for the product to cure on the jewelry. I used on fake Marc Jacobs bracelet and coach shoe charm (infamous for oxidization stains). Both items are known for discoloration and so this was a good investment. The smell last until cured, and this should be used outside or in a room of windows!!

This is an amazing clear coat I use it keep the copper jewelry i make from tarnishing. It's super easy to use and to clean up I will definitely buy more when I run out.

I bought this product after a lot of research. I chatted and called the company 4 times before I bought, and talked with the reps, who were very knowledgeable. I have a powder coated aluminum deck, that is 650 sq ft and surrounded by trees. Its 4 yrs old and is a light beige color. The first spring , I washed it with scrub brush, it was difficult. Second & third yrs, I power washed. But each year, it was getting dirtier faster. I was probably wearing off the powder coating. I called the company ( Wahoo decks) and asked them to advise me on maintenance and a coating to keep it clean. ..they were no help. (This deck cost more than Trex) I called the company ( Hydro Coatings ) who did their powder coating. ... they were worse, I didn't get past the receptionist. So I ordered the Everbrite. There was a little bit of a mix up when I first ordered, because I said I wanted Satin finish. They held up the order coz satin cost more, I didn't know that. Its not in the Amazon ad. I called them, and their customer service person was friendly and accommodating. I ended up just getting standard Everbrite. I had to do the deck half at a time. I power washed, dried, coated. I used a "water wiz " applicator pad. You have to change the pads often. It was a little hard to get the product coated evenly, so some spots are shinnier than others. In directions, they say that if you miss a spot, wait till dry, and go over it. I did that, so, many different spots of gloss. .. but the important thing to me, was protection. I bought a gallon, which covered about 600 sq ft, so i had to buy another 32 oz can, but i had enough to put second coat on traffic areas. So far, I am very impressed. The pictures show how water beads up on the treated side . In conclusion, so far so good. I will update this review in the fall when the leaves drop. Hopefully, Everbrite will keep them from staining. Added June3: I noticed that the deck furniture legs are not leaving black marks on the deck. Rained yesterday, water totally beaded. ..deck looks good.

Waited 8 months to write this review purposely so it could be as accurate as possible. It has been exposed to snow, sleet, rain, hail, subzero temps and 100+ degree in direct sunlight most of the day. Used this to seal the copper on a brand new cupola on my garage. Cleaned copper with acetone to remove any oils rolled on 3 good coats and the copper still looks like the day I did it. Stuff definitely works. Make sure you do it on a calm no wind day or inside your garage if you can move your project inside, stuff gets really sticky as it’s drying and if anything blows onto it it’ll stick. Was worried I wasn’t going to have enough to even do 2 coats but a little bit goes a long way. I still have left over even after the 3 coats on the cupola and also did 3 coats on the flashing around my chimney and that still looks brand new.

I bought this stuff to "polish" up the side of my polaris ranger which has a steel cab. I was reluctant because of the price but it is worth it. This stuff made the old metal look almost new. Does not help areas of rust but to help prevent rust and restore the look of metal, I have never used anything that works this well. It's hard to even explain how well it worked. I somewhat recently did it so I can't attest to durability but right out of the door, I'll give it a 10/10 and it's super easy to use

It works well I have a metal front door that was extremely sun damaged and paint was faded. This brought it back to life looks almost new. Highly recommended but wear a respirator as this stuff is strong.

I was excited to try this for my copper birdbath. It was such a disappointment. The birdbath is stained from the elements-ruined! I followed the instructions exactly and gave it two coats. The smell was so strong and I used it outside with a mask. Not sure what to do with this complete waste of money. I have to find a hazardous waste solution drop off center!!!

Protección para metal de la abrasión

I used this on some barn steel. I wanted to save the rust and make it all look shiny and prevent it from rusting further. The product is easy to work with and it looks great. It has a wet look and and the rust pop.

Works great, dries even with no streaks. Applied over a month ago and no sign of tarnishing on my copper cupola, still brite and shiny.

Definitely brightened up the window frames more so on the north and west of the house where the sun has less chance to dull the color as for the east and south the frames were much more faded so the appearance had less improvement but is now protected. The product is very easy to apply.

The product was fine .