Continuous metal reading
Walls and panels present as a single metallic surface with no visible tile joints or panel breaks, unless you choose to introduce them.
Italian Surface Finishes in UK
VALMETAL
Metallic architectural surface — continuous, trowel‑applied metal for walls and joinery where a true metal reading is required without cladding or sheet metal work.
ARCHITECTURAL METALLIC SYSTEM · BRUSHED / COMPACT / RELIEF · INTERIOR WALLS & JOINERY
How this metallic system behaves
Valmetal is a professional metallic decorative system that wraps interior walls and selected joinery in a continuous metal skin. Fine metallic powders are carried in a high‑performance binder and worked by trowel into brushed, compact or more sculptural metal surfaces.
It sits between paint and cladding: richer and more tactile than metallic paint, lighter and more flexible than real sheet metal — designed for UK projects where the wall itself needs to read as metal.
Multiple metal languages
Brushed aluminium, bronze, brass, copper, steel and darker alloys — tuned by colour, grain direction and relief, all from the same system.
Built for real projects
Acrylic resin system with strong adhesion and good abrasion resistance when fully cured; taught and supported by Italian Surface Finishes in the UK.
“The tactility of cast metal — applied with the precision of a craftsman’s hand.”
Italian Surface FinishesWhere Valmetal is used
Use Valmetal wherever a metallic architectural surface is part of the design language: hospitality, retail and residential projects where walls, bars and joinery are intended to read as metal rather than paint.
Bars, restaurants & lounges
Back bars, front counters, columns and feature walls with controlled metallic grain for a calm, architectural glow rather than overt sparkle.
Reception & lobby spaces
Hotel lobbies, workplace receptions and gallery spaces where the desk, wall or portal needs a refined metal presence.
Joinery & feature panels
Doors, wardrobe fronts and feature panels in residential or retail environments, when detailed correctly for edges and corners.
Valmetal is an interior system. For permanently wet zones, floors or external façades, Italian Surface Finishes will align alternative systems from the portfolio that are engineered for continuous water or weather exposure.
Bars & restaurants
Reception desks & lobbies
Retail & gallery walls
Doors & feature joinery
Gallery & study views
Selected Valmetal boards and project details showing grain direction, metallic depth and edge treatment. Click any image to open a larger view.
System & build‑up
Valmetal is always installed as a system. Substrate preparation, priming, metallic coats and any viscosity adjustments are coordinated so the finish behaves as specified in both design and performance.
Typical Valmetal cycle
1. Substrate preparation — repair, skim, sand and clean. Substrate must be smooth, stable and
dry.
2. Primer — 1 coat of Fissativo Acrilico 30 G Trasparente, diluted
1:5 with clean water, to regulate absorption and stabilise the surface.
3. First Valmetal coat — continuous metallic film across the area, establishing colour and base
effect.
4. Second Valmetal coat — thinner modelling coat, worked in the chosen direction to create brushed,
compact or lightly textured metal.
5. Optional relief / panel work — where stencils, masking or sculpted effects are required, viscosity
can be increased slightly with Addensante NH (max. ≈ 1.5 % by weight) and applied through
templates or in localised passes.
Documentation
For coverage figures, drying windows, primers and tools, use:
• Application guide — UK‑adapted method and trowel technique.
• Technical data sheet — performance, coverage, VOC & substrates.
• FAQ — positioning, zones and client language.
All written for designers, specifiers and applicators delivering Valmetal within real UK site conditions.
Italian manufacturer
Metallic systems developed by Valpaint with full technical documentation and test data.
London Studio
Valmetal boards and project mock‑ups reviewed at full height under real lighting.
Academy
Valmetal modules within the Valpaint London Academy for installers and specifiers.
Installer network
Approved applicators whose technique is tuned to metallic systems like Valmetal.
One chain from Italian research to UK specification, training and delivery — with Valmetal as the metallic language.
Resources, studio visit & enquiry
Use this section when you move from research into a live project. The links gather everything you need: application method, technical data, architectural context and installer support.
Discuss a project or visit the Studio
Share drawings and references, or arrange to see Valmetal boards in the London Studio. We can help position the metallic language alongside stone, timber and other finishes, and brief the right installer support.
Project resources for Valmetal
Key links for designers, specifiers and applicators working with this metallic wall and joinery system.
- Application guide Step‑by‑step method and metallic trowel technique.
- Technical data sheet Performance, consumption and compliance data.
- Valmetal FAQ Positioning, substrates and where it’s used in UK projects.
- Find an applicator Connect with trained installers familiar with Valmetal.
- Tools & accessories Trowels, spatulas and masking suited to metallic work.
- Architectural finishes overview See how Valmetal sits alongside concrete, stone and lime systems.
- London Studio Visit to compare metal samples with wider material palettes.
