Commercial Roofing Project
Metal Roof Coating Restoration in Denver, CO
By CRC Project Management Team, Commercial Roofing Contractor · July 7, 2026
- Commercial Roofing
- Metal Roof Restoration
- American WeatherStar Met-a-Gard+
- Denver
Project Capsule: A commercial building in Denver had a metal roof streaked with rust from end to end, but the metal was still structurally sound. Rather than tear it off, CRC restored it with the American WeatherStar Met-a-Gard+ coating system, turning a corroded, leak-prone roof into a bright white, seamless, reflective surface backed by a 20-year No Dollar Limit warranty.
Project Facts
| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| CRC office | Denver Office |
| Building type | Commercial building in the north Denver industrial corridor |
| Method | Coating restoration over the existing metal roof, no tear-off |
| Roof system installed | American WeatherStar Met-a-Gard+ metal roof restoration system, finished in reflective white |
| Substrate | Existing exposed-fastener galvanized metal, heavily rust-streaked but structurally sound |
| Warranty | 20-year No Dollar Limit (NDL) manufacturer guarantee |
| Manufacturer | American WeatherStar, installed by a certified applicator |
The Challenge
The building is a commercial property in Denver's north industrial corridor with an aging exposed-fastener metal roof. Years of high-altitude sun, snowmelt, and freeze-thaw had let corrosion bloom along every panel rib, seam, and fastener line, the exact places an exposed-fastener metal roof starts to leak. The metal itself was still structurally sound, so a full tear-off and replacement would have meant major cost and downtime for a roof that did not need to be thrown away.
The Solution
Rather than replace a roof that could be saved, CRC restored it with the American WeatherStar Met-a-Gard+ metal roof restoration system. We cleaned and prepped the metal, treated the rust and the leak-prone seams and fasteners, and applied a bright white reflective coating across the entire roof, turning a corroded field of separate panels and thousands of fastener points into one continuous, seamless, waterproof surface. As a certified American WeatherStar applicator, CRC installed the system to the manufacturer's specification and verified coating thickness with a wet-film gauge as the work went down, the on-roof quality-control step that makes a coating warranty hold. A new roof hatch was installed as part of the same project.
The Result
The building went from a rust-streaked, leak-prone metal roof to a clean, watertight, energy-reflective white roof, for a fraction of the cost and disruption of a tear-off, and backed by a 20-year No Dollar Limit (NDL) manufacturer warranty. The reflective surface lowers rooftop temperature and summer cooling load, and the seamless coating eliminates the seam-and-fastener leak points that age every exposed-fastener metal roof. Restoration, not replacement: the smart play when a Denver metal roof is weathered but structurally sound.
Before and After: The Metal Roof Restoration
Why CRC for a Metal Roof Coating
Commercial Roofing Contractor is a certified American WeatherStar applicator, so our coating installations are installed to manufacturer specification and eligible for manufacturer-backed warranties. Our Denver office serves the Front Range, and our commercial team restores metal, TPO, EPDM, and SPF roofs with American WeatherStar coating and restoration systems across Colorado.
Get a Metal Roof Restoration Assessment
If your commercial metal roof is rusting but structurally sound, a coating restoration can be a faster, less disruptive path to a sealed, reflective roof than a full tear-off. Call our Denver office at (720) 893-7663 or our Grand Junction office at (970) 877-7663, or click to request a free roof inspection.