S3:E7 Paul Watts and Christian Zimprich – Cleaning Metal Roofs Has Never Been So Easy

By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. 

Learn about this amazing cleaner and how contractors can begin using it to help grow their service and maintenance programs. 

In this episode of Roofing Road Trips, RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth talks with Paul Watts of Watts Removal Products and Christian Zimprich of Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings. The three discuss the powerful line up of Watts cleaning products, all tested and proven on Sherwin-Williams coated metal panels as well as the partnership between the two companies that allows Sherwin-Williams to further support their coated metal panels years after installation. 

Paul was in the graffiti removal, clean up and pressure washing business for years before starting Watts Removal Products. He’s the inventor of the products he uses every day, that can clean metal roof and siding without damaging the metal, keeping warranties intact.  

“Out there right now, there's been a lot of shoe polish put on the building, there's been a lot of crayon, a lot of marker pen, a lot of spray can, a lot of oil-based spray can, latex spray can. I mean, it just, it kind of runs the gamut, you never know what you're going to run up against, and unfortunately, you can say business has been pretty good,” said Paul. 

Christian is the marketing manager for construction products for coil coatings and has been with Sherwin-Williams for about eight years. Recently, the company has been focusing on how to best support their coated products, especially in metal roofing.  

“We started this partnership with Paul because of his ability to quickly remove graffiti off coated surfaces. Over the years, the partnership has expanded into what it is today,” said Christian, “We did a lot of testing to ensure that the products he has don't affect the underlying coating. We have a number of use cases now where you can use his product to improve some of the environmental contaminants that just happen over time. These are the only products that you can use with our coated services that don't void the warranty,” said Christian.  

Watts products can clean anything, from sap to striping, biological growth, pollution, paint and more. They were used to clean the ash, smog or soot that came from the fires happening in the West for the last few years. 

“Sherwin Williams has gone to great lengths to really vet our product,” said Paul, “They’ve given thousands of hours of testing in the labs and all the products have been approved to be environmentally sustainable, non-toxic and VOC compliant,” said Paul.  

Listen to the entire podcast to learn more about these groundbreaking cleaning products and how they could enhance your maintenance program.