painting old lead flashing

[sleepy]

Hi everyone, can I have some advice please.
How to make old tired flashing look good? How to clean it safely, what to prepare it with and what to paint it with? Any ideas will be recieved gratefully. Thanks.
Its all intact just needs sprucing up.

 

[oilman]

How old is the flashing? There comes a time when the lead is so corroded it needs replacing. If it's sound, linseed oil will prevent it oxodising, but it needs retreating every couple of years. Linseed oil paint will stick to it, and be able to cope with the expansion and contraction (but so might other paints)

 

[sleepy]

How old is the flashing? There comes a time when the lead is so corroded it needs replacing. If it's sound, linseed oil will prevent it oxodising, but it needs retreating every couple of years. Linseed oil paint will stick to it, and be able to cope with the expansion and contraction (but so might other paints)

The flashing is 13 years old, sound underneath, how best to clean renaining paint off?

 

[oilman]

Nitromors.