VENETIAN PLASTER
application guide and instruction

Learn how to create Venetian plaster finishes with the fully detailed and easy to understand 1 1/2 hour instructional video.

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Understand the process and use of these 1,000 year old finishes.

A heavy-bodied water-based texture paint, specially pigmented to create a tone-on-tone dimensional finish.

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Recommended on walls, ceilings and large or small flat surfaces. Requires a two-coat application - refer to label instructions for amount of product needed for your project.

Application Tips:
* Apply using a random, yet consistent, technique that incorporates a combination of curved and straight overlapping motions.
* The trowel must be clean, free of grease, oil and nicks. Debris can create scratches in the dried Venetian Plaster that will become obvious when the finish is burnished or sanded.
* Keep Venetian Plaster covered with a lid or a damp cloth, while using, to prevent it from drying out. Excess exposure to air can cause a crust to form and allow dirt or dust to enter.
* Scrape excess Venetian Plaster off your trowel after each stroke to avoid numerous trowel marks.
Application
1. First Coat: Use a 3/4" nap roller, that has been dampened with water, to apply a generous amount of the tinted Venetian Plaster. Apply on the wall in a 3-foot zigzag patterned section.
2. Round the corners of the trowel with sandpaper to reduce the chance of creating straight lines and edge marks. Hold trowel at a 15 to 30 degree angle and begin smoothing out the Venetian Plaster by dragging the trowel over the surface, leaving a very thin layer.
3. Create "peaks and valleys" in the Venetian Plaster as you smooth the product. Occassionally, you may see the original wall surface peek through - don't worry, it will be covered with your second coat of Venetian Plaster.
4. Allow the first coat to dry for approximately four hours.
5. Second Coat: Apply your second coat with a clean trowel. Load your trowel with Venetian Plaster, then, holding the trowel at a 60 to 90 degree angle, skim the surface of the first coat. Work your second coat into the "valleys" and areas were you can see the original wall surface.
6. As you scrape and skim, you are "burnishing" the Venetian Plaster, helping to create a tone-on-tone appearance.
7. Allow to dry approximately four hours before either sanding or applying the Venetian Plaster Topcoat.
8. If not using the Venetian Plaster Topcoat and a polished look is desired, burnish or sand the surface with either the flat side of the trowel or with 400 or 600 grit sandpaper. Use a circular motion to avoid creating lines. The more you burnish, the higher the polish or sheen will become. This will also create a more defined tone-on-tone appearance.

Understand the process and use of these 1,000 year old finishes.

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