Carolina Sandstone is a plaster that is designed to reproduce various types of natural stone as well a clay walls like adobe. the application method will define the final look. Finishes use a series of tools and methods to achieve different natural looks when troweled. Carolina Sandstone can be diluted with water at a ratio of 15% for application by rolling it. This fast method allows the product to be applied randomly on large surfaces. After application, the surface can be flattened with a wide blade with rounded corners which leaves fewer trowel marks. Cracking to get an aged look is achieved and controlled by heating with a hair dryer on thicker applications.
When creating, aged or distressed stone the use of crackle size underneath Carolina Sandstone will create random fissures and cracks using easy crackle medium from Cottage Paint form our craft line. All of this comes together after color glazing or color washing the surface. When Carolina Sandstone is applied without diluting it can be textured with a trowel to create stones and rock that is both honed and rough. When creating random blocks, masking tape can be applied to create jointing, removed after each steps are completed, including glazing. The product allows the buried tape to pull cleanly leaving sharp lines. To create the final illusion. Our varnishes and waxes will render the surface washable or fix pigment washes. In another technique using Carolina Sandstone without dilution, it can be stencilled and create antique and friezes on plaster walls. There are a whole series of ways to antique it, this includes washes and glazes that can be waxed or flat varnished.Carolina Sandstone. It is highly cost effective in producing very decorative el Applied on a variety of surfaces. After correct surface preparation 1 or 2 thin coats are applied then it is very workability and has easy to apply. It allows time to create the decorative elements and proper finishing of details.
We recommend that contractors use our primer under Acrylic Plasters to get the best and most efficient use. Texturline manufactures two products Texprime and Sharktooth primer.: Carolina Sandstone is normally tinted into the base with universal colorants or by one of our distributors using any paint manufacturers colour chips. Alternative methods of introducing colour over Venetian Acrylic Plaster are as follows: Stonewash powder pigment is a natural oxide colorant that is non-fading and soluble in water, after wiping off the excess the result is a stone like texture. Texturtop wall wax in flat will protect the surface. Zero Gloss Varnish used over Stonewash to get a washable stone effect with no visible film or colour change. Stonewash powder pigment is a natural oxide colorant that is non-fading and soluble in water. When applied as a wash over Carolina after wiping off the excess the result is a stone like texture. Flat Wax is a universal protective coating; it can be applied with spatulas for a durable surface coating. Zero Gloss Varnish used over Stonewash for a flat washable surface Packaging; Pails–gallons–Qt. US measure The coverage 25 SQ. FT. PER KG . as a multi layer plaster stone effect.
