Dulux® Venetian® Plaster Raw Concrete is a traditional Venetian coarse-grain plaster from yesteryear that has been factory tinted to a soft concrete grey and is ideal for commercial spaces. It is the perfect choice to decorate high-hand interiors and is widely used in foyers, hotel reception areas and concert halls. It is an eco-friendly product, obtained from selected marble powders and genuine slaked lime baked in wood-fire kilns and aged for 8 to 10 months.
Re-coat
2 hours
Cleaning materials
Water
Application Tools
Trowel
This product data sheets shall be read in conjunction with the Dulux specification.
To ensure colour uniformity and for optimum performance, Dulux recommend a full coating system including a Membrane topcoat. For all systems, the Texture &/or Base Coat should be tinted in accordance with Tint Guide to the specified topcoat colour (or a colour as close as possible to the specified colour as product and Acratex tint rules allow).
Important: Not all colours are suitable for exterior use.
Ensure that you have adequate tinted stock to complete the job in one application.
All material must be thoroughly cross-mix to ensure tint uniformity. It is recommended to hold a volume of finish material for future maintenance touch-ups
Practical spreading rates will vary from quoted theoretical figures depending on substrate porosity, surface roughness, overspray losses, application methods and environmental conditions (e.g. wind).
• Do not apply paint if Relative Humidity is above 85% or temperature is within 3°C of Dew Point.
• Do not apply if the surface temperature is greater than 40°C or below 10°C, or likely to fall below 10°C during the application or drying period.
• Dry times apply to a single coat at recommended spread rate and at 25°C and 50% Relative Humidity
• Allow longer times under cool, moist, or still conditions and or when applied at high film builds.
• Protect from dew, rain and frost for 48 hours when apply at the recommended spread rate.
• Avoid application in hot, windy conditions or on hot surfaces cool the surface by hosing with water and paint the cool damp surface.
• The exterior texture coatings should be cleaned on a regular basis.
• This will help maintain your overall aesthetic appearance and preserve your Acratex Texture coating system.
Cleaning once every year will remove light soil as well as grime and airborne pollutants refer Dulux Acratex Care & Maintenance Guide.
Interior:
Preparation: on civil plaster or old mineral paints as long as they are not powdery, are in good condition and sufficiently rough, apply directly. On supports of the type: gesso, gypsum, plasterboard, old synthetic or powdery paints, stucco smoothing etc, apply a coat of primer to the point of saturation and subsequently a coat of Venetian Plaster Raw Concrete in advance with appropriate products the presence of stains of various types or any saline efflorescence. In the case of irregular supports, whether interior or exterior, with uneven absorption rates, restored plaster, stains, etc., the application of a layer of Intocalce with a steel trowel is recommended in order to even out the surface and create the ideal base for even absorption.
Apply one or two layers of Venetian Plaster Raw Concrete with a steel trowel or spatula letting each layer dry before proceeding in order to obtain a perfectly smooth surface. At this point on the last layer , which has dried slightly, making sure that it is neither completely dry and nor excessively wet, proceed to the polishing by going over the surface repeatedly with a spatula, pressing hard.
To confer an increased degree of water repellency and compactness to the surface apply, after about 2/3 hours, with a steel trowel and pressing energetically, a layer of Soap of Marseilles.
