boken leather effect render

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ok i have just been asked asked to re-render a house and the customer wants what can only be described as a broken leather finish on the render, i have a picture of the effect he wants. im just wondering if anyone has ever see this before or even done some if so how on earth do u get it looking like it?
 
Although this finish looks like crap when done well it is really really hard to do, I have never done it but my mate tried once and said its very hard to get it looking uniformed.

Talk her into smooth,That finish is so dated anyway!!

Rich
 
you can get finish top coat ready to go from a bucket, to be applied over your backing render, and rubbed up to leave the desired texture. there is a huge range of finishes available. if the customer is dead set on a dragged finish from the sand and cement then prob get a geezer who has done it before to help you
 
I know what your on about mate but havent a clue how its done , it must be prebagged stuff any time i saw it it was always a white colour.
 
dont suppose you could get hold of a tin of that rubberoid weatherproofing stuff? real thick stuff totally waterproof, seen it put on with a tyrolean gun but i cant remember what its proper name is..
anyway.. render it flat, slap this over the top then do what youd do with artex i.e. artex brush with a plastic bag round it?
cant see how else your gonna achieve a smooth broken leather finish with only s+c to work with?
 
im trying to scan it in as we speak but itaint working, never heard of the stuff chris w by the way where are you from coz i know a spread down hear called chris w?
 
Highbuild is nothing like whats he's after. Its a horrible finish done in s/c that is a pain in the arris to do and when done well looks crap at the best of times. 0/10
 
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im trying to scan it in as we speak but itaint working, never heard of the stuff chris w by the way where are you from coz i know a spread down hear called chris w?
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peterborough mate..
the lads are on about hi build, i thought that was just a trade name for a range of products but ill bet its the same stuff theyre on about..
stuff i seen comes in 5 gallon steel drums, metal clamp-on lid and has the consistency of thick evo-stick...
various colour available i think main one being good old 'magnolia'..
bloke had some in his shed when i had to repair the render round a window... tried brushing it on - forget it.. ended up rendering it flat then getting a stiff handbrush and 'flicking' it on (get some on the brush and rub your hand backwards against the bristles) tyrolean stylie to match the existing..
i dare say if you can get it on thick enough you could play about with your finish..
might even be possible to thin it down a bit...
 
Hi-build is basically a paint with a fine grit which gives the texture its applied by roller or trowel then floated with a plastic float to even out the grit and can only be put on as thick as the grit.

This guy is on about a render finish... for example scratch as normal then on the top coat lay and rule flat but dont float but use your trowel to create a pattern in the render.

next question please madmonk ?
 
Did something similiar about 15 years ago , used a wethertex product for texturing renders did some bark effect and the broken leather type finish round a swimming pool looked good when it was done but it was s**t to work with , solvent based so on a real high when finished, come to think thats probably why it looked so good , we were trippin ;D oh happy days
 
nice one warrior thatll be the stuff.. is it like real thick gloopy paint that you can put on real thick?
how the heck are you spposed to get it on the wall in any amount without spraying it on?
 
richardbrown said:
Hi-build is basically a paint with a fine grit which gives the texture its applied by roller or trowel then floated with a plastic float to even out the grit and can only be put on as thick as the grit.

This guy is on about a render finish... for example scratch as normal then on the top coat lay and rule flat but dont float but use your trowel to create a pattern in the render.

next question please madmonk ?
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broken leather with a trowel? cant get my head round that.. wooden or poly float maybe... when its really wet.. at a push... without it pulling back off the wall again... but not with a trowel.. youd end up with clamshells surely?
unless its that trowel that was on ebay? ;D
 
Ive got a book 1950s american with various stucco finishes post the picture and perhaps i can help.
Lucius
 
i can see a similar effect (not very pronounced though) occuring by floating up as soon as its ruled if that makes any sense but id be scared of pulling it off and destroying the key with s+c... might be different with a lime putty stylie top coat but ive never tried traditional lime so ???
 
not quite what i had in mind but nearly..
boken leather effect render


hope this guy doesnt mind me nicking his link ;D
 
as soon as i can get my bloody scanner to work ill pop a pic on, its quite strange looking finish
 
Not sure about that finish Chriss but ive seen it and pretty sure its one of them Italian Venician finishes which is allegedly a specialist job.
Lucius
 
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ill bet trying to do this with a s+c render is a job for superman.. never mind a specialist ;D
it'd be hollow and on the ground in 3 months i reckon..
theres gotta be a special material that sticks better and doesnt rely on suction to hold it on...
might even be able to get a 'broken leather' stamp.... theres a thought..
 
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