Hi All, Been searching the web for some plaster answers and ran into you guys. Maybe you can help.
here's the deal-
I'm a painter (29 yrs) in the midwest of USA, and the older homes here ( which is my turf) are mostly plaster. All newer (from 60's on) are sheetrocked. Very few actual plasterers left.
I occasionally need to do a patch in a wall that was plastered with a sandfinish. Fairly large sand , not too dense.
I called in the local "best" plaster guy to match it up for me, and he ended up rolling on a small silca sand mix and blending it with a brush. Jeese, If I wanted a hack job I could do that! lol.
So I know there's a way to float this finish, and I also know that the products you and we have are very different. It is really hard to find any plaster products here, just setting style muds.
My best guess is to sift sand to the right size ( because we can't get graded sand) , mix it in the only real plaster product I know of ( Diamond- here's a link for info [url]https://www.designerpages.com/products/32888-DIAMOND-Brand-Interior-Finish-Plaster)[/url] ) and use a foam float to wipe plaster away to reveal the sand. Am I on the right track?
Thanks for any help and I'll be spending time reading over this place!
- Rob Y the Paint Guy- Minnesota
here's the deal-
I'm a painter (29 yrs) in the midwest of USA, and the older homes here ( which is my turf) are mostly plaster. All newer (from 60's on) are sheetrocked. Very few actual plasterers left.
I occasionally need to do a patch in a wall that was plastered with a sandfinish. Fairly large sand , not too dense.
I called in the local "best" plaster guy to match it up for me, and he ended up rolling on a small silca sand mix and blending it with a brush. Jeese, If I wanted a hack job I could do that! lol.
So I know there's a way to float this finish, and I also know that the products you and we have are very different. It is really hard to find any plaster products here, just setting style muds.
My best guess is to sift sand to the right size ( because we can't get graded sand) , mix it in the only real plaster product I know of ( Diamond- here's a link for info [url]https://www.designerpages.com/products/32888-DIAMOND-Brand-Interior-Finish-Plaster)[/url] ) and use a foam float to wipe plaster away to reveal the sand. Am I on the right track?
Thanks for any help and I'll be spending time reading over this place!
- Rob Y the Paint Guy- Minnesota