When using the product, the complete product information must be observed.

TIPSHEET: Surface Preparation for Plasters

 

RECOMMENDED TOOLS

– Venetian trowel (240 x 100 mm)

– Venetian trowel (200 x 80 Mm)

– Steel Trowel (200 x 80 mm)

 

SURFACE CONDITIONS

The support must be dry, absorbent, coverable, solid, clean, dry, free of grease and any colouring substance that may appear by capillary action.

 

PREPARATION OF THE SUPPORTS

– Remove traces of glue and other chalky or flimsy finishes

– Remove binder build-up from plaster surfaces

– Remove all formwork oil residues from concrete

– Remove crumbly, flimsy plaster or masonry and repair with a similar material

– Carefully brush off powdery backgrounds

– Remove emulsion paints

 

PREPARATION OF STUCCO FINE

Pour the powder into the specified amount of clean, cold water, stir with a powerful mixer (drill with whisk attachment) until a lump-free paste is obtained. Clean the edge of the bucket with a trowel from time to time. Let stand at least 15 minutes, mix again before use.

**Tip: Preparing the mixture one day before application will result in a better consistency (cover with plastic wrap).

 

QUANTITY OF WATER TO USE

1 kg of powder for 500-550 ml of water.

 

TINTING

Stucco Fine can be tinted with up to 10% Tockay pigments (maximum 100 g of pigments for 1 kg of powder). Mix the pigments with a little water until there are no lumps, before adding them to the prepared Stucco Fine. We recommend cleaning the rim of the bucket with a trowel and pouring the tinted plaster into a new clean bucket to remove any untinted residue on the rim of the bucket. Stucco pigmented with ultramarine pigment must be used within 24 hours.

To tint, see our Tockay color chart.

 

PRIMER

Apply a coat of casein primer to absorbent surfaces such as mineral plaster, plasterboard, gypsum cellulose boards and concrete and allow to dry completely.

 

LEVELING THE SURFACE

Rough surfaces, gypsum plasterboard or gypsum cellulose boards, must first be covered with Tockay 0.5 mm lime plaster. Sand after drying if necessary.

 

APPLICATION

Minimum application temperature: 8°C.

Stucco Fine is applied in two or more thin layers. The first coat is applied uniformly on the whole surface. Allow to dry before applying the next layers. These can be applied either uniformly or irregularly for marbled effects. For marbled effects, first coat the surface in a scattered manner, without covering everything. Then, let the plaster pull, before covering the remaining spaces in the same way by slightly superimposing the different layers. Continue this work until the entire surface is covered.

 

SOAP

As soon as possible and no later than 24 hours after the last coat of Stucco Fine is applied, apply generously, with a soft brush, the Polishing Soap in an even layer over the entire surface. Let it pull a little, before compressing, removing the excess soap. The result is a beautiful shine and a dirt-resistant, water-repellent surface, which is ideal for wet rooms (bathroom, kitchen). The polishing soap is made from natural Marseille soap. The waterproof quality is obtained by a chemical reaction of the soap with the lime of the Stucco Fine.

 

ADDITIONAL TREATMENT

After at least 24 hours of drying time and to obtain a superior shine, apply a thin layer of Tockay Punic Wax and polish with a Venetian trowel.

 

SPECIAL EFFECTS

For metallic effects, the Punic Wax can be tinted with Kreidezeit Pearl Gloss pigments. Other decorative effects can be achieved by using Kreidezeit Multi-Purpose Wax and stencils on the smoothed and soaped surface of the Stucco Fine. The shade is darker where the wax is applied, for a discreet and velvety decorative effect.

 

DRYING TIME

Dry after approximately 24 hours, at 20°C and 65% humidity.

 

CLEANING OF TOOLS

Clean with water immediately after use.