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What paint for white stucco. PaPaPeng 05-08-2008
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Posted by pipedown on May 9, 2008, 6:51 pm

>
>
> I had to sparay paint the walnut stain on the wood trim of my mostly
> white stucco house. Brush painting would have been very long and
> difficult to do by myself. There is some overspray of dark brown on
> the stucco. What is the best paint or material to use to cover up
> this overspray. I am thinking of quicklime whitewash. But where do I
> buy quicklime from?


Quicklime! A paint fashonable 100 years ago. I think a quality latex would
stand up better than a coat of baked limestone slurry. If you want, you can
usually get it in the garden dept for adjusting the acidity of the soil.
How it is mixed to apply to a house is lost to me. I think they mixed it
with milk and water. If you go that way maybe you also want to make some
homemade red iron oxide barn paint to complete the turn of the century look.
(rust, eggs and milk as a binder, all stuff farmers had in abundance).
Neither paint was stable for long and streaking due to rain is expected from
either.

You can't buy either, you have to make it yourself. Here is some more info
I found:

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4095/resources/recipes.htm



Posted by PaPaPeng on May 9, 2008, 7:37 pm
wrote:

>
>>
>>
>> I had to sparay paint the walnut stain on the wood trim of my mostly
>> white stucco house. Brush painting would have been very long and
>> difficult to do by myself. There is some overspray of dark brown on
>> the stucco. What is the best paint or material to use to cover up
>> this overspray. I am thinking of quicklime whitewash. But where do I
>> buy quicklime from?
>
>
>Quicklime! A paint fashonable 100 years ago. I think a quality latex would
>stand up better than a coat of baked limestone slurry. If you want, you can
>usually get it in the garden dept for adjusting the acidity of the soil.
>How it is mixed to apply to a house is lost to me. I think they mixed it
>with milk and water. If you go that way maybe you also want to make some
>homemade red iron oxide barn paint to complete the turn of the century look.
>(rust, eggs and milk as a binder, all stuff farmers had in abundance).
>Neither paint was stable for long and streaking due to rain is expected from
>either.
>
>You can't buy either, you have to make it yourself. Here is some more info
>I found:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4095/resources/recipes.htm
>

Thank's for the link and the garden supplies source. I originally
came from the Far East where we used whitewash, a cottage industry
using burnt seashells and old coral, for painting concrete walls. I
am quite familiar with their properties as paints. They flake off
around something like five years as they absorb CO2 and change into
carbonate, a property useful in my application. At least quicklime is
quite similar to stucco and will weather similarly. White stain won't
have the covering power. Using latex paint to cover the overspray I
think will risk weathering that will produce tattered strands of latex
resulting in moldy streaks that stand out.

Posted by ransley on May 9, 2008, 7:49 pm
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> I had to sparay paint the walnut stain on the wood trim of my mostly
> >> white stucco house. =A0Brush painting would have been very long and
> >> difficult to do by myself. =A0There is some overspray of dark brown on
> >> the stucco. =A0What is the best paint or material to use to cover up
> >> this overspray. =A0I am thinking of quicklime whitewash. =A0But where d=
o I
> >> buy quicklime from?
>
> >Quicklime! =A0A paint fashonable 100 years ago. =A0I think a quality late=
x would
> >stand up better than a coat of baked limestone slurry. =A0If you want, yo=
u can
> >usually get it in the garden dept for adjusting the acidity of the soil.
> >How it is mixed to apply to a house is lost to me. =A0I think they mixed =
it
> >with milk and water. =A0If you go that way maybe you also want to make so=
me
> >homemade red iron oxide barn paint to complete the turn of the century lo=
ok.
> >(rust, eggs and milk as a binder, all stuff farmers had in abundance).
> >Neither paint was stable for long and streaking due to rain is expected f=
rom
> >either.
>
> >You can't buy either, you have to make it yourself. =A0Here is some more =
info
> >I found:
>
> >http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4095/resources/recipes.htm
>
> Thank's for the link and the garden supplies source. =A0I originally
> came from the Far East where we used whitewash, a cottage industry
> using burnt seashells and old coral, for painting concrete walls. =A0I
> am quite familiar with their properties as paints. They flake off
> around something like five years as they absorb CO2 and change into
> carbonate, a property useful in my application. =A0At least quicklime is
> quite similar to stucco and will weather similarly. White stain won't
> have the covering power. =A0Using latex paint to cover the overspray I
> think will risk weathering that will produce tattered strands of latex
> resulting in moldy streaks that stand out.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Not mold or tattered strands will happen with latex, I never heard
that one before.

Posted by PaPaPeng on May 10, 2008, 12:23 am
On Fri, 9 May 2008 16:49:31 -0700 (PDT), ransley

>Not mold or tattered strands will happen with latex, I never heard
>that one before.

Stucco breathes. Latex paint will seal it and cause all sorts of
dampness problems if you paint over stucco with latex.

If used for touching up spots moisture has an opportunity to remain
under the latex coat. In my place, Edmonton, Alberta, the humidity is
quite low 50 to 70 per cent, we must have some super breed of mold.
That stuff grows immediately on any damp spot. When rain runs down
the wall it provides a temporary growth path for the mold colony
under the latex. That means the original black area will produce
multiple streaks. My house is 30 years old and looks great. I don't
have any mold problem. But I have seen that on neighboring houses.

Posted by pipedown on May 10, 2008, 12:58 am

> On Fri, 9 May 2008 16:49:31 -0700 (PDT), ransley
>
>>Not mold or tattered strands will happen with latex, I never heard
>>that one before.
>
> Stucco breathes. Latex paint will seal it and cause all sorts of
> dampness problems if you paint over stucco with latex.
>
> If used for touching up spots moisture has an opportunity to remain
> under the latex coat. In my place, Edmonton, Alberta, the humidity is
> quite low 50 to 70 per cent, we must have some super breed of mold.
> That stuff grows immediately on any damp spot. When rain runs down
> the wall it provides a temporary growth path for the mold colony
> under the latex. That means the original black area will produce
> multiple streaks. My house is 30 years old and looks great. I don't
> have any mold problem. But I have seen that on neighboring houses.

Sounds like your neighbors just painted over the old mold only to have it
come back. If you properly clean and prime any bare areas, you should not
get mold or moisture penetration with an adequate coat. You can also get
paint with a mold inhibitor. Stucco breaths from the back surface.



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