MARMORINO

  MARMORINO is a versatile and beautiful modern version of ancient polished stucco for interior and exterior use.  Traditional ingredients such as marble flour, fine sand and lime give a polished plaster surface, which is decorative and has a natural look.

           Because of its resistance to dampness, Marmorino

is an ideal surfacing for bathrooms and kitchens.

            The unique feature of Marmorino is that it can be applied over virtually any substrate including emulsion (latex), lining paper or bare plaster, stone, wood or concrete.

Surface preparations: surfaces should be clean and dry, and free of any dust or loose material and primed with an acrylic primer.  Let dry for twenty-four hours.

Applications:

A. Smooth Marmorino:

1.         Apply a thin coat (approximately 2 mm), with a stainless-steel trowel spreading firmly in all directions, using circular movements, to fully cover the whole surface evenly.

2.         When completely dry, apply a second coat, this time pressing and smoothing the surface repeatedly with the trowel, holding it like an iron.  Take care not "slice" into the surface and that the trowel is free of any loose crumbs of dry Marmorino (stopped smoothing if dark veins appear).

3.         At 80 percent dry (cold to the touch but will not come off when touched) smooth again, using pressure, until desired smoothness is achieved.

B.  Distressed Marmorino:

1.         Repeat step 1 smooth Marmorino.

2.         For this effect the second coat should be applied in patches.  When smoothed, the gaps between the patches will subtly reveal the rough first coat below, creating an "ancient walls" effects.