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   rez | May 14, 2005 07:01pm | #1

   bump

   This is purely a case of alien identity

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   spinnm | May 15, 2005 06:21am | #2

   You know, I don't know.  Got my latest issue of Sunset.  Relatively new house in the Sonoma Valley.  Done the way you want.  No mention of the method.

   Here's what I'm thinking.  Can't do it with stucco.  So what do they use?  I'm thinking a faux paint technique.   Combo of glazes, colors.  Very artistic.

   There is a stucco product.  Called fog coat.  Made by the stucco companies.  Meant to be done with a sprayer to darken or smooth out colors.  Might be able to achieve it with that.  One would have to be very deft, since it dries almost immediately.  Maybe do it with a brush or sponge.  More I think about it, I think not.

   Yep, paint.  Thin, watered-down, glaze.  An artistic eye.

   ShelleyinNM

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   therealtigge | May 15, 2005 05:23pm | #3

   I know very little about stucco but I've done this type finish on interior walls a lot. Unless the stucco is very slow setting (over an hour) I would not try to using color in the stucco; take the previous suggestion and use a paint wash. Also it's VERY important to keep the various shades almost identical. On interior paint I can't even tell the difference till it dries. Otherwise you get a really amaturish attempt.
   It goes without saying that you should do the back of the house first.

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   russellbriss | May 15, 2005 07:42pm | #5

   thanks- ive done lots of faux finish interior work,  and living in Georgia, didnt want to have to deal with exterior paint. Youre right , may be the way to go since i have done it in interiors, and seal it.

   Rusty

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   russellbriss | May 15, 2005 07:39pm | #4

   lol-shelly-  maybe i should just move back to NM and have an adobe house.......

   thanks for feedback

   rusty