DIY STUCCO REPAIR with Color Matching Paint
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Are you thinking of tackling a small, stucco repair and paint job yourself? This DIY project involves removing spackling compound and loose stucco from an exterior, concrete step wall and then applying Rapid Set Stucco Patch, along with a color matching paint over a green sponge float finish.
I am NOT A PROFESSIONAL but you can make your own judgement as to whether or not this project and process applies to your situation.
PREPARATION: tools (putty knife, trowel, wire brush, scraping tool, spritzer water bottle), soft bristle brush, rags, personal protective equipment (gloves, eye wear, face mask-N95, skin wear), materials (Rapid Set Stucco Patch, stucco removal and application tools, mixing bowls, SIKA bonding agent or similar, stirring sticks, paint, Kilz 2 primer, brushes), and cleaning solutions (soapy water to clean off your tools and diluted muriatic acid if needed). Wash your hands and skin off immediately after finishing your work.
STEP 1: Remove loose stucco material from the damaged area.
STEP 2: Vacuum or collect loose debris, then wash, rinse off, and let dry. If your work area has
grease or oil, you can add Borax, TSP, Simple Green or dish soap to your water to clean the
surface but rinse it off thoroughly, then let dry.
STEP 3: Dampen prepared surface with water, then apply bonding agent, note timing.
STEP 4: Prepare stucco mix and apply to surface about 1/4" thick and according to bonding agent
timing. I finished with a green sponge float application... there are several different stucco
finishing techniques you can apply.
STEP 5: Once stucco is dry (follow directions on product - Rapid Set Stucco Patch says you can
paint it (I used 100% acrylic, exterior house paint) within 2 hours but "different situations,
and products used" may require up to 30 days before painting)... apply primer, then paint
over primer within 1 hour (pending climate, humidity, and temperature - follow primer can
directions).
STEP 6: Enjoy new look.
*Alternative to Painting*: You can add powdered colored pigment (LaHabra) to your mortar mix to try to match preexisting stucco color. Whether you chose paint or dye, both options have pros and cons, so do your research.
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Thanks for the video, but can you explain how you color matched it? I have an outside area I need to paint around the border of a sliding glass door frame but the majority of the wall will not be repainted.
@notyouraveragejoe855
3 ай бұрын
I went into Home Depot and brought in sample photos of my stucco color and compared them to their paint chart samples. One of them matched closely but another one on the "rejected discount shelf" (this is paint that is rejected from customers who try to color match their samples but are disappointed with the mixing results) was even better and I've used it ever since (make sure it is for exterior use and appropriate for your purpose). When I get low on paint, I'll bring in the remaining paint and they can reproduce the color with their techno-paint mixing machine or so they claim. I'd suggest you paint test a 1" area first, let it dry, and see if that paint color is really going to look appropriate before you do the entire border. Side Note = if your stucco is not painted and then you prime and paint a specific area, you will see the difference when it rains... until it dries again. Other options: I looked into mixing color matching dye packets (LaHabra Stucco dye packs - also at Home Depot) with my Rapid Set Stucco mix (If it was a perfect match, I would not have to paint at all) but the dye color packets were too far off from my original stucco color and you also need to get the ratio mix correct. Have you ever seen where contractors patch an old area up, say around a new window, and it just doesn't color match correctly? It's tough to perfectly match stucco mix colors from one job to another, let alone knowing what some other contractor used 20-30 years ago.