Good Texture Coating - Paint or Otherwise

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Good Texture Coating - Paint or Otherwise

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Started 1 year ago by Aaron Gibson
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Aaron Gibson
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I've done a lot of research and used a lot of different products but I wanted to see what the community recommends for minimal thickness texture coatings over plywood surfaces.

Outside of scope on this topic are bare ply (or concrete) walls - which have their own benefits and drawbacks, and highly textured (i.e. "realistic") wall surfaces that involve some method of polymer-modified cement or a ton of sculpting.

I'm wanting to focus more on epoxy resin coatings, paints, etc. Products that are more quickly and easily applied and provide a nice clean continuous look.

Of particular interest are products that yield a nice smooth but semi-grippy texture and covers seams well.

Posted 1 year ago #
Herman
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seams will be a problem because if they "work" they will always crack eventually.

Clean wood
apply 2 component paint
put on a lot of fine sharp sand
wait to dry
Bruds of excess sand
apply 2 component paint

that will give you a good and stable layer.

Too coarse sand will make it to rough.
Too fine or too thick a layer of paint will give you not enough friction.

Posted 1 year ago #
Molly Beard
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I helped a friend of mine build a home wall a number of years ago. For the final 'texture' we mixed all the wood shavings/sawdust we generated into a urethane-type clear coat paint (one that you would use to paint a deck). It was fairly grippy to smear on and looked pretty. Not helpful for the seams, but bondo might help with those.

Posted 1 year ago #
Brannon
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I have always been a fan of simple Nicros NicroTex paint. Clearly, it's not the most durable finish when compared with some DIY options but I vote for convenience on this one. I feel that walls start looking awfully bad after a couple of years and need a new coat of paint anyway. I have never had a problem with just adding a fresh layer of paint. In fact, the texture improves with multiple layers.

You can also add sand or other additives to NicroTex for "chunkier" texture.

(The paint is water based so beware when ordering in the winter if you live somewhere where the delivery truck might freeze in transit...it will destroy your paint.)

Posted 1 year ago #
Donovan Craig
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http://www.bestmaterials.com/detail.aspx?ID=15024

http://www.armorpoxy.com/pool-coatings-outdoor-patios-decks/armorstone/

Expensive... but worth the effort...

Posted 1 year ago #
Aaron Gibson
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Thanks very much for the recommendations - these are right on track with what I am researching. I've found a similar product from Ames:
http://www.amesresearch.com/liquid-granite.htm
Maybe mix this with some silica (sand-blasting) sand.

Or this: http://www.amesresearch.com/_Safe-T-Deck.html

I made just made a large feature and coated all the seams with Bondo, sanded the edges/corners, and coated with a pre-catalyzed epoxy paint mixed with silica. The texture is awesome and the entire things looks like a single piece.

Working on a couple of more features....I'll post some pics.

Posted 1 year ago #
offroute
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Has anyone tried to coat a plywood volume with polyurethane? (hold making resin not floor coating poly)

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