Painting stucco with a roller?

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 04-30-2013, 09:14 AM
billethkid's Avatar
billethkid billethkid is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 18,481
Thanks: 0
Thanked 4,802 Times in 1,391 Posts
Default Painting stucco with a roller?

I have been told they do have available paint rollers that are intended for stucco.

Has anyone used one of these? Are they effective or would you do something else.

My original intention was/is to use a 4 inch wide brush....and that will be a lotta strokes to do the back wall of our lanai/pool area. We are making the walls a complimentary color to the pool surface area.

Any other tips will be much appreciated. (I know I can get someone to do it but I like to do as much as I am capable of doing around the house).

btk

Last edited by billethkid; 04-30-2013 at 09:15 AM. Reason: sp
  #2  
Old 04-30-2013, 09:18 AM
elevatorman elevatorman is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Village Duval
Posts: 933
Thanks: 27
Thanked 145 Times in 70 Posts
Default

That is how the stucco homes are painted originally. Why not go to the new construction area and ask a painting contractor.
  #3  
Old 04-30-2013, 09:25 AM
billethkid's Avatar
billethkid billethkid is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 18,481
Thanks: 0
Thanked 4,802 Times in 1,391 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by elevatorman View Post
That is how the stucco homes are painted originally. Why not go to the new construction area and ask a painting contractor.
I know our home was spray painted as was every single house in our neighborhood. We were one of the first ones in our village so we got to watch a lot of them go up.....spray painted inside and out.

btk
  #4  
Old 04-30-2013, 09:29 AM
Phanatic Luvr's Avatar
Phanatic Luvr Phanatic Luvr is offline
Gold member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Philadelphia & Lower Gwynedd, PA, Ocean City, NJ, Wesley Chapel, FL and The Village of St. James
Posts: 1,087
Thanks: 0
Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts
Default

My husband has painted several exterior stucco homes. He said to use an inch and a quarter (1 1/4") nap roller. Works great.
  #5  
Old 04-30-2013, 12:07 PM
batman911's Avatar
batman911 batman911 is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The Villages, FL
Posts: 1,337
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Default

Your local paint store should be able to provide professional advice on which roller to use. Rolling paint on is much better than spraying.
  #6  
Old 04-30-2013, 08:32 PM
LndLocked LndLocked is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 859
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr View Post
My husband has painted several exterior stucco homes. He said to use an inch and a quarter (1 1/4") nap roller. Works great.
yep
  #7  
Old 04-30-2013, 09:35 PM
chuckinca's Avatar
chuckinca chuckinca is offline
Sage
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 4,904
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Default

Why don't they use an integral color stucco coat instead of paint - stucco in CA with the integral coat is hardly ever painted.

Stucco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


.
__________________
Da Chicago So Side; The Village of Park Forest, IL; 3/7 Cav, 3rd Inf Div, Schweinfurt, Ger 65-66; MACV J12 Saigon 66-67; San Leandro, Hayward & Union City, CA (San Francisco East Bay Area) GO DUBS ! (aka W's)
  #8  
Old 05-01-2013, 05:38 AM
mulligan mulligan is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,990
Thanks: 17
Thanked 346 Times in 154 Posts
Default

It's cheaper to use gray (portland) stucco and paint.
__________________
........American by birth....Union by choice
  #9  
Old 05-01-2013, 06:23 AM
Xavier's Avatar
Xavier Xavier is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,038
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default

A roller works well. Think about using Loxon XP Waterproofing System A24 Series (Sherwin Williams) or some similar paint with elasticity to cover small cracks and imperfections. It's also inhibits mildew on the surface. The area to be painted should be power washed first and any cracks should be properly filled before applying the paint.

Xavier
__________________
My approach to today's politics: "Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul" ~ Walt Whitman
  #10  
Old 05-01-2013, 09:36 AM
mulligan mulligan is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,990
Thanks: 17
Thanked 346 Times in 154 Posts
Default

Elastomeric has a 15 year warranty when applied according to factory specs.
__________________
........American by birth....Union by choice
Closed Thread


You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:28 PM.