Painting EIFS

My house was built around 1995 and needs a facelift. I got a letter from the association to paint my house, I told them once we paint it we will need to paint it forevermore. The EIFS I just cleaned it with a detergent and water with soft pressure washing so the wall don't blow away. And it looks clean but the previous owners left me with a few holes in it. I already reapaired it with epoxy, mesh w/ plaster, and medium finish coat from STO, but the color doesn't match. I don't think I wan't to re-coat the whole house so what should I do. Paint whithers after awhile compared to the STO finish coat that lasts for years. Is it okay to paint EIFS and what paint should I use, I already got a 2K est. from Sinclair in Waipahu. If the association is wrong by moving this type of quick fix let me know, Thank You.

 

While I've painted LOTS of stucco, I'm not sure that I've ever painted any EIFS other than doing some minor touch up to hide repairs or abuse. With proper prep and quality house paint, you should be able to get a paint job that would last 10 yrs or more. If the repairs are the only issue with the looks of the house - you should be able to match the color enough to make the repairs disappear or at least be hard to spot. You'd need a painter that is proficient at mixing colors to get a good match...... and a paint that matches on one side might not match well in another area that has gotten different exposure to the elements.

 

Thanks marksr, I was going to buy some of the finish coat from STO distributor at Sand Island here. The only problem is they only sell it in 5 gal. buckets. It is too bad that home owners can't do some things w/o losing an arm and leg. Here in Hawaii everything is jacked up. I can do the painting with roll on since it allows the paint to flow deeper into the surface, and no overspray. Anyway Mahalo for the tip.