How can I replicate this light texture?
#1
02-23-18, 02:13 PM
How can I replicate this light texture?
This house was built in the 50's using "Rock Lath" plaster walls. I have a square patch from where a wall AC unit was installed. I'd like to skim coat it and match the light pebble finish as shown in the photos. Any idea of how to do it? Sand texture is too fine.
#5
02-23-18, 03:04 PM
Looks to me like you need to get Perlite (sand texture) and mix it with your paint.
Here is one brand that is still sold in stores.
I think the reason it looks too fine is that your existing walls probably have been painted 10x since it was textured. Perlite texture used to come in various sizes, I thought.
Here is one brand that is still sold in stores.
I think the reason it looks too fine is that your existing walls probably have been painted 10x since it was textured. Perlite texture used to come in various sizes, I thought.
#6
02-23-18, 03:16 PM
Big orange box store used to sell a paint with texture already in it. Only used it once on a patch similar to your situation. It was in the paint department, but not with the other paints. More over where you would find popcorn ceiling texture. That was 8 or 9 years ago.
#7
02-23-18, 08:40 PM
Yeah I was just in Menards, a local box store, and they literally had an entire 4 ft section of different sand textures and textured paints. I'm sure one of them would come close.
The picture on the front of the bucket sure looked like your texture.
The picture on the front of the bucket sure looked like your texture.
