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Understand Stucco Painting Philosophy and Paint Selection

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DIY Stucco Painting: Full Guide with Tools, Paint & Prep

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The video starts with a demonstration of spraying a stucco surface. The speaker then introduces the topic of painting stucco, explaining his general approach and preferred paint types. He typically uses flat paint for stucco but notes that for the current project, he is using Sherwin-Williams Emerald Rain Refresh, which has a slight sheen that aids in washing off dirt. He also mentions other high-quality, typically flat paints like Benjamin Moore Aura, Behr Dynasty, and Sherwin-Williams Duration, all of which are considered lifetime warranty coatings. For stucco surfaces, he generally opts for flat finishes unless a specific sheen for washability is desired, as with the Emerald Rain Refresh product. He emphasizes using high-end paints for durability and performance.

Tools and materials

  • Behr Dynasty
  • Benjamin Moore Aura
  • Sherwin-Williams Duration
  • Sherwin-Williams Emerald Rain Refresh

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right. Today we're going to be talking about painting stucco. I have some stucco in front of me that um I'm going to be painting. I'm going to give you some tips and tricks, you know, painting stucco. And do start off with. I'll just talk about what I typically paint stucco with is flat paint. So, whatever I'm putting on the house is typically um you know, and I typically paint the house, the body of the house in satin, the trim is in satin, the doors are in satin. I'm using Emerald Rain Refresh. The um Rain Refresh has a little bit of a sheen to it, probably because um it's given it that ability to rain or water to wash off any dirt easily. You know, typically the paints I use are a little bit more flat, but this actually looks pretty dang cool. Um, if if you're using anything else, I like Benjamin Moore Aura, I would use flat. Uh, Bear Dynasty would be flat. Um, Sheran Williams Duration, it would be flat. Whatever I'd use. I always use a high-end paint. So, I'm always using a lifetime warranty coating and I'm going to do choose flat. And so, on something like this, I don't have to do anything special to it. I'm just powerwashing the house like I typically would. And then I'm going to be spraying the Stuckco. Also, if you're

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