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Ensure Paint Saturation and Pressure

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Continue the coordinated spraying and back-rolling process, moving along the stucco surface and around any tied-back bushes. It is critical to apply enough pressure with the roller to force the paint deeply into all the textures, pinholes, and hairline fractures of the stucco. Simultaneously, the sprayer must apply a sufficient volume of paint to fully saturate the highly absorbent stucco. Failure to use enough paint or pressure can result in 'dry napping' marks, where the roller drags drying paint, and an uneven, blotchy finish due to the stucco's rapid drying time. The use of an adjustable extension pole (2-4 feet) for the roller facilitates consistent pressure and reach across various areas. Ensure continuous attention to both paint application and immediate back-rolling for a professional, durable finish.

Goal: Achieve a smooth, uniform, and durable stucco finish by optimizing paint penetration and coverage.

Tools and materials

  • Adjustable Extension Pole (2-4 feet)
  • Paint Sprayer
  • Roller (9-inch or 4-inch)
  • Paint

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out on my channel. Teaches you how to use 9x400 plastic to tie a bush back. With doing stuckco, it makes it way easier if you have two people doing it, one person back rolling, one person spraying, cuz the the paint has a tendency because of the stuckle, the nature of the stuckco absorbs all the water, dries really quickly. It coagulates really fast and and which causes a problem because you really don't have anything to backrow cuz it's drying so fast. One of the key aspects of actually backing this Stuckco is when you're back on it, what you're wanting to do is actually put enough pressure with a large enough nap or roller, which a lot with a large enough nap to actually push the paint into or the product into all the pin holes and small hairline fractures and the stucco. And you want to put enough pressure to push it in there. get enough paint to push it in there so you get a nice smooth, even looking surface when you're done. Having an adjustable extension bowl is pretty convenient, too. Uh you can actually find one of these extra poles that I'm using right here on my Amazon store, on my website, the idaho.com. And um you can actually purchase some this extension pole, 2 to 4ft extension pole, cheaper than you can at your local paint store. So once again, one of the key elements to actually doing this and doing it properly is enough pressure. You don't put enough pressure, you're not going to force the paint into the pin holes and actually small fractures and cracks into the stucco. And you want to fill all that stuff in. And so you're actually putting a nice good amount of pressure. You don't have enough paint, you're going to end up dry napping it, and you're going to leave um uh what we call dry napping marks all over and it's going to look really blotchy. So, a lot of paint and a lot of pressure and your struct is going to look good.

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