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Stucco/Plaster Cartouché segment

NOTES: A sheltercoat is a wash applied to a material (stone, stucco, etc.), to protect, mildly consolidate and extend life. Usually applied to stone that is exposed to the weather, it is thicker than a Limewash. As the name implies it is sacrificial, giving itself to the stone and taking the extremes of the weather. If you like, it is the breathable forerunner to masonry paint. There are a few different ways to make sheltercoats. The materials in the recipe used on the example below are as follows;

· Water

· Lime putty

· Limestone dust

· Casein (additional binder)

· Formaldehyde (to inhibit mould)

· Earth pigments (to give any tone/colour and to soften the brilliant white of the lime when dried)

Cartouché segment prior to any work.

After the first coat, having the second applied. Notice how light the first coat is (cured lime) against the second (wet) coat.

Third coat nearly dry. Notice the greenish hue given by added pigments.

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