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24. "RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lime and sand mix on the rough coat"
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No, you can not, Karla, read previous posts!

<The sign of when you should
<stop painting is when plaster "locks up"
<- applied color starts to look "bleachy"
<as you apply it.

Plaster may and should appear "wet" for 2-3 days, however it has already set on the first day!
One more "trick" (for the day of painting) press plaster lightly with your finger - if it "gives" (dents) you can paint if it appears hard - should stop.
If you paint after the plaster had set, the pigment will just fall off as soon as it dries - there is no binder in fresco - pigment must be incorporated within the "lime crystal" during its formation (during the setting).

Properly plastered and painted fresco should have a little sheen of its own.

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Subject	Author	Message Date	ID
on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lime an... [View All]	karla	04-Dec-00	TOP
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari	04-Dec-00	1
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	04-Dec-00	2
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari	04-Dec-00	3
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	04-Dec-00	4
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	05-Dec-00	5
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari	05-Dec-00	6
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	05-Dec-00	7
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	admin	05-Dec-00	8
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari	06-Dec-00	9
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari	06-Dec-00	10
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	06-Dec-00	11
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari	06-Dec-00	12
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	07-Dec-00	15
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari (Guest)	07-Dec-00	17
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	07-Dec-00	18
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	06-Dec-00	13
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	06-Dec-00	14
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	07-Dec-00	16
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	08-Dec-00	19
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Gary sculptari	08-Dec-00	20
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	08-Dec-00	21
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	09-Dec-00	22
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	09-Dec-00	23
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	09-Dec-00	24
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	09-Dec-00	25
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Yoram Neder	11-Dec-00	26
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Ilia	11-Dec-00	27
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	11-Dec-00	28
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	suzie	25-Jan-01	29
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	Myriam (Guest)	25-Feb-01	30
RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lim...	karla	25-Feb-01	31

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