Pietra Antica Collection

Floors and Surface Coatings

PIETRA ANTICA: is the answer to our search for an exterior and interior grade product which would be easily applied, durable, waterrepellent, resistant to weathering agents while maintaining the antique as pectresembling a marmorized surface. PIETRA ANTICA has natural colours based on real marble powder with an antique compact appearance simultaneously providing an extremely hard surface. Protected with XILO DECOR becomes water repellentand water resistant coating and it protects the wall from weathering agents, while still affording a high vapourperme ability providing excellent breath ability of the wall. This feature is possible due to our new sophisticated binding agents and additives joined to a traditional slaked lime. PIETRA ANTICA combines the best of the new technology while achieving a traditional finish. Applied in interior, PIETRA ANTICA creates an atmosphere of unbelievable refined classic beauty.

COLOURS: Available in standard natural MARBLE colours including White Zandobio - Red Verona - Rosa Coral- Breccia Aurora-Botticino and Grey Bardiglio)and 6+2 pigmented colours in three shade each, for a total of 26 colours.

SURFACE On plaster: apply one coat of SAIF SEAL DUR 300%.

PREPARATION: Old walls:brush carefully all old paints.Clean carefully than apply one coat of SAIF SEAL DUR 300%.

APPLICATION: Apply first coat by a stainless steel trowel. Keep a thickness of approximately 1mm for the first PIETRA ANTICA coat trying to achieve a regular, smooth surface. Allow the first coat to completely dry. It is strongly suggested to sand paper (H100) this first coat, to avoid marks that could appear on the final surface. Apply a second coat of PIETRA ANTICA, acting the same way as first coat, leaving a very thiny coat, just able to fill all the holes left. Before the second coat is completely dry, press down with a dry trowel (like MANTOVANO) in order compact the surface. When dry, sand paper the surface before final glossing by stainless steel trowel. Toobtaina ‘Travertinoˇ effect: first two coats as described before, than final smoothing to create vertical scratches with vertical movements(light pressure) using a plastic spatula kept flat on the wall. Than carefully smooth and compact the surface by stainless trowel, with greater pressure on it. In interior, to get a water repellent and glosser finish, apply one coat of XILOWAX, letting the surface absorb the liquid, then glossing by a cloth.

 In exterior it is compulsory to apply one coat of XILODECOR protective and water repellent silossanic finish. For further informations ask us the DVD with the video of the application of our products.

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