old plaster textured look

Hi Sebastian,
There are probably a number of makers of the product you are looking for.Bondex® makes a product called wall texture which I have used.It is very much like wall compound.You'll need a trowel or texturing tool to go with it. www.bondex.com

[This message has been edited by Matches (edited October 21, 2001).]

Hi Sebastian,

I built a small house in Baja a couple of years ago and wanted an "old plaster" effect on the cement block walls - this seems to be what you want?

As a DIY'er, I simply plastered the whole wall with mud straight from the tub/box and tried to get it smooth! The mud takes a long time to dry so you have lots of time to "play" with it to obtain whatever finish takes your fancy. If you are like me, you will never get the mud smooth so just stop and let it dry when it looks right. This should work on drywall - unless you are a natural plasterer!!

Hope this helps and good luck.

Alan

ps. Be aware that drywall compound can be "softened" again by water even after it has dried so make sure that whatever surface you apply it to is dry and also water cannot "get at" the mud from the back - ever!

great - thanks guys. i've done some test strips on pieces of drywall with 'messy mudding' and it's giving exactly the look i want. i guess i just prime it after its dried (do i have to let it 'cure' for 30 days or anything, or simply let the drywall mud dry a couple of days?) and paint away

Hi Sebastian,

Glad it worked out.

By the time you read this - you can paint your new walls. I like to use a good quality mat or low gloss paint after the primer.

Alan.