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"Hank" wrote in message
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I want to paint my house. It is stucco over the block. House is about
10 years old. My questions are these:

What is the best paint to use?

There are some hairline cracks, will the paint be thick enough to fill
them? If not, what do I use. They are about the same thickness as a
thumbnail.

TIA

Hank


Elastomeric is the best, however, there are all grades of it. Some of it is
so thick, it requires a special sprayer, or it will burn out the sprayer.
If you do it in elastomeric, do your homework. If you do it right, you
shouldn't have to touch it for a long time. If you don't .................
It's not your Daddy's paint.

Elastomeric painting of stucco can seal it, keeping moisture out of it,
which then keeps the freeze/thaw or wet/dry cycles down, and extends the
life of the stucco.

Steve