Oren wrote:
On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:20:31 -0400, Norminn
wrote:

Wow? 600%? If you have a 1/32" crack in the stucco, and it opens to
3/16", you are happy that it doesn't show because the paint stretches?


Fix the 3/16" crack before he paints. Easier when smaller. This would
require a close inspection of the stucco.

How often do you have 98mph wind driven rain in AZ? Or 50?

Nevada desert gets hurricane force winds, CAT 1! We just call them
wind storms.

Arizona: (Pic)

http://www.horizontalimage.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/arizona-dust-storm-2011.jpg

I bought the non elastomeric paint. There is some movement in places, but
elastomeric is not going to work on the blocks. Behr wall and stucco. I
also bought Behr porch and floor. $28 gallon. Walmart quit selling the $15
version.

It might get 70 mph winds once a tear in the desert. Sandblasting is a real
problem. You can wipe out windshields quickly. My old datsun had built up a
lot of little specs. Sand get into everything. Build up little piles of
sand in leaky windows.

Greg

On 9/25/2012 10:11 PM, gregz wrote:
Oren wrote:
On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:20:31 -0400, Norminn
wrote:

Wow? 600%? If you have a 1/32" crack in the stucco, and it opens to
3/16", you are happy that it doesn't show because the paint stretches?


Fix the 3/16" crack before he paints. Easier when smaller. This would
require a close inspection of the stucco.

How often do you have 98mph wind driven rain in AZ? Or 50?

Nevada desert gets hurricane force winds, CAT 1! We just call them
wind storms.

Arizona: (Pic)

http://www.horizontalimage.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/arizona-dust-storm-2011.jpg

I bought the non elastomeric paint. There is some movement in places, but
elastomeric is not going to work on the blocks. Behr wall and stucco. I
also bought Behr porch and floor. $28 gallon. Walmart quit selling the $15
version.

It might get 70 mph winds once a tear in the desert. Sandblasting is a real
problem. You can wipe out windshields quickly. My old datsun had built up a
lot of little specs. Sand get into everything. Build up little piles of
sand in leaky windows.

Greg



I was trying to make a point that the features the OP was all
enthusiastic about would probably not matter in the desert. If you need
600% stretch, I'd worry about what is giving that much. We had lots of
fine cracks in the CB/stucco on our Florida condo....contractor used a
brushable caulk and all was well (10 years later, no more cracks). We
had one bid for elastomeric paint, two coats, for $27K. The contractor
we hired, who did lots of commercial work, did one coat for just under
$7K. Prep took a week )

Paint stores tend to carry what is useful in their area, and I'd get
some advice there. Does gloss matter, for abrasion or reflectivity?