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   FastEddie1 | Jun 11, 2003 12:15am | #1

   Check out teifs.com or 800-358-4785.  Their installation manual says (paraphrased): Teifs shall be applied to the following Substrates...min 1/2" 4-ply APA exposure 1 grade c-d or better plywood with the better side in contact with the teifs adhesive.

   Do it right, or do it twice.

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   Piffin | Jun 11, 2003 02:59am | #2

   I used some called Comproco, I think it was, thirteen years ago. That stuff wears well, It's still on the handles of my trowels and floats!

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   Excellence is its own reward!

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   Dinosaur | Jun 11, 2003 04:44am | #3

   I use a product called ISO-TEX, manufactured by a company called MF Paints, in Laval, Quebec. I don't have the phone number or web site handy off-hand.

   First time I used it I went straight on over new plywood, as directed, in a new house. First winter, it peeled in large areas and I had a rare call back in the spring. We scraped the peeled areas and then put on an alkyd primer made by the same company, then re-applied. No problem since then on that house.

   Now that I've learned the hard way, I always prime the plywood and I get excellent results.

   This product is just barely thick enough to be applied with a float, if you like; contrarily it's also just barely thin enough to be applied with a roller. I find the float method faster, plus I've got more control of the finished texture. But wear a coverall and a hat!!

   I'll try to find contact info for you for the manufacturer and will re-post if I do.

   Dinosaur

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