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   PlaneWood | Sep 03, 2006 09:56pm | #1

   no comments on this one?

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   DanH | Sep 03, 2006 10:00pm | #2

   Thompson's is a 4-letter word around here.

   It's could actually increase the chance of spalling on stucco and other types of masonary, by holding moisture in.

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   Stevefaust | Sep 03, 2006 10:26pm | #3

    

   One thing I do know....

   Never never never try to seal or paint over stucco.   You  do not want seal up the pores of the stucco to keep it from breathing.   Or soon there after you'll end up with moisture problems.

   You gotta let that stuff breathe.

    

   Good luck.

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   caseyr | Sep 03, 2006 10:30pm | #4

   Lots of stucco houses in my neighborhood, many circa 1957. All that I know about are painted and they appear in good shape, including mine. About to have mine repainted because of ugliness inflicted by ivy. The preferred type of paint for stucco is elastomeric paint that is formulated to expand and contract at the same rate as stucco. More expensive than regular paint but reportedly lasts much longer.I probably should mention that this is the S.F. Bay Area - not exactly a harsh climate.

   Edited 9/3/2006 4:17 pm ET by CaseyR

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   darrel | Sep 04, 2006 01:10am | #6

   Painting is OK, but be sure to use actual stucco paint. Not the crap that they used on our house that will forever be flaking off...

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   PlaneWood | Sep 04, 2006 01:43am | #7

   Thanks guys, all of what you say makes sense.

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   DanH | Sep 03, 2006 10:37pm | #5

   Yeah, I've read the same thing, but also claims that painting doesn't hurt. I suspect that the weather has something to do with it -- oil paint trapping moisture would be death to stucco in a cold climate.But I've seen even brick in KY spall after being sprayed with a sealer similar to Thompson's.
   If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison