
Protect the Tadelakt from drying too quick during the application, avoid draught, high temperatures and direct sunlight.Īpply Tadelakt with a trowel entirely and only slightly thicker than the grain size (approx. Both Tadelakt layers and the first treatment with soap must be performed within the same day.

Intermediate coat with Lime Wall Finish -medium- (article no. Priming with Casein Primer or Vega Primer. 607), dilution: 1 part waterglass + 3 parts water. Pre-hardening with Potassium Waterglass (article no. Recommended sequence of coatings on clay plasters: The application on clay plaster is at your own risk. A high solidity of the plaster is particularly important. In dry areas Tadelakt can be applied also on clay plasters. Tadelakt is not suitable on continuously moist surfaces.
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Remove accumulations of binder and sintered skin from plaster surfaces. Avoid sharp edges in the plaster, make them round. Tadelakt must not be applied onto smooth surfaces. The surface of the plaster substrates must be dry and rough. On all board materials an entire reinforcement is necessary: embed a glassfibrenet in Lime Wall Finsh and cover it completely. The following substrates can be covered with Tadelakt after priming with Casein Primer or Vega Primer and an intermediate coat with Lime Wall Finish -medium- : gypsum plasters, lime-gypsum plasters, concrete, plasterboards, gypsum fibre boards, Wedi Boards, cement fibre boards. Thereon Tadelakt can be processed directly. The best suitable substrate for Tadelakt is brickwork with an at least 1.5 cm layer of hydraulic lime plaster or lime-cement plaster, both untreated and solid. The amount of water can be increased slightly if necessary. Readily mixed Tadelakt is to be used within 8 – 10 hours.Ġ.25 l of water for 1 kg of Powder.

Use a powerful electric drill with a paint stirrer. Stir the dry powder gradually into the given amount of clear, cold water. When using the product, the complete Product information must be observed. Hydraulic lime, quartz sands, marble powder, clay, methylcellulose

Nevertheless Tadelakt is not completely impermeable. The final treatment with an olive oil soap makes the surface water repellent, caused by a reaction between the soap and the fresh lime. The circular polishing movements produce the typical slight cloudiness of Tadelakt. To be applied in 2 layers on mineral plasters.
