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Does stucco color coat fade?

17 years ago

I am trying to choose the color for final color coat of our stucco. My question is, does the stucco color coat fade over time? This is what I thought but when I went to the stucco company that makes the color coat to choose the color the guy there told me that color coats darken over time.

This is an important detail in determining which color I choose. I know that paint tends to fade over time, but is this the same for stucco color coat?

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snoonyb
17 years ago
Its been my experience that it does fade.
Its also my experience that it is easily refreshed or color changed, with fog coat, a lime based stucco product.
chris44
17 years ago
I don't know about fading but I made a huge mistake when I chose the color for the stucco color coat for our major remodel. It was about 50% lighter than I thought and when I asked about this, the stucco guy said it's not like paint, there's huge variability in the actual mixed stucco versus the chip you look at in the brochure.

My advice: Ask them to put a sample on your house, then wait to decide until it dries over 3 or 4 days. (It goes on a lot darker than it dries.)
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wascolette
Original Author
17 years ago
I've heard that too, Chris. I have a little 3"x3" sample of two different yellows. The stucco manufacturer made me a 9# bag of each color mix. I'm just waiting for the stucco guys to mix it and put it up for me to see a large sample before I decide.

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