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DURO PRODUCT SHEET

DURO PRODUCT SHEET

DURO PRODUCT SHEET

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Product Description: Tierrafino Duro is a decorative clay plaster for interior walls and ceilings, composed of sands, clays, and a natural binder. It is available in 6 kg and 20 kg buckets.
Specifications: The plaster can be applied in coarse (1 mm, 1.3 kg/m²) or smooth finishes (2 mm, 2 kg/m²). It is available in 8 standard colors that can be mixed to create new shades. Slight color variations may occur due to natural pigments.
Storage and Workability: Store in a dry, cool place. The product remains usable for up to 5 years when dry.
Area of Application: Suitable for interior walls and ceilings that are load-bearing. It can be used in humid rooms but should not be exposed to direct water contact. Applicable on substrates like clay, gypsum, lime plasters, concrete, and drywall systems.
Properties: Tierrafino Duro is wipe-proof, easy to repair, water vapor permeable, and anti-static. It regulates humidity and temperature, shortens reverberation, and is colorfast. Waste can be reused or disposed of in the garden.
Application Instructions: The substrate must be dry, rough, and free of dust and grease. Mix 3-3.5 kg of Duro with 1 liter of water to form a smooth paste. Apply with a trowel for rustic, smooth, or coarse finishes. Finishing can be done when the plaster is moist or dry, using a sponge and brush to enhance texture and wipe-proof qualities.
Drying Time: Under normal conditions, drying takes 4 hours to 4 days. Use a heater to accelerate drying in poor conditions.
Repairs: Mix Duro with water, moisten the damaged area, apply new material, and finish as per instructions.
Safety Advice: Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Use safety goggles when necessary.
Extras: Mix with Tierrafino Effects for special effects or with Tierrafino Pigment to extend the color palette. Veiled techniques can be created with Fix, water, and Pigment.
Tools Required: Safety goggles, gloves, plasterer's tub, mixer, water spray, trowels, sponge, brush, masking tape, and fine plaster spray.
Assisting Products: Tierrafino Contact Fine/Contact primer, Base clay plaster, Kalk lime plaster, Fix, Wax, Effects.
Substrate Preparation: Specific preparation steps are required for different substrates, including cleaning, applying primers, and using reinforcement meshes.
Disclaimer: Tierrafino is not liable for any damage resulting from the use of this product description.
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DURO PRODUCT SHEET Date: 11/2014 PRODUCT Description: Tierrano Duro is a fine decorative clay plaster for interior walls and ceilings. Sands, clays and natural binder. Coarse finish: 1 mm – 1,3 kg/m2. Smooth finish: 2 mm – 2 kg/m2. Storage advice: Tierrafino Duro, when dry, can be kept for 5 years. 8 standard colors can be mixed amongst each other to create new subtle shades: Dover white, Delphi white, Roman Ochre, Nassau orange, Djenné red, Ayers Rock, Iquitos green and Gomera grey. Due to the character of natural earth pigments used, slight variations in color may appear between batches of the same color. The palette of colors can be extended by mixing with Tierrafino pigment. Check the batch numbers mentioned on labels on packaging. If you have several batch numbers, we advise to intermix these to avoid variations in color. (Example of a batch number: DUL0514DO01). AREA OF APPLICATION Decorative clay plaster for sufficiently load bearing walls and ceilings in the interior. Only applicable in the exterior where protected from direct contact with water. Suitable for humid rooms, do not apply where there is a chance of direct contact with water. Suitable for plastering at a thickness of 1–2 mm of straight and prepared substrates like base clay-, gypsum- and lime plasters, concrete and dry wall systems. wipe proof • Easilyworkability due to the natural binder • Long • DIY/Professional onto strong absorbing substrates. in two coats • Apply with hand tools or spray machine Apply • Hardness comparable to lime plaster • Easy to repair • Water vapour permeable • Humidity- and temperature regulating • Anti-static • Shortens reverberation • Colorfast • Waste can be reused or disposed of in the garden • APPLICATION Circumstances: The air- and substrate temperature must be at least 5°C. Load bearing, continuously dry, absorbing, sufficiently rough to provide a mechanical key, free of dust and grease. Prepare smooth substrates with Tierrafino Contact Fine primer. Prepare ceilings with Tierrafino Contact primer. Pre-moisten strong absorbing substrates before applying Duro to

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DURO PRODUCT SHEET Date: 11/2014 provide better adhesion and acquire a longer workability. Do not premoisten substrates that are treated with Tierrafino Contact Fine/Contact. Mixing: Add 3 – 3,5 kg Duro to 1 liter water and mix until a smooth paste is achieved. Let stand for 10 minutes, mix again, add water if necessary. If possible, save some dry materiaal for possible repairs in the future. Rustic finish: Apply 1-2 mm Duro with a trowel. Let dry. Then follow the instructions as written in Finishing. Smooth finish: Apply 2 mm Duro with a trowel, make straight with a long steel trowel and smoothen...

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DURO PRODUCT SHEET Date: 11/2014 Safety goggles, protecting gloves, plasterer’s tub, mixer, water spray, hawk, laying on trowel, long trowel, sponge, plastic trowel, hand held brush, masking tape, fine plaster spray. ASSISTING PRODUCTS Tierrafino Contact Fine/Contact primer, -Base clay plaster, -Kalk lime plaster, -Fix, -Wax, -Effects. SUBSTRATES SHEET DURO: 1 OF 2 COATS Concrete, smooth bricks Clean, apply Tierrafino Contact Fine primer Sheetrock, plaster boards 1 Clean, cover seams with joint mesh and fill joints with filler. Then apply Tierrafino Contact Fine primer 5 mm Base / Kalk and apply...

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