Sand Texture Paint Additive

This product was online only at many retail stores. It preformed as described. Stirring frequently is important for a uniform finish.

I added this to killz paint to cover flaws in my 100 year old plaster walls and to provide some moisture protection. I added super slowly, like maybe ½ cup at a time, and mixed with a paint stirrer no problems. Goes on relatively evenly if you mix thoroughly and often. I would recommend 2 coats if you are really worried about how even the texture is but I just did 1 coat.

I just needed something to cover the ugly concrete of my porch before I put an area rug on it. It was badly pitted and had old glue from the carpet that was on it. I mixed it with regular floor paint and it covered and filled in most of the pits. It was also very easy to spread. I only did one coat so far, but I'm very satisfied with the results.

Not sure if the nap of my roller was too thick because a lot of them got stuck in the roller, used my 5 in 1 to try and get them back into the paint but that was sort of difficult to. Didn't cover like I thought it would but again the nap may have been to thick.

Wasn't happy with the end results. Looks more like stucco then stone. It did however cover my wa imperfections.

I never used this for the project that I got it for. That project is still on the list. I was going to add it to paint to cover a wall that has wall paper peeling off the walls. I was going to strip the wall paper and then use this textured additive to cover the roughness of removed wall paper (yes, I hate painting prep work so just cover up what I can) Unfortunately the wall paper is still hanging (mostly). I decided to try this on one of the boards I keep for vinyl and painting projects. The board had primer on it. The paint I used was a latex satin finish. I mixed, what should have been proportionate, into a much smaller container. I then painted it on with a Shur-Line trim and touch up pad, patting it on instead of rubbing. I’m sure the roller would do a better job of applying it evenly. . It had an interesting finish - Maybe I didn't mix it as well as I would if I had been painting a room but I like the different size grains that presented. I'm not sure, after seeing it on the board, that I would put it on my walls because I think it would be a nightmare to ever get smooth walls again. It would cover a lot of bad wall issues though. The product does exactly what it is supposed to do - I'm just not sure I like the look as much as I thought I would. I do think that I will find other uses for this.

This is a white powder like substance that you add to any paint. You must wear a dust mask as it is very powdery and flies through the air as you pour it into paint. Using a little will give you a finer texture and using a lot (which I did) will give you a heavier texture. My backyard door was not repairable, it had deep cracks and peeling paint but it is a good solid door. Adding the stone to white high gloss paint made the paint very thick and tough. I've used additives like this before and this didn't flake off as much while painting and after it dried.

Too much texture had to scrape it off and repaint