Surface Preparation: Surface must be clean, dry and structurally sound. It must also be free of efflorescence, grease, oil, form release agents, curing compounds and any other material that may affect bond. Surfaces should be primed with LaHabra Acrylic Primer. Ambient air and surface temperatures must be 40°F or higher during application and drying time. High surface temperatures or windy conditions could cause rapid drying, making it difficult to maintain a wet edge. Protection from precipitation must be provided as needed.

Application to LaHabra Wall: LaHabra Wall must be adequately cured. Surface should be opened (not smooth) by floating or brushing.

Application to Brown Coat: Brown coat must be adequately cured. If additives are present in brown coat, a LaHabra Acrylic Finish test patch should be prepared to verify bonding suitability.

Application to Concrete: Before application of the finish, concrete shall have cured a minimum of 28 days. If form release agents or curing compounds are present on the concrete surface, it must be cleaned thoroughly. Apply LaHabra Acrylic Primer to the prepared concrete surface using a roller or brush before application of the LaHabra Acrylic Finish.

Application to Masonry: Masonry surface must be coated with a portland cement-based brown coat or LaHabra Poly-Bond to produce a level surface before application of LaHabra Acrylic Finish.

Applying LaHabra® Acrylic Finish:

Mix: Using a heavy-duty 1/2" drill fitted with a rust-free paddle thoroughly mix to a homogeneous consistency at 400 to 500 RPM. Avoid air entrapment. When adding liquid color to a pail of finish, make sure all of the color is added by rinsing out the color vial with water (1/3 of the vial's volume) inta the pail of finish. A small amount of clean, potable water (no more than 16 oz. or 1 cup per full pail) may be added to aid workability. Always add the same amount of water to each pail of finish to maintain color consistency.

Application: Always maintain a wet edge and work to corners or joints. For best color consistency, use finish with the same batch number within a wall section, or box finish productas necessary. Keep container closed when not it use.

Sand Smooth Finish
Using a stainless stell trowel, apply a level coat of finish to a minimum thickness of 1/16". Texture is formed out of this 1/16" base, or by adding more finish and applying texturing techniques, such as "skip trowel", typically used for other plaster materails. Maximum thickness for Fine Finish is 1/8".

When applying any LaHabra Acrylic Finish, always maintain a wet edge for uniform color and texture.

Note: Sand Smooth Finish product is not designed for a fine float finish.

Sand Medium and Sand Coarse Finishes
Using a stainless steel trowel, apply a level coat of finish to a uniform thickness. For Coarse finish, thickness must not exceed size of largest aggregate. For Medium finish, thickness should be 1-1.5 times the size of largest aggregate.

Finish is textured by adding a second application of finish, using tools and techniques necessary to obtain the desired texture. The maximum thickness within applied texture must not exceed 3/16" (5mm) with an average thickness not greater than 1/8" (3mm).

Cleanup: Clean tools with water while LaHabra Acrylic Finish is still wet.

Drying Time: Varies with air temperature, relative humidity, wind and coating thickness. Always protect work from rain for at least 24 hours.