Painting stone, brick and render

New stone or brick

1. Clean surface with stiff brush.
2. Cement paints normally incorporate a fungicide so no further treatment is normally required.

Two coats of cement paint.

1. Clean surface with stiff brush.
2. You may wish to treat the surface with a fungicide if the emulsion paint does not contain it.
3. Apply thinned emulsion (1 part paint to 3 parts water).

Two coats of emulsion.

1. Clean surface with stiff brush.
2. Apply sealer.

Two undercoats to cover a dark colour with a lighter one.

One gloss coat.

Painted stone or brick

1. Wash off old paint and allow to dry.
2. Wire-brush off loose material.
3. Repoint as necessary.

Two coats of cement paint.

1. Scrape or wire-brush flaking paint.
2. Repoint if necessary.
3. Apply thinned emulsion (1 part paint to 3 parts water).

Two coats of exterior type emulsion.

1. Scrape or wire-brush flaking paint.
2. Repoint if necessary.
3. Apply thinned emulsion (1 part paint to 3 parts water).

Two undercoats to cover a dark colour with a lighter one.

One gloss coat.

Rendering

1. Wash off old paint Two coats of paint. Use stippling brush.
2. Brush with dampened soft brush.

Two coats of paint.

1. Wash off.
2. Use special sealer on new surfaces and damaged old paintwork.

One or two undercoats.

One gloss coat.