DAP All- Purpose Stucco Patch Curing Questions. Sorry for the length of this post, I want to make sure I covered all the information. I have started the major project of painting our house. It is stucco with many places where the stucco is coming off. I dug about 3- 4" down on all the walls, scraped off all the chipped paint and stucco, sealed all holes and cracks, cleaned the areas well, applied a concrete bonding agant to all the bare areas and then applied the DAP All- Purpose Stucco Patch. Once the Stucco Patch is cured I will apply 2 coats of Drylok Weather. Proofing to all the Stucco Patch areas, then apply the paint. When I called DAP before applying the Stucco Patch they told me to let the Stucco Patch cure for 3. I purchased the paint from Dunn- Edwards and they advised me that even after the 3. I would need to check the PH Level. Painting an Apartment or Home as a Renter It is often necessary to have a rental property painted -- whether it's to make it your own before you move in or to clean. Foundation Cracks? Hire an Expert. This page from your foundation repair guide is not about patching foundation cracks- a separate topic. This page is about getting. Unfortunately many of today’s consumers are receiving inaccurate information regarding cracks in stucco. As a result, the mere sight of a hairline crack causes. They gave me a bottle of Phenolphthalein Solution to drip on the Stucco Patch, they said if it turns purple I would need to wait. Well, after 3. 0 days I tested this morning and it turned BRIGHT PURPLE. I did some reading online and saw that if the PH Level was still high I should give the Stucco Patch a very small misting of water. I did this this morning but noticed that some of the areas started to look grainey and was now mushy to the touch. I called DAP, they told me not to worry about the PH Level, that their Stucco Patch only had to cure for 3 days and then could be painted. They said they do not tell their users to test for PH nor do they test their Stucco Patch for PH. All they state is that the Stucco Patch is paintable on 3 days. I'm now very concerned that I screwed up that section of the wall and now have to scrape and reapply the Stucco Patch. As it dries it looks like the main areas are hardening again but the grainly places come off when I bruch my hand over it. Why Do I Have Cracks In My Stucco Home![]() ![]() I'm also concerned that if I apply the Drylok to the areas I applied the Stucco Patch and then apply the paint that I will have issuse since the PH is not correct. Anyone have any thoughts/ suggestions?????? I want to make sure I do this all right the first time as it is a MAJOR CHORE. ![]() Causes of leaking chimneys can usually be narrowed down to 5 reasons. If your problem isn’t one of these 5 items, your leak probably isn’t from the chimney!
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