Marblecoat
The polished look of natural stone — the sheen of natural marble for contemporary designs.
A proprietary blend built on quarried, crushed marble — a coating made out of stone.
Its white natural state makes for brighter, more arresting colors. The creamy mix is easy to work with: applied smooth or textured with a trowel, finished with light sanding or buffing, and sealed when fully dry.
The marble effect comes with a single coat, or with multiple coats for a deeper texture — an attractive and cost-effective alternative to high-grade paint or thin-stone veneers. Manufactured in the United States; installed by trained applicators.
- Made out of
- Crushed marble · proprietary blend
- Compressive strength
- 5,800 PSI
- Nominal thickness
- 1/8″ – 1/4″
- Coverage
- 20 – 40 sq ft per 50-lb bag at 1/8″ – 1/4″
- Standard colors
- 12
Features and benefits
- Easy to apply for marble effects
- Reduced work time to finish
- Strength and durability that lasts
- Apply thick or thin to control depth of hue
- A marble finish means less maintenance
- Ingredients from nature for the look of real stone
- Able to apply thinner
- Integrally colored with powdered mineral-oxide pigments
Every guarantee covers the full Arcusstone system — primer, finish and sealer together.
Where it goes
- Suitable for
- Interior, exterior, vertical and horizontal applications; wet locations such as shower surrounds; water features such as fountains.
- Uses
- A decorative coating that replicates the look of quarried marble or other stone finishes · coating EPS foam shapes and panels · cast elements made in EPS, rubber or other molds · poured-in-place or cast countertops
- Often used for
- Columns, ornamental panels, moldings and floors
- Applications
- Floors · interior and exterior · horizontal surfaces · showers · fireplaces · countertops
- Substrates
- Any stable substrate it bonds to, including concrete, masonry, stucco, EIFS basecoat, drywall and cement board.
Where it does not go
Do not apply Marblecoat to:
- Unstable or unapproved substrates such as asphalt.
- Directly over elastomeric or acrylic EIFS type finish coats.
- Directly on wood, GFRC, PVC, ABS, urethane or other plastics.
- Sheet metal or other metal or steel — metal lath, grounds and reglets are acceptable for direct contact.
Never apply an Arcusstone coating over any type of EIFS finish coat, including acrylic, elastomeric and urethane.
Colors
12 standard colors
- Natural
- French Cream 10
- Champagne 10
- Champagne 50
- Slate 30
- Moss 30
- Taupe 50
- Sienna 60
- Terracotta 30
- French Grey 30
- Misty Taupe 10
- Misty Taupe 50
Each color is shown as a pair: dry, and burnished.
Every finish can be custom-colored to match virtually any color — Arcusstone matches chips from paint brands and other materials, arranged in conversation.
Because the materials are natural and the application is by hand, actual colors and textures may vary from any printed reproduction.
Documents
- Marblecoat brochurePDF · 387 KBOpen the PDF: Marblecoat brochure
- Marblecoat product data sheetPDF · 109 KBOpen the PDF: Marblecoat product data sheet
- Marblecoat safety data sheetPDF · 207 KBOpen the PDF: Marblecoat safety data sheet
Technical details
For specifiers and applicators. The product data sheet above carries all of it.
The numbers
- Nominal thickness
- 1/8″ – 1/4″
- Compressive strength
- 5,800 PSI
- Coverage
- One 50-lb bag covers 20 – 40 sq ft at 1/8″ – 1/4″
- Packaging
- 50-lb bag
- Standard colors
- 12
Applying it
- Temperature
- Over 40°F (4.5°C) and rising, and less than 100°F (38°C).
- Substrate
- Do not apply to frozen or thawing substrates.
- Protection
- Use sun shades and wind screens during initial cure.
- Rain
- Do not apply if precipitation is expected within 48 hours, unless the work can be adequately protected.
- 01Place 5 quarts of cool potable water in a clean plastic bucket.
- 02Add the pigment to the water, before any dry material.
- 03Blend in the dry material gradually with a low-speed mixing drill, adding small amounts of clean water — up to 7 quarts — to the desired consistency.
- 04Let the material set 5 to 8 minutes, then remix for 90 seconds before use.
- 01Apply the first pass to approximately 1/16″ with moderate trowel pressure.
- 02Follow with a second pass before the first coat begins to dry.
- 03After the second coat has taken up, the material is ready for finishing — light sanding or buffing.
- Method
- Usually applied by trowel in a two-coat application; it can also be sprayed and back-trowelled.
- Bonding Agent
- Bonding Agent, or Primer, is required for most Arcusstone material applications — especially over non-porous surfaces or where adhesion is a concern.
- Clean-up
- Clean tools and inadvertent applications immediately with water and a scrub brush, rinsing with clean water; once dry, mechanical means may be needed.
Sealing and maintenance
- Seal
- Marblecoat must be sealed with the Arcusstone Penetrating Water Repellent, when fully dry.
- Alternative
- A commercial-grade top-coat sealer can be used instead for countertops, barbecue tops, bath, kitchen, garage floors, driveways, walkways, patios and other surfaces with heavier exposure to grease and staining.
- Exterior and interior
- Sealed inside and out — the data sheet says this finish must be sealed.
- Before sealing
- New coating cures a minimum of 48 hours. The sealer goes on in two applications, wet on wet, for maximum penetration, protection and warranty.
- Color and texture
- Sealing does not alter the color or texture of the coating.
- Polished finishes
- The Penetrating Water Repellent is not intended for polished stone — it must penetrate and react with the surface to be effective.
- Water features
- The Penetrating Water Repellent is not for pool surrounds or submersed work such as fountains.
- Warranty
- Arcusstone warrants every product to conform to its current published specifications at the time of shipment.
- The full system
- Every guarantee covers the full Arcusstone system — primer, finish and sealer together.
- Support
- Technical support covers maintenance, restoration and repair.
Storage and shelf life
- Store on pallets under cover, not exposed to weather.
- Do not stack more than 2 pallets high.
- Do not allow contact with liquids or precipitation.
- Store in a cool place out of direct sunlight, and rotate stock.
- Shelf life: 1 year in unopened bags from the stamped date of manufacture.
Arcusstone technical representatives and your regional distributor answer every question about the product and its use — design and detailing, job-site conditions, maintenance, restoration and repair, and LEED project certification.
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