The colors of stucco lustro marmorino from Stucco Italiano

Stucco Italianos color system consists of a cataloque with 84 colors and a PC-program to calculate the color formulas.

The complete Color System of Stucco Italiano

The Colour System consists of a colour catalogue, software, and ten base colorants. The colour catalogue contains A4-sized images of Fine Marmorino finished in each colour.

The software, designed for Windows, is easy to use. You can get the correct formula by simply inserting the colour of your choice, the type of material from our list of products and the quantity you wish to colour.

The formula is expressed both in terms of volume (in millilitres for use with a syringe) and in terms of weight (in grams to weigh on scales which can measure to the tenth of a gram). The formula can be modified according to your needs, for instance, by indicating a percentage more or less to get a darker or lighter colour.

The formula can also be changed by increasing or decreasing a certain colour. Each formula, including those changed, can be saved with your customer’s name and kept for later use. You can even create your own colour formulas.

Our plan is to create new colours each year which will made available to you through our newsletter. In addition, when we come up with a new material, the Colour System will be updated online and you will be the first to know through our newsletter.

These are the advantages of the new Colour System:

1. You can colour your material easily with gram scales or with a syringe.
2. You can colour any of our products.
3. You can modify the colours easily; for example, you can make a colour 10% darker or lighter, or a beige colour containing 5% more or less red, etc.
4. With the software program, you can save the formula for the colour you created by creating a file with the name of the customer, the date, etc. so that even years later you can make that exact colour again.
5. It is important as a professional to be able to make any colour you or your customer wants. And with Colour System you can easily learn how you to do just that.
6. You save money because our pigments cost much less than those in any other colouring system.
7. Your material will be of higher quality. With the old system, for example, in order to add 50 grams of pigment to the material, you would have had to pour in 300 grams of liquid, 250 of which would have been glycol, an extender added to keep the liquid dye from drying out. But with the new system, you get just pure pigment.
8. With this system you will always be able to get the same colour, even years later since we always use the same pigments or colouring powders in our dyes.

This system will allow us to introduce new colours for you to use every year. Our personal plan is to create a colour chart with 200 colours with all the formulas available in the software.

The software will beinstalled on your computer, and you will receive yearly updates which will include any new formulas. We will also send you pages with these new available colours. Each color is displayed in a photographic image of real samples of Marmorino Veneziano A4 paper.

Each page, which can be removed from the ring binder, details how to obtain that specific color with our method of colorizing.

Product information

General Rules for Correct Color Mixing

To obtain a finish corresponding exactly to the color system in the color catalogue, put the indicated quantity of pigments with that system number into the bucket of stucco.

For a good result of the colored final product, the mixing is an essential part of the color additives. Consequently it’s necessary to observe the following steps: The basic white stucco marmorino product is very dense, so before adding color, it’s necessary to mix it with a rotor drill or mixing machine, to reduce its viscosity. Pour gradually all the color additive in the bucket and continue to mix until a homogeneous blend is achieved.

If a mixing machine is used, it’s necessary to create a hole inside the paste and pour in the color, then cover the hole with the paste and proceed to mix.

1. Put the mixer in the tub and mix for about 1 minute.
2. Add the color dye.
3. Mix again for 2–3 minutes. Cover the bucket and let it rest for about 12 hours before applying.