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FX Mini-Book #2 Stuccos & Textured Coatings
The Beginning From Italian passion, an Australian innovation When Alberto Sanvito arrived in Australia from Milan in 1991, he brought with him a vast storehouse of knowledge about how to use the colour and texture of paint to turn any simple surface into a decorative tour de force. But the practical application of his knowledge relied on having the right paint products available locally. By 1999, after four years of intensive research in Italy and wherever European expertise could be found, Alberto had sourced the finest raw pigments, and the cutting edge technology and application methods to make FX Australia a world-class supplier of premium, water-based special effects coatings. And it hasn’t stopped there.
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The Present Continually raising design and technical benchmarks Today, FX Australia manufactures a remarkable collection of specialised, high-end architectural paints and purpose-formulated coatings for a comprehensive range of decorative, commercial and industrial applications. Technical excellence and professionalism are still the cornerstones of this family owned and operated company, through continuing research, innovation and hands-on support and advice for both retail and professional design clients. And while FX Australia now services an international market, our products are still proudly Australian-made, and our company 100% Australian-owned. You’ll find the complete range of FX coatings and full information about how we do things at www.fxaustralia.com.au. Start a beautiful friendship This is the second of our inspirational Mini-Book series, #2 FX Stuccos & Textured Coatings. For more ideas and ‘how to’ tips, look for: #1 FX Washes & Metallics #3 FX Pearls, Glazes & Waxes #4 FX Architectural & Commercial Coatings 2|FX Australia
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FX Flexible Stucco Interior Only FX Flexible Stucco is a tintable, acrylic plaster coating that replicates the lime and ground marble ‘Stucco Veneziano’ popularised in Italy during the Renaissance. Its highly textured, mirror finish is achieved using a trowel application and inbuilt flexibility makes it particularly suited to producing an elegant, sophisticated finish on many interior surfaces, including cement render. This is a white-base, high-coverage product.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Many varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Flexible Stucco can be used on most interior surfaces including plaster, plasterboard, cement-rendered surfaces and sound, previously painted surfaces. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Flexible Stucco
Costa Esmeralda
Perugia
Assisi
Citta Del Vaticano
San Remo
Bergamo
Sabbia d’Oro
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Mirror, mirror‌ Use the lustrous mirror finish of FX Flexible Stucco to double the impact of a fabulous view and enhance fine design details.
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FX Easy Sanding Stucco Interior Only FX Easy Sanding Stucco is a superior, acrylic plaster finish. Its depth and movement mimic the classical ‘Grasello Di Calce’ or Venetian plaster to give a subtle, undulated colour effect. The coating dries to a matt finish and can be trowel-polished to a satin finish or sandpapered to a high sheen, creating a perfect backdrop for both classic and contemporary art and accents.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Many varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Easy Sanding Stucco can be used on most interior surfaces including plaster, plasterboard and cement render or sound, previously painted surfaces. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Easy Sanding Stucco
Lorient
Bayonne
Chambery
Valence
La Rochelle
Calais
Avignon
Roubaix
Nancy
Rouen
Orleans
Metz
Nimes
Limoges
Amiens
Clermont-Ferrand
Angers
Le Mans
Dijon
Perpignan
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FX Easy Sanding Stucco
Grenoble
Toulon
Lille
Reims
Le Havre
Saint-Etienne
Rennes
Montpellier
Bordeaux
Nantes
Strasbourg
Nice
Toulouse
Lyon
Marseille
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Wicked finish… To a base of FX Flexible Stucco, add layers of multi coloured FX Wicked Wax®. Choose your colours, make this finish your own.
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FX Sydney Stucco Interior Only FX Sydney Stucco is 100% acrylic. It is a trowel-on, premium-quality product, specifically formulated to create the beautiful two and three-tone marble effects characteristic of Europe’s great monumental buildings. FX Sydney Stucco is perfect for highlighting the drama of entry foyers, unusual spaces and classic architectural details such as columns.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Sydney Stucco can be used on most surfaces including plaster, cement render, plasterboard and sound, previously painted surfaces. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Sydney Stucco
Woolloomooloo
Cockle Bay
Rose Bay
Redfern
Balmain
Turramurra
Parsley Bay
Penrith
Lilyfield
Vaucluse
Alexandria
Coogee
Hyde Park
Elizabeth Bay
Yowie Bay
Parramatta
Concord
Prairiewood
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FX Muro Antico* *See Mini-Book #1, P 12, 13, 14 for full colour range.
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FX Muro Antico Interior Only
Noni
Milkweed
FX Muro Antico is a unique, acrylic-based wash coating that uses modern technology to replicate the original ‘Stucco Veneziano’ without the traditional trowel application. Create any number of special effects using a brush, ragging technique, chamois or stamped roller. With this versatile coating, surfaces can be transformed to imitate anything from delicate rice paper to classic stucco and even leather. Finish has a soft sheen that can be further enhanced with FX Wicked Wax® or FX Liquid Wax.
Features Gipsywort
Sea Onion
◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Smooth texture ◊ Tintable
Benefits Sassafras
Hollyhock
◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Muro Antico produces a variety of special effects on prepared interior surfaces including plaster, plasterboard, rendered walls and unglazed brick. Catmint
Purple Foxglove
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FX Marmorino Minimalist impact... Right on trend, and a design professional favourite; the clean, ultra-modern texture of FX Marmorino Coarse.
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FX Marmorino
Roma
Portofino
Padova
Merano
Palermo
Pompeii
Napoli
Modena
Verona
Sienna
Cremona
Tivoli
Genova
Milano
Venezia
Firenze
Torino
Pisa
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FX Marmorino Interior & Exterior FX Marmorino (Smooth & Coarse) is a marble-based, render-like coating that replicates the seasoned, elegant interiors and exteriors of Italy’s grand villas. Different application methods and finishing techniques produce varying special effects: smooth and subtle or mottled and textured; flat finished or with a slight sheen.
Features ◊ Acrylic-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Marmorino (Smooth & Coarse) can be applied on all sealed surfaces including plaster, plasterboard and rendered walls. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Lime Marmorino| FX Lime Stucco Interior & Exterior FX Lime Marmorino & FX Lime Stucco are superior, lime-based, render-like products that reproduce the authentic, classic Venetian plaster finishes. They suit both interior and exterior surfaces and depending on the method of application, produce varying special effects. These coatings can be left flat, or be polished to a fine sheen, to give the exact traditional finishes favoured in Europe for centuries.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Lime Marmorino & FX Lime Stucco can be applied on all sealed surfaces including plaster, plasterboard and rendered walls and will produce many different special effects. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Lime Marmorino | FX Lime Stucco
Lorient
Bayonne
Chambery
Valence
La Rochelle
Calais
Avignon
Roubaix
Nancy
Rouen
Orleans
Metz
Nimes
Limoges
Amiens
Clermont-Ferrand
Angers
Le Mans
Dijon
Perpignan
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FX Lime Marmorino | FX Lime Stucco
Grenoble
Toulon
Lille
Reims
Le Havre
Saint-Etienne
Rennes
Montpellier
Bordeaux
Nantes
Strasbourg
Nice
Toulouse
Lyon
Marseille
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FX Renaissance Marmorino Interior & Exterior FX Renaissance Marmorino is a superior, limebased, render-like product that comes within the spectrum of classic Venetian plaster finishes, but has a more contemporary look. It has a coarse texture and can be easily manipulated to create varying special effects, such as stone, tile or concrete, on both interior and exterior surfaces. This coating can be left flat, or polished to a fine sheen, to give a more traditional finish.
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Parli Italiano... FX Renaissance Marmorino, custom tintable to suit your palette. Or ready to go in 95 fabulous colours.* *Use colour swatches for FX Easy Sanding Stucco, Page 13-14, or FX Lime Wash colour swatches, FX Mini-Book # 1
◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Renaissance Marmorino can be applied on all sealed surfaces including plaster, plasterboard and rendered walls and will produce many different special effects. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Concrete Finish Cool Concrete It’s amazing how good this simple finish looks in its post-modern guise. Mix it with industrial-style lighting and décor, use it as an uncomplicated backdrop for classic or eclectic design. To achieve a no-fuss finish, there’s straightforward FX Concrete Finish. But it’s also easy to individualise this finish by manipulating the inherent possibilities of other FX products: FX Lime Stucco, FX Lime Marmorino, FX Marmorino and FX Travertino, all custom-tintable to fit your personal colour palette. Bright idea: for a clever concrete-finish accent, apply a suitable FX product to pre-cut MDF and install as mini faux-concrete panels.
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FX Mud Paint Interior & Exterior FX Mud Paint (Smooth & Coarse) is a slightly textured, flat, Italian-style coating producing varied special effects, depending on application method. FX Mud Paint allows walls to breathe. It is an excellent coating for mud brick structures and equally practical over cement render and bare-faced brick surfaces. Choose the Smooth version for a refined, subtle finish, or Coarse for a bolder, rustic look. FX Mud Paint is designed to darken stylishly when wet and returns to its original colour as it dries.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Mud Paint (Smooth & Coarse) is a premium product, producing many different special effects on surfaces including plaster, plasterboard, cement blocks, mud bricks, bare-faced brick and cement render. 33|FX Australia
FX Mud Paint
Esperance Bay
Cape Arid
Broome
Great Sandy Desert
Fremantle
August
Mount Isa
Sorrento
Cape York
Marble Bar
Cooper
Ballarat
Bomaderry
Broken Hill
Adelaide
Bega
Port Fairy
Tilba
Jervis Bay
Esmeralda
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FX Mud Paint
Portland
Gerringong
Melbourne
Pambula
Narooma
Kiama
Tathra
Geraldton
Burketown
Gibson Desert
Flinders
Meekatharra
Cobar
Bowral
Candelo
Prahran
Perth
Albany
Eyre
Carnavon
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FX Mud Paint
Hopetoun
Pemberton
Dampier
Leonora
Reid
Darwin
The Alice
Bendigo
Albury
Geelong
Bermagui
Lakes Entrance
Goulburn
Toowoomba
Bathurst
Tamworth
Orange
Coopers Creek
Brisbane
Surfers Paradise
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FX Mud Paint
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FX Stone Interior & Exterior FX Stone is an interior and exterior-grade, fine-textured coating producing an authentic stone finish that is versatile, tough and extremely attractive. It is particularly well suited to high-traffic areas where the durability of a stylish finish is paramount, such as large commercial and retail spaces. FX Stone is also excellent for classic architectural details, such as columns and architraves.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Stone is a premium product, producing many different special effects on all sealed surfaces including plaster, plasterboard and rendered walls. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Stone
Achilles
Adonis
Apollo
Cassandra
Pandora
Perseus
Eros
Aphrodite
Orion
Midas
Gaia
Demeter
Athena
Helena
Paris
Zeus
Psyche
Poseidon
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FX Travertino Interior & Exterior FX Travertino® replicates the exquisite, natural beauty of travertine stone. Its simplicity and durability make it as attractive for high-end commercial developments as for intimate family spaces. Different application methods will produce a wide variety of special surface effects.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Varying effects ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Travertino® is a premium product, producing many different special effects on prepared surfaces including plaster, plasterboard and rendered walls. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Travertino
Monte Bianco
Gran Sasso
Monte Cristallo
Dolomiti
Monte Castello
Sasso Lungo
Gran Paradiso
La Marmolada
Monte Rosa
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Industrial cool‌ Make a statement about how you live with the natural good looks of FX Marmorino.
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Choice plus…
FX Maximus®, you get e choice: Fine, Medium arse grade, and tintable r colours. Or select any colour from the mon Tree Creek® range.
FX Maximus Interior & Exterior FX Maximus® is a tough membrane coating producing a distinctive, highly textured Mediterranean finish. Because it is available in three grades – Fine, Medium and Coarse – FX Maximus® is suited to both interior and exterior use. Different application methods will result in a range of surface effects, varying from refined to rustic.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Flexible ◊ Excellent water-resistant capability
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Maximus® can be used on a wide variety of surfaces, including plaster, plasterboard, cement blocks, bare-faced brick and cement render. A qualified FX applicator is highly recommended for this product. Tap in to the FX Network to locate a specialist applicator in your area.
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FX Desert Caravan Interior & Exterior FX Desert Caravan® is a unique acrylic coating, using modern technology to create a lightly textured Tuscan look, with all the rich, rustic charm of a classic Italian style. This coating is extremely durable so especially suited to exterior use.
Features ◊ Water-based ◊ Attractive appearance ◊ Fine texture ◊ Tintable
Benefits ◊ Ease of application ◊ Easy spreading ◊ Easy clean-up
Uses FX Desert Caravan® is most effective used on well-prepared surfaces including plaster, plasterboard and unglazed brick.
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Accona
Arabian
Arctic
Blue
Colorado
Concrete Sand
Gibson
Gobi
Great Sandy
Great Victoria
Lop
Mojave
Monte
Owani
Patagonian
Sechura
Simpson
Tabernas
Tanami
White
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FX Australia has made every attempt to ensure that these colours and specifications are accurate but makes no representations as to their accuracy. Each FX product is only suitable for particular surfaces and the final effect and colour will always depend on environmental factors and the application method. You should test the colour and finish before commencing a project. See FX Australia’s website for more information.