Faux Finish: How to do LusterStone

If you're looking for an amazing faux finish use this plaster called Luster Stone. This plaster can be used for ceilings, side walls, furniture and more. Watch and learn the basics in using LusterStone for your next faux finish project.

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Hi, we are FauxEver Beautiful Studios, and we have been doing and teaching faux finishing for 30 years. And for the next 3 minutes, we're going to teach you this gorgeous faux finish using LusterStone. What you have just viewed are some finishings done with this amazing product. What you are watching right now is the first step for your LusterStone finished room. This is called the roll paint, simply because it is rolled on. We recommend a Wiz roller for this step because it rolls nicely right into your corners and ceilings and rarely needs a brush. When rolling this material, don't roll like a painter up and down. That would be wrong. Watch the video closely, and you'll see we're rolling randomly, all directions, and unevenly, varying the amounts of plaster being rolled on. Now, even though we are using a plaster called LusterStone, the end result of this finish is a very smooth finish, and can be painted over years later of course. This LusterStone technique is a 3 step process, and what you have been watching has been Step 1, the roll coat.

Now, we're ready to move to Step 2, the trowel coat. In most cases, Step 1 dries dries within an hour or two. So Step 1, and this Step, Step Number 2, can be done in the same day. The trowel she's using is a special trowel with rounded corners and beveled edges. Watch this video a couple times, and you will notice the angle of the trowel to the wall surface is about 30 degrees. She varies the pressure of the trowel against the wall when applying the material. Varying the pressure will allow some areas to have more material than others. Some areas will be smoother, while other areas will be rougher. That's what we're looking for. A little variation. That's the amount of plaster you should load the trowel with. One thing to look out for on this layer is not to over manipulate the material on the wall. Trowel it on and move on. We do recommend to do a couple practice boards before you go to your wall.

Now we're on Step 3, your final step. This is called your thin cut coat, or luster coat. This layer is applied a little differently than the last. Watch closely and you'll notice that now the technique is to put on the material, and scrape off the material. Place and remove. Place and remove. If you leave too much material on, you will cover up all your other layers, and we don't want that. However we also don't want you to use all your strength, and scrape so hard that you scratch the underneath layer. We want you to scrape this material on, and with some muscle, scrape it back off. We recommend you use 10% water to your LusterStone to this layer, to help you get the effect of this beautiful material.

To learn more about this material, where to purchase it, 1-800 live faux finishing support, just visit us at FauxEverBeautiful.com

These are some other beautiful finishes that can be achieved with beautiful LusterStone.

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• lusterstone
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[FauxEverBeautiful]

It was actually done wih both colors call the studio for more info 1-866-you-faux

[Dtnordgren]

Information was good, her technique was awful, and the music was horrible and made the guy impossible to hear.

[artchickification]

Are you using different colors for different layers?

[christianpainters]

@H2Opickle very informational video

[christianpainters]

@allpalz all the worlds a stage

[christianpainters]

@FauxEverBeautiful i agree it looks great. she makes it look so easy!!

[medussa1]

I've used this product on walls and ceilings. It's Absolutely a beautiful finish and easy to work with once you get the hang of it. You can't go wrong with this finish. Not sure about on floors though.

[shelleynoe]

Can this product - Lusterstone - be used successfully over old floor tiles? Thanks

[angelkubin]

video great music was killing it..

[TheFauxChateau]

I would highly recommend learning how to do this by attending a school - you could never truly understand the wonderful affects this product is cabable of showing.