El Rey Stucco

FINISHES

Finish the job with El Rey
El Rey is pleased to offer both a cementitious Premium Stucco Finish and Perma-Flex® 100% Acrylic Finish. By offering a complete selection of finishes as well as stucco basecoats and related products, El Rey assures customers of the quality and convenience that can only come from a single source manufacturer.

Cementitious Datasheet

Acrylic Datasheet

Antiquing Spray Datasheet

El Rey Premium Stucco Finishes
El Rey Premium Stucco finishes are a factory blend of sand, portland cement, lime, iron oxide pigments and propreitary modifiers that enhance strength, workability, durability and weather resistance. Premium Stucco is available in a pre-blended color mix or in a stucco base with Color Pak. Premium Stucco colors do not fade over time, but actually grow stronger and deeper with age — adding character to traditional stucco construction.

Available in 30 standard colors
Can be applied in a variety of texture over portland cement basecoats
Easy to apply, repair and clean up and require little or no maintenance after application
Impervious to termites, rot and fungus
Offer vapor permeability, color permanency and uniformity
Provides a pleasing finish appearance with goof value, low life-cycle and/or initial material costs

Premium Stucco Finish Options
Other products that add beauty and durability to El Rey Premium Stucco Finishes include:

El Rey Allegro Cement Coating — provides a durable and long-lasting coating for existing stucco.
El Rey Stucco Enhancer™ — polymer-modifies Premium Stucco Finishes, increasing strength and improving freeze/thaw resistance
El Rey Fog Kote™ — a cement-based color equalizer available in all 30 standard colors.
El Rey Crown Seal™ — a water repellent designed for alkaline environments that keeps surfaces cleaner and minimizes damage from freeze/thaw cycles. Crown Seal is also vapor permeable and non-yellowing.

El Rey Perma-Flex® Acrylic Finishes
100% acrylic, El Rey Perma-Flex Finishes are flexible, vapor permeable finishes that provide long-lasting, consistent color for stucco and EIFS:

Available in 51 standard color selections, plus a wide range of custom colors
Incorporate advanced DPR (Dirt Pickup Resistance) technology that keeps walls looking cleaner longer
Are crack resistant (not crack proof)
Give architectural details greater definition
Are moisture resistant and vapor permeable
Are easy to apply and achieve a high degree of color consistency
Can be used over portland cement plaster, El Rey Fiber-47, FastWall, and Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS)

The choice is yours
With so many choices, the right Perma-Flex Finish for the job is always the one that's right for you. In addition to an infinite variety of colors, three different grades of Perma-FLex products are available in up to six different textures.

Perma-Flex ULTRA Elastomeric

Premium grade acrylic finish designed for use over traditional stucco
Has excellent flexibility and does the best job of bridging hairline cracks
Comes in five textures ranging from fine to coarse

Perma-Flex LASTIC

Used over EIFS or portland cement stucco basecoats
Elastomeric properties help bridge existing cracks in cement stucco
Comes in six textures

Perma-Flex DPR

Appropriate for both EIFS and portland cement stucco basecoats
Provides color consistency and dirt resistance at an affordable price
Comes in three different textures

Comparison of Cementitious and Acrylic Finishes

Feature	Cementitious	Acrylic
Application thickness	1/8 inch (3 mm) Helps to compensate for wall irregularities.	1/16 inch (1.5 mm) Does not easily hide wall irregularities.
Ease of application	More labor intensive than acrylic stucco finish. Usually requires mortar mixer.	Less labor intensive than cement stucco finish. No jobsite plaster mixer required.
Application temperature range	40°F (4°C) to 120°F (49°C)	40°F (4°C) to 120°F (49°C)
Ease of Cleanup	Less difficult than acrylic stucco finish.	More difficult than cementitious finish, since it can stain surrounding surfaces. Solvents may be required to remove dried finish from surrounding surfaces.
Vapor permeability	Highly vapor permeable.	Vapor permeable. Perm rating will vary by the texture of the acrylic stucco finish.
Initial color consistency on wall	Surface color may vary, slightly creating a mottled look (can be made more consistent with fog coat).	Excellent initial color consistency on wall, more color uniformity than cementitious finish.
Assortment of colors	Good range of colors, but more limited than acrylicstucco finish. Custom and darker colors are more difficult to match with cementitious finishes.	Unlimited colors are possible.Colors are easily matched in acrylic finishes.
Finish appearance	Good depth of color and texture. May appear mottled.	Very uniform.
Range of textures	Numerous textures may be achieved depending on applicators skill (Smooth hard trowel to heavy Spanish).	Range of textures are available depending on the skill of the applicator and aggregate gradation in acrylic finish. Cannot achieve heavy Spanish type of textures.
Color Permanency/Uniformity	More color permanency than acrylic finish. Colors typically darken with age. Good uniformity, but not as good as with an acrylic finish.	Colors are very uniform, but will fade over time. Some colors will fade faster than others.
Fire Resistance	Contributing to 1/8 inch ( 3 mm) to required thickness of portland cement plaster for fire resistance.	Not Applicable.
Material Costs	Lower initial material costs than acrylic finish.	Higher initial material costs than cementitious finish.
Hairline Cracking	Hairline cracking is not uncommon.	Very low or much less than cementitious finish.
Color matching	Good color matching.	Excellent color matching.
Regular Maintenance	Little maintenance required. Can be routinely washed.	Little maintenance required. Can be routinely washed.
Repair Maintenance	Less expensive to replace or upgrade.Lower refurbish/repair/material costs than acrylic finish.	More expensive to replace or upgrade. Higher refurbishing /repair costs in comparison to cementitious finish.
Crack Resistance	Finish is rigid because of the cementitious chemistry.	Finish is flexible due to the acrylic chemistry.
Underlayment	Cementitious Stucco Finish is applied over a cementitious basecoat: One Coat Stucco or Scratch and Brown Coat.	Acrylic Finish is applied over One Coat, Scratch & Brown or as the topcoat of EIFS.
Life Cycle	Jobs have performed for over 50 years without repair or recoating.	Jobs have performed for over 30 years without repair or recoating.