Hi,
Which is better to seal Venetian Plaster...acrylic wax? or polyuerethane?

Thanks,
Tom

What kind of plaster?

It's Behr venetian plaster

I would just use their topcoat

I've had good results with a water based sealer called Okan. It's typically used to seal stone and masonry and is used to seal Diamond Plaster here in New Mexico. If you have to change or add anything, you can go right over the Okan then seal it again. It's applied with a sponge.It will give you a satin sheen - more natural.

Hi Andrea,Do you have a Web. Site for Okan.sealer? And by the way Welcome!!!I just finished looking at your web site and believe me it is top rate all the way.If you do as well with Safra plasters as you've done up till now WOW. BEST OF LUCK
Ken.

Welcome Andrea, good luck with the plasters.

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I think Andrea might be refering to Okon, not Okan. They were a bought by Zinsser in 2005. Zinsser made a mess out of the product's web site, but her it is, www.okoninc.com
They list 2 masonry sealers which would work well if they are available in your area. In southern California they dont distribute the masonry sealers, so I have been using Okon Weather Pro for the last 7 years on plaster. Applied by sponge as Andrea suggested. I have even diluted it 100% for a more natural look and it still sheds water like a duck. This sealer is actually for wood. I know this might seem a little strange, but I have been a painitng contractor for 25 years and my plaster jobs have held up quite well.

Happy plastering,
Paul

Yep. Okon. Drippy sticky stuff - gotta watch it constantly cause if it drips and dries, it's there for life. Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I have my first wall coming up - a calcenova redo - and I'm scared. But I've been there before.

Andrea

Hi Andrea - John from your San Diego class here. Did you say that you are re-doing a calcenova project? What's up with that? Did somebody else do it the first time?

John again. Nevermind, I get it . . . Calce 'rredo.

Thanks for the info Paul,Ken.