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What is the difference between fresco lime plaster and the more common lime plaster?

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Both of these plasters are typically used for interior applications, but fresco lime plaster is composed of aged lime putty and fine aggregates.
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What is lime plaster?

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This is a finishing plaster used as a final skim internally. We supply three grades of lime plaster - 2/1, 3/2 or 1/1 which are the ratios of a fine sand to mature lime putty. The 2/1 grade is suitable for plastering onto haired coarse float coats, the 3/2 is better for feathering into existing plasterwork and the 1/1 is appropriate for matching the finest historic finishes.
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Can I apply a lime plaster to plasterboards?

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It is very difficult to successfully apply lime plaster to plasterboards and offers no real advantages for the building. If you want to avoid applying a very dense sterile modern gypsum skim coat on top of boards you could use our textured natural plasters, these will add character and depth to your walls and ceilings. If you wish to have a lime finish on boards, for instant on a ceiling, to avoid having to put up a new lath and plaster ceiling, you can use clay plasterboards.
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What is the difference between slaked lime putty for frescoes and the regular slaked lime?

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Slaked lime putty is quicklime (burned limestone) that has been mixed with water and allowed to age. Slaked lime putty for frescoes is finer than regular slaked lime, and it's been aged longer in order to make it smoother. This is crucial for frescoe work, which depends on very smooth surfaces.
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What is the difference between Hoffman Hydrated Lime and dolomitic lime and what is it used for ?

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Hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide) has more neutralizing power than the more common dolomitic (calcium-magnesium carbonate) limestone. Dolomitic lime is usually sold in 40-50lb. Bags vs. the small bag of Hydrated lime. This means that for gardening purposes, you should apply about two-thirds the recommended amount of Hydrated lime.
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What is FRESCO ?

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A thin and skillful mix of plaster and pigment used to paint murals and scenes into wet or partially cured plaster surfaces. Properly painted Frescos can and have lasted for centuries. This is a highly evolved artistic skill that requires true dedication and apprenticeship to a master before any degree of skill can be manifest. Fresco is considered by many to be the pinnacle of artistic skill.
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What is Lime?

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Lime is calcium oxide applied in granular form. Lime helps improve lawn color and density, controls thatch, and increases root development. Lime balances the pH levels in the soil that have been affected by the fertilizer applications throughout the year. To read more about the importance of Lime, please read our Article entitled "Winter Care."
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What is a lime render?

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A lime render is a coating of lime-based material that was traditionally applied over rough, unsightly brickwork or rubblestone masonry walls. Non-hydraulic lime stuccos and hydraulic lime stuccos are common lime-based renders. In addition to these traditional applications, lime renders can restore some measure of protection to masonry buildings that have been sandblasted. (Sandblasting a masonry building is incredibly damaging.
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What is the difference between Hydrated Lime and Hydraulic Lime?

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What are the standard tests used to determine the percent of available lime (CaO%) and how do they differ? (ASTM C25 and AWWA B202 standard tests) Why is sugar added when running the standard titration for the percent of available lime (CaO%)? (ASTM C25 and AWWA B202 standard tests)
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So, what then is Fresco Colorwashing?

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This is more of an old world look that has a real texture to it. A thin layer of joint compound is applied to the wall first, then a primer, followed by a basecoat, and finally colorwashed.
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How thick is the plaster?

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There are numerous plastering options from White Marbleite to Pebble-tec. All told the plaster is normally no more than 1/2" thickness.
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What is the difference between calcitic and dolomitic lime?

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Both kinds of lime have the same acid-neutralizing value when applied at equivalent rates. However, they differ chemically. Calcitic lime contains calcium carbonate only. Dolomitic lime is a mixture of calcium and magnesium carbonates that contains at least six percent magnesium. Most of the lime used for agricultural purposes is dolomitic.
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How can I learn Fresco?

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The Fresco camp is arranged for all the artists (male/female) in summer vacation (May/June). For details contact Dean, FineArts.
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What is the difference between the flu and a common cold?

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Common cold and the flu are both caused by viruses, and they are often confused. There is a lot of overlap in symptoms, however there are important differences. The cold is much more common, and the flu is much more serious. A mild case of the flu is generally worse than a bad cold. Many people mistakenly believe that their, “Flu shot didn’t work,” because they mistake what is really a cold for the flu.
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What's the difference between the flu and a common cold?

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There are very important differences between the flu and common cold, so take note! Having a cold usually means having a stuffy nose and sore throat, along with a mild-to-moderately uncomfortable feeling in your chest. You'll probably be sneezing, coughing, and feeling a bit achy, too. The flu, on the other hand, can mean really bad news. Yes, the flu makes you sneeze. It can also give you a stuffy nose and sore throat.
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What is the difference between McCloskey Special Effects Venetian Plaster and older products?

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Venetian Plaster is a synthetic acrylic material that handles easier and gives a smoother finish than traditional cement based plasters of old. It is translucent in appearance and can be seen through until built up in thickness. Most applications will be 2-3 separate layers depending on the desired effect. The surface can then be burnished in areas where a glossy, polished look is wanted. Burnishing is done with Venetian Plaster Spatulas, available for the product.
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What is the difference between BOROFLOAT® 33 and soda-lime float glass?

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BOROFLOAT® 33 is a borosilicate float glass with boric acid (B2O3 > 8%) as its main component in addition to quartz sand. It does not contain any alkaline earths (CaO + MgO). Soda-lime float glass (i.e. conventional float glass or modern window glass) is a member of the alkali-alkaline-earth-silicate glass family. This glass does not contain any boron compounds. Instead it has a 12 ? 16 % alkaline earth content and contains a higher proportion of alkalis (approx.
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What is the difference between wet and dry lime-based FGD systems?

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Wet and dry systems are distinguished mainly by the type of by-product produced immediately after capture of sulfur dioxide. In dry lime FGD, the product of reaction of lime with sulfur dioxide is a dry powder. In wet lime FGD, the reaction product is a liquid. In dry FGD, milk of lime is sprayed directly into hot flue gas containing sulfur dioxide. Sulfur dioxide reacts directly with lime, and the heat of the flue gas evaporates water in the milk of lime, leaving a dry by-product.
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How common is it?

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In 1999, there were 58,476 deaths due to heart disease in California. This was 26 percent of the total number of deaths from all causes.
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The National Institutes of Health estimates that 60% of the people in the United States with asthma have allergic asthma.
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How do I achieve the Fresco and Leather looks?

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Use the Colorwashing technique. For these two techniques, you will use multiple glazes over a dry Base Coat. It is important that the first applied glazes are still wet while you are adding other color glazes. This allows them to blend together.
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LIMING When should I lime?

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Whenever you determine there is a need for lime. (The idea that there is a correct time of year to lime goes back to the labor requirements of a subsistence farm. If you don't have more free time than subsistence farmers you are doing something wrong.)
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What is hydraulic lime mortar?

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Hydraulic lime mortar is a lime mortar that hardens in damp or even wet conditions through a chemical reaction rather than exposure to air. (This is in contrast to standard, or non-hydraulic lime mortars, which harden by absorbing carbon dioxide, a process known as carbonation.) Hydraulic qualities are created when clay is included in the lime mixture.
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What is a lime treatment and what will it do for me?

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Lime is a naturally occurring element that can be applied to the lawn to help balance the soil's pH so that it is more conducive for turf grasses to thrive. Included in a lime treatment is also a calcium supplement. Lime naturally helps control the acidity in top soil. To get the full benefit of readily available food to your lawn, the top soil must have the optimum pH level.
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What is the difference between Scheme and Common Lisp?

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Scheme is a dialect of Lisp that stresses conceptual elegance and simplicity. It is specified in R4RS and IEEE standard P1178. (See the Scheme FAQ for details on standards for Scheme.) Scheme is much smaller than Common Lisp; the specification is about 50 pages, compared to Common Lisp's 1300 page draft standard. (See question [4-10] for details on standards for Common Lisp.) Advocates of Scheme often find it amusing that the Scheme standard is shorter than the index to CLtL2.
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