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Not Fade Away: While synthetic Venetian plasters made by paint companies may look somewhat similar to the real thing at first, it’s been our experience that these synthetics will ultimately fade and become “tired” looking over time. Just like painted walls will fade and not look fresh after a couple of years or so. Synthetic Venetians are more closely related to paint generally than to stone like real Venetian Plaster, so this should come as no surprise.

Linoleum versus stone: We liken it to the difference between putting linoleum on your floor versus stone. Remember, real lime slake and marble based Venetian plasters are actually composed of stone in the form of crushed limestone and marble. It’s like applying liquid stone we like to tell our customers (excellent selling point and one of the many tips for selling we give you in our evening business seminar in the Architectural Wall Finishing week), and it’s no surprise these real Venetian plaster materials retain their luster and vibrancy for decades.