SPECIFICATION AND

ESTIMATION
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BY – AMAN CHAUHAN
VASHVI
 DECORATIVE
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 FOR DECORATIVE AS WELL AS WATER REPELLENT WASHING ON EXTERNAL
SURFACE OF BUILDINGS, WHILE CEMENT MIXED WITH COLOR (pigment) AND
OTHER INGREDIENTS MAY BE USED THE QUANTATIES OF THE INGREDIENTS.
 CEMENT PAINTS ARE COVERED UNDER POWDER PAINTS WHICH ARE USED
FOR EXTERIOR CEMENTED WALLS, ALL TYPES OF MASONRY SURFACES LIKE
BUNGALOWS, MULTISTORIED BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, DAMS,HOUSES,
BUILDINGS OF GENERAL PUBLIC, ETC. AND CAN ALSO BE USED FOR
INTERIOR AS WELL AS EXTERIOR MASONRY CEMENTED SURFACES.
 COMPOSITON AS PER BAG OF CEMENT
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INGREDIENTS PERCENTAGE PER BAG OF CEMENT
(by weight)
1. WHITE CEMENT 75% 50 kg
2. SLAKED LIME(clear ,screened) 10% 6.5 kg
3. POWDERED GLUE 10% 6.5 kg
4. ALUM 2% 1.3 kg
5. ALUMNIUM STEARATE ½% 0.33kg
6. PLASTER OF PARIS 2 ½% 1.63kg

TO THE DESIRED COLOR AND SHADE POWERED METALLIC COLOR SHOULD BE MIXED THE
EXTENT OF 5%-10%
BY WEIGHT 2.5 TO 5 KG.

White cement Alum Slaked lime Pop Powdered glue Aluminium sterate
 PRECAUTIONS TO BE KEPT IN MIND
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• Water to be added just before use.

• Necessary to mix the paint from time to time
while using it.
• Cement paints are mainly used over the
plastered surfaces.
• Water to be sprikled time to time while setting
paint
• Do not apply cement paint on surfaces which are
already treated with whitewash, color wash and
dry distemper unless the surface is thoroughly
scraped and cleaned properly.
 SPECIFICATION AND PROCESS
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 MIXING AND PREPARATION -SLAKED LIME SHOULD BE DISSOLVED
IN COLD WATER AND POWDERED GLUE AND POWDERED ALUM
SHOILD BE DISSOLVED IN HOT WATER SEPARATE CONTAINERS OR
DRUMS. THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE THIN AND SHOULD BE
SCREENED THROUGH A PIECE OF CLOTH AND PREPARED AND
KEPT READY IN ADVANCE APPLICATION.
 AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION- WHITE CEMENT,POP,ALUMINIUM
STEARATE AND COLOR SHOULD BE MIXED INTIMATELY IN THE
MENTIONED PROPORTION AND THE MIXTURE ADDED TO OTHER
SLAKED LIME SOLUTION AND STIRRED CONTINIOUSLY. THE ALUM
AND GLUE SOLUTIONS SHOULD THEN BE ADDED AND STIRRING
CONTINUED. FRESH WATER SHOULD THEN BE ADDED TO BRING
THE SOLUTION TO THE CONSISTENCY OF A CREAM SIMILAR TO OIL
PAINT.THE FINAL MIXED SOLUTION SHOULD BE CONSISTS OF ALL
THE INGREDIENTSIN THE PROPORTION.THE MIXING SHOULD BE A
BATCH OF ABOUT ¼ BAG OF CEMENT AT A TIME WITH OTHER
INGREDIENTS IN SAME PROPORTION. A UNIFORM CONSISTENCY
SHOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR ALL BATCHES OF MIX. ONLY AS MUCH
QUANTITY AS CAN BE USED WITHIN HALF AN HOUR SHOULD BE
PREPARED AND MIXED AT A TIME.
 APPLICATION OF WASH- BEFORE THE WASH IS APPLIED, THE
SURFACE SHOULD BE RUBBED AND CLEANED OF ALL LOOSE DUST
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AND DIRT, AND WASHED WITH WATER AND WETTED. THE MIXED
CEMENT WASH SHOULD THENAND APPLIED EVENLY WITH BROAD
DISTEMPER BRUSHES. SECOND COAT SHOULD BE APPLIED AFTER 4
HOURSDURING THIS PERIOD THE SURFACE SHOULD BE KEPT MOIST.
 CURING—AFTER APPLICATION OF THE CEMENT THE SURFACE
SHOULD BE KEPT MOIST FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS BY FREQUENT
LIGHT SPRINKLING OF WATER. SURFACE SHOULD BE PROTECTED
FROM HOT SUN AND DRYING WINDS BY HANGING CLOTH ON THE
SCAFFOLDING AND PERIODICALLY WETTING IT WITH WATER.
 COVERING CAPACITY—ONE BAG OF WHITE CEMENT (50 KG) MIXED
WITH OTHER INGREDIENTS WILL COVER AN AREA OF 80 SQ M TO 100
SQ M (800 SQ FT TO 1000 SQ FT) FOR TWO COATS OVER PLASTERED
SURFACE.
 ONE EXPERT WASHER (WHITE WASHER) AND ONE BOY COOLIE CAN
WASH 30 SQ. M TO 40 SQ M (300 SQ FT TO 400 SQ FT) PER DAY FOR
FIRST COAT, AND 40 SQ M TO 50 SQ M (400 SQ FT TO 500 SQ FT). PER
DAY FOR SECOND COAT.
 USES OF CEMENT PAINT
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• Cement paint gives very good protection to all kinds of
masonry surfaces from Ultraviolet rays present in
sunrays.
• It gives very good protection from severe climatic
conditions like rain, heat, water, humidity, salt
atmosphere near sea- shores, to all types of cemented
walls, surfaces.
• It prevents growth of fungus and bacteria on masonry
surfaces.
• It gives very good color and pleasing appearance to all
types of masonry surfaces.
• Cements paint hides out various surface irregularities,
hair lining, roughness etc. thereby giving smooth and
pleasing appearance to all cemented masonry surfaces
where it is applied.
 MERITS AND DEMERITS
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BENEFITS
• ECONOMICAL
• BETTER PERFORMANCE FOR OUTDOOR PROTECTION AND DECORATION.
• AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS COLORS AND CAN MATCH UP WITH ANY SHADE.
• HAS MATT FINISH, AN INEXPENSIVE WAY TO COVER LARGE AREAS SUCH AS
CELLARS AND GARAGES.
• NO CHANCE OF DRYING IT UP SINCE ITS AVAILABLE IN POWDER FORM WHICH IS
MIXED INTO WATER BEFORE APPLICATION.

LIMITATIONS
• NOT DURABLE IN COMPARISON TO ACRYLIC PAINTS (LASTS UPTO 2-3 YEARS).
• COLOUR FADES AWAY EASILY GIVING A DISPLEASING LOOK.
 AVAILABILITY IN MARKET
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QUANTITIES (KG) PRICE(RUPEES)

20 550
25 650
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