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fillers and additives

fillers and additives . fillers and additives for paints and coatings can provide material to fill in irregularities in substrates depending on their grain size. The finer the granulometry of the fillers, the more it will be necessary to increase the dosage of binder. Additives improve the qualities of paints and coatings when they are used in special conditions, especially in hot weather with methylcellulose.

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white from meudon
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white from meudon called chalk or white from Spain is crushed limestone used as a filler in paints and plasters. Made in the Paris basin, it is a completely natural product with an off-white color and an average particle size of 2 microns, impalpable like flour. It is a non-coloring mineral filler that can be used in all painting and coating techniques. It gives material to make the paintings more opaque and allows various effects to be obtained. it makes it possible to produce fine iron coatings such as the painter's stucco. it can also be used as a filler in acrylic paints or for casein and potassium silicate. it is also used as filler for the manufacture of the plate and the gesso in the technique of gilding.
€1.80
méthylcellulose
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méthylcellulose is a water retainer for paints and coatings. it is used at too high temperatures or on too porous supports, it allows to extend the working time. it is also used as a resin to make gouaches and in acrylic and vinyl resins for the preparation of colors.
€5.50
quartz sand 0/300
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quartz sand 0/300 is used to make plasters, plaster bonding systems and material effects. It is an off-white sand that can be mixed with lime in paste or powder form. or an acrylic binder. Our off-white quartz sand 0/300 has a very regular grain size, which makes it easy to iron as with marble powders to which it can also be mixed. However, do not shoe it too hard as it contains free silica, which would cause black marks. It is in any case reserved for finishing coats. 
€1.70
liquid black soap with olive oil 1L
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the liquid black soap with olive oil marius fabre is made in salon de provence in an ancestral soap factory according to the traditional roman recipe and cooked in a cauldron, a know-how of more than 110 years. This black soap is only made with olive oil, unlike other soaps where linseed oil is added to put less olive oil. This soap is 100% natural vegetable, without solvents or chemicals and 100% biodegradable. Marius fabre is the only French manufacturer of this soap respecting the pure tradition of Marseille and the even older tradition of the Romans, with the Sapo.
€8.50
industrial talcum powder
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industrial talcum powder is a very fine filler for paints, whitewashes and lime plasters. it gives them mattness, texture and velvety while strengthening them. the lamella-shaped structure of the talc makes it possible to give the whitewashes more slippery and at the same time as smoothness. It should be dosed at a maximum of 10% of the weight of lime paste, overdosing gives the paints shine.
€1.90
linseed oil
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linseed oil is extracted from flax seeds. Cold pressed raw linseed oil (important) is very siccative. It is used for artistic oil paintings or for flour painting with ocher also called ocher paint, and for the treatment of wood, in association with turpentine. this oil is also used in the recipe for flour paint with ochre for wood and in association with turpentine, for the protection of floors (tommettes).
€7.95
potassium carbonate
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potassium carbonate is a salt of tartar (E501) used in cooking as a leavening agent. it allows us to saponify the wax to make wall wax which dilutes with water. potassium carbonate is harmless to health and the environment. potassium carbonate is also used in cooking as a leavening agent and as an acidity regulator and stabilizer in food preparations. potassium carbonate can also be used in organic farming to fight against powdery mildew.
€2.00
water and oil repellent
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water and oil repellent.  professional ecological water and oil repellent, stain resistant high performance for interior and exterior, waterproofs floors, walls, roofs, plasters, stones, pool edges, concrete, cement, showers in stone or plaster, natural or reconstituted stone, travertine, burgundy stone, tiles. Durably protects all porous materials against the penetration of water, coffee oil and stains of all kinds. Silicone-free and non-film-forming (very important), this product is odorless, invisible, does not make the surface slippery and allows the material to breathe.

€19.50
ammonium carbonate
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ammonium carbonate is an ammonia salt (baking powder also used in food) which is used for the manufacture of saponified wax (wall wax which can be diluted with water) from white beeswax and for the manufacture of casein paint, the latter needing an alkali to turn into a glue which is also called a binder.
€2.70
saponified wax
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white saponified wax is the most used beeswax in decoration because it can be diluted with water. Once it becomes transparent while leaving a satin to shiny appearance depending on its polishing. This wax is made in our workshop in an artisanal way by emulsion with ammonium carbonate from 100% pure and natural white beeswax. It can be applied on any solid to slightly flexible support, such as walls and ceilings, lime or plaster coatings, wood etc ... it is possible to tint it to paint (as in antiquity), or to create patinas on plaster.

€7.95
iron sulphate
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Iron sulphate is used in ochre wood paint as a fungicide and mordant. It helps to expand the pores of the wood to allow the oil to penetrate and also helps to create a slight saponification of the oil so that it can be diluted with water. The ochre or flour paint then becomes an oil-based paint that can be diluted with water. This type of paint is particularly recommended for wooden frames (doors, windows, shutters) and other exterior elements. It can also be used for interiors.
€1.80