Nappa
Overview
Nappa is a decorative, water-based, washable paint, for interiors which has a matte finish. Its main features are its soft-to-the-touch look and chiaroscuro effect.
It has a good versatility which affords different aesthetic effects. It can be applied to all building surfaces provided they have a smooth substrate finish.
Details
APPLICATION
Traditional effect: On a substrate prepared with Decò primer, apply the undiluted product with a brush or a spalter, with short brushstrokes which, starting from one point, go in all directions. After applying it to an area of approximately 1 square meter, wipe the decorated surface with a dry brush, brushing the surface with strokes going in all directions which help to soften the effect. After about 5 - 6 hours at 20 ° C, you can apply the second coat in the same manner.
An interesting variant is to apply the second coat in a different tone, usually a lighter one.
The material is ready to use, but it can be diluted till maximum 10%
Once it is well dry you can increase the tactile soft effect by sanding very lightly with a P400 sand paper.
The softness effect can be accentuated by lightly sanding completely dry material with P400 paper.
Jeans effect: Apply the material with a short-napped roller making sure to spread it thoroughly and evenly. After covering about one square meter go over the surface vertically with a paintbrush that has slightly stiff bristles. Leave it to dry for 5 or 6 hours, then repeat the procedure but brush over the surface horizontally this time.
Gabardine effect: Apply the material with a short-napped roller making sure to spread it thoroughly and evenly. After covering about 1 square meter, go over the surface with a brush that has slightly stiff bristles in one direction, and only vertically or horizontally. Leave it to dry for 5 or 6 hours and repeat the procedure, with material which has been diluted 10% and has a different, usually much lighter hue. Brush over it in the same direction as before, but once you have brushed over about one square meter, pass over the surface in the same direction again, but with small strokes going back and forth almost breaking the film that is forming on the surface of the paint.