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As a type of exterior wall coating widely used in the construction industry, nature stone coating has undergone an evolution and upgrading process of more than 30 years to date, with its entire system now being highly mature.

1.Classified by emulsion type:

Styrene-acrylic nature stone coating: Its service life is shorter than that of pure acrylic nature stone coating, and it belongs to the basic type product in the nature stone paint category.

Pure acrylic nature stone coating: It has good water resistance, color retention, flexibility and weather resistance. The coating finish effect can remain without obvious fading or discoloration for 8-10 years, making it suitable for general residences, office buildings, factories and other buildings.

Silicone-acrylic nature stone coating: It boasts excellent water resistance, color retention, compactness and durability. The service life of the coating can be as long as 10-15 years. It is mainly applied to high-end hotels, office buildings, commercial buildings, government office buildings, etc.

2.Classified by decoration effect:

Color sand nature stone coating: It is formulated with one or more types of natural color sands combined with additives. It features rich colors and a more realistic stone-imitating effect, making it suitable for mid-range residential communities, factories, office buildings, hotels, villas and etc.

Rock flake nature stone coating: It is a granite-imitating product formulated with natural color sands added with rock flakes. With high simulation degree and rich texture, it belongs to high-end nature stone coating and is applicable to high-end hotels, commercial buildings and other structures.

Faux tile nature stone coating: It is a substitute for traditional ceramic tiles. It offers richer colors and forms than traditional one, along with higher texture, safety and stronger decorativeness.

Currently, there are numerous nature stone coating manufacturers on the market, with varying quality levels. Limeijia Coatings, a professional nature stone coating manufacturer in Guangdong, advises that when purchasing products, everyone must avoid two major pitfalls:

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1)Low price ≠ cost-effectiveness

As the saying goes, "Cheap goods are never good." This holds true for nature stone coating as well. nature stone coating mainly consists of colored sand, additives, and emulsion, and the prices of these three components vary drastically based on their quality.

Among them, colored sand is categorized into different grades according to its hardness, hence the price differences. Even for the same type of colored sand, its price ranges from several hundred yuan per ton to over 2,000 yuan per ton due to varying hardness.

As for emulsions, they are classified into styrene-acrylic, pure acrylic, silicone-acrylic, elastic, fluoro-silicone, etc. Their prices rise steadily as their service life increases.

When selecting real stone paint, one must resist the temptation of low prices. For there is an old adage: "A buyer may make a wrong purchase, but a seller never makes a wrong sale." Low price does not equate to cost-effectiveness!

Low-priced nature stone coating is made from inferior raw materials. While it may seem fine in the short term—for 3 to 5 months—quality issues such as yellowing, fading, and cracking are inevitable after a year or so.

2)  High price ≠ quality product

Generally, expensive products are unlikely to be of poor quality, but nature stone coating is a semi-finished product—good product does not mean good finished work. Nature stone coating is a system composed of raw materials, technology, and labor.（good products+good technology+good craftsmanship= good finished work）

Industry insiders once analyzed the quality accidents in current exterior wall nature stone coating projects on the market and found that only 18.4% were caused by unqualified raw materials, 37.4% by imperfect technical schemes, and as high as 44.2% by non-standard construction.

This shows that when purchasing nature stone coating, a systematic consideration must be made, and one should not choose based on the one-sided view that "expensive is good."

Therefore, when choosing a nature stone coating manufacturer, it is advisable to conduct an on-site inspection of the factory as much as possible. Check whether the factory has raw materials for producing nature stone coating, as well as completed or ongoing project cases, etc.

Professional nature stone coating manufacturers like Limeijia Coatings generally have stable supply sources of colored sand, advanced nature stone coating production equipment, scientific and reasonable production process control, as well as a rich product system and service team, which can fully meet the needs of modern architectural decoration.

Limeijia Coatings sincerely invites all coating franchisees and engineering parties to call for consultation and visit for cooperation! E-mail: cnlimeijia@gmail.com