X-Bond Specification Guidelines

Specification Guidelines for each X-Bond Finish

Finish: X-Bond Luma
Sealer: Satin Stone

Characteristics / Application

X-Bond is a combination of Stone Tex, which is a sand and cement mixture, and liquid latex called X-Bond liquid. When mixed it forms a thin cementitious finish. A liquid colour pigment is mixed with the X-Bond compound, changing the colour of the whole mixture. X-Bond Luma is a finish that’s hand-trowelled over an existing surface at approximately 3mm thick. The finish is then buffed with resin pads. To finish, 4x coats of Satin Stone sealer is applied. Satin Stone is a surface mounting sealer.

Appearance:

• Trowel Marks

• Colour & tonal variation

• Matt / Satin in appearance

Please note: under feature lights and natural light trowel marks become more evident. This is a natural characteristic of the finish.

Areas of Suitability

• Internal and external floors

• Internal and external walls

• Internal and external ceilings

• Internal and external joinery (inc. benchtops)

• Bathrooms including shower base and shower walls

Maintenance

For cleaning and maintenance please refer to maintenance procedures here.

Slip Rating

X-Bond Luma with Satin Stone sealer achieves a P4 slip rating

Finish: X-Bond Micro / Microcement
Sealer: Natural Shield

Characteristics / Application

X-Bond is a combination of Stone Tex, which is a sand and cement mixture, and liquid latex called X-Bond liquid. When mixed it forms a thin cementitious finish. A liquid colour pigment is mixed with the X-Bond compound, changing the colour of the whole mixture. X-Bond Luma is a finish that’s hand-trowelled over an existing surface at approximately 3mm thick. The finish is then buffed with resin pads. To finish, 3x coats of Natural Shield sealer is applied. Natural Shield is a penetrating sealer.

Appearance:

• Trowel Marks

• Colour & tonal variation

• Feels like raw concrete

• Matt in appearance

• When X-Bond is wet, it will look wet until it’s dry

Please note: under feature lights and natural light trowel marks become more evident. This is a natural characteristic of the finish.

Areas of Suitability

• Internal and external walls

• External joinery

Maintenance

For cleaning and maintenance please refer to maintenance procedures here.

Slip Rating

X-Bond Luma with Satin Stone sealer achieves a P2 slip rating

Finish: X-Bond Blade
Sealer: Satin Stone

Characteristics / Application

X-Bond is a combination of Stone Tex, which is a sand and cement mixture, and liquid latex called X-Bond liquid. When mixed it forms a thin cementitious finish. A liquid colour pigment is mixed with the X-Bond compound, changing the colour of the whole mixture. X-Bond is applied over an existing surface with a blade at approximately 2mm thick. To finish, 4x coats of Satin Stone sealer is applied. Satin Stone is a surface mounting sealer.

Appearance:

• Chatter marks

• Textured finish

• Colour variation

• Matt / Satin in appearance

• Option for lightly sanded, and un-sanded. This will impact slip rating.

• When X-Bond is wet, it will look wet until it’s dry

Please note: under feature lights and natural light trowel marks become more evident. This is a natural characteristic of the finish.

Areas of Suitability

• External Floors

Maintenance

For cleaning and maintenance please refer to maintenance procedures here.

Slip Rating

X-Bond Blade with Satin Stone achieves a P3 slip rating.

Finish: X-Bond Blade
Sealer: Natural Shield

Characteristics / Application

X-Bond is a combination of Stone Tex, which is a sand and cement mixture, and liquid latex called X-Bond liquid. When mixed it forms a thin cementitious finish. A liquid colour pigment is mixed with the X-Bond compound, changing the colour of the whole mixture. X-Bond is applied over an existing surface with a blade at approximately 2mm thick. To finish, 3x coats of Natural Shield sealer is applied. Natural Shield is a penetrating sealer.

Appearance:

• Chatter marks

• Textured finish

• Colour variation

• Matt / Satin in appearance

• Option for lightly sanded, and un-sanded. This will impact slip rating.

• When X-Bond is wet, it will look wet until it’s dry

Please note: under feature lights and natural light trowel marks become more evident. This is a natural characteristic of the finish.

Areas of Suitability

• External Floors

Maintenance

For cleaning and maintenance please refer to maintenance procedures here.

Slip Rating

X-Bond Blade with Natural Shield achieves a P3 slip rating (un-sanded) and P5 slip rating (sanded)

Finish: X-Bond Mineral

Characteristics / Application

X-Bond is a combination of Stone Tex, which is a white sand and cement mixture, and liquid latex called X-Bond liquid. When mixed it forms a thin cementitious finish. A liquid colour pigment is mixed with the X-Bond compound, changing the colour of the whole mixture. To achieve the X-Bond Mineral finish, X-Bond is sprayed over an existing surface at approximately 3mm thick. To finish, 3x coats of one of the following sealers are applied:

400 Matt (internal floors or walls) or;
Natural Shield (internal or external walls) or;
Pave Coat (external floors)

Appearance:

• Highly textured finish both visually and rough to touch

• When X-Bond is wet it will look wet until it is dry (just like concrete)

Areas of Suitability

• Internal and external walls

• Joinery faces

• External floors (requiring a very high slip rating)

• Driveways

Maintenance

For cleaning and maintenance please refer to maintenance procedures here.

Slip Rating

X-Bond Mineral finish achieves a P5 slip rating.

Finish: X-Bond Natural Concrete
Sealer: Satin Stone / Natural Shield

Characteristics / Application

X-Bond is a combination of Stone Tex, which is a sand and cement mixture, and liquid latex called X-Bond liquid. When mixed it forms a thin cementitious finish. A liquid colour pigment is mixed with the X-Bond compound, changing the colour of the whole mixture. X-Bond is applied over an existing surface with a blade at approximately 2mm thick. To finish, 4x coats of Satin Stone or 3x coats of Natural Shield sealer is applied.

Appearance:

• Similar to the look of natural concrete

• Combination of textured and smooth areas

• Colour variation throughout

• Matt / Satin in appearance .

Areas of Suitability

• Internal & External walls

• Joinery faces

Maintenance

For cleaning and maintenance please refer to maintenance procedures here.

Finish: Pre-Stain
Sealer: Satin Stone / Natural Shield

Characteristics / Application

Pre-Stain water-based colour stain is sprayed over a concrete surface. Pre-Stain does not build up on the surface, change the texture of the concrete, or mask damage. Every concrete will absorb the stain differently therefore no two projects will ever be the same. The matt sealer does not build up on the surface; instead, it penetrates into the concrete leaving the surface natural in appearance.  It does not change the texture of the concrete. To finish, 4x coats of Satin Stone or 3x coats of Natural Shield is applied

Appearance:

• Translucent colour stain and colour variation

• Concrete grain will be seen through the stain

• Matt in appearance

• Texture of existing concrete

• Imperfections from the concrete substrate will be visible

Areas of Suitability

Pre-Stain must go over concrete substrate and is suitable for:

• Internal and external floors

• Internal and external walls

Pre-Stain is not suitable for showers