
A convenient, hand held reference to our color palette, textures and general information.
Four videos follow a wall from the primed substrate through the base coat, the texture pass and the final burnish.
Alternative to plaster and paint
Profitable, lower overall cost (labor & materials), ease of use, green, durable, beautiful, machine or hand apply
Yes. Tobias Green is sold direct. Request a quote and we confirm price, lead time and freight, usually within one business day. Everything is made to order with a 3-5 day lead time.
$350 per 5-gallon bucket, or $100 per 1-gallon pail for smaller jobs. A bucket covers roughly 350 square feet per coat and two coats are recommended, so a 600 square foot room needs about four buckets. Shipping is quoted per order, and we ship worldwide. Request a quote for a firm price including freight.
Yes. The $49 sample kit is four colors of real Tobias Green plaster (Light Moka, Honey, Stone Grey and Apple), hand-troweled on 4 x 4 inch boards. We confirm your kit with you before it ships, free to US addresses, within two business days. To see any other color, order a 1-gallon pail. Order the sample kit.
Strictly an interior wall & ceiling product
Pure Wall Finish, Classic Wall Finish and Venetian Wall Finish.
They differ in feel. Pure trowels to a smooth, close surface that burnishes to a soft polish. Classic has a subtle, even grain that reads as texture rather than pattern.
By hand or machine. Hand application uses a stainless steel, chrome or plastic trowel and a contractor's knife; machine application uses a hopper. It is applied by a professional plastering contractor.
Two coats for optimal results with Classic and Pure Finishes
5 Gallon bucket: approximately 350 sq ft, one coat
It can be applied to most substrates with some exceptions \u2013 extreme heat areas (stove, fireplace, high heat enclosures or hoods and others)
Releases minimal pollutants
Natural or minimally processed
Yes LEED: IEQ Credit 4 \u2013 Low Emitting Materials
Varies with job conditions. Allow the first coat to dry thoroughly before applying the finish coat.
Yes
Yes
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No
Slight mixing may be required
Yes, you must finish entire wall or ceiling detail corner to corner, inside or out, wall to ceiling
No
No
Yes, refer to our application guide
No rollers, but you can use a brush for moldings
No
Yes, as long as the painted surface is not a semi-gloss or high-gloss finish.
No
Yes
Storage: Clean the sides of the bucket down to the product line and cover with plastic wrap, close lid
Protect from the sun, excessive heat and freezing at all times
6 months to 1 year, if properly stored.
No. It has a neutral pH. See the Safety Data Sheet for details.
No
No, AFM Safecoat’s Polyureaseal is recommended
Refer to our application and installation guide
Depends on ventilation
No, add to the second coat while wet
Yes
Tobias Green Interior Wall Finishes is manufactured as an integral color product to control color consistency
Minimal shrinkage finishes like other finishes that are non-cementitious or acrylic
Depends on the temperature of the substrate, between 60 and 90 minutes
Tools excellently
With water
3-5 working days from order receipt
Check with your local disposal company
Yes, Tobias Interior Wall Finish is an alternative to plaster or paint
Yes
Yes, we have all the paint manufactures color fan decks to match any color
No, product is manufactured with all the ingredients that will enable you to create the desired texture
No
Yes
Dab with a clean white cloth and mild clear soap. Do not rub or scrub.
Plaster reads differently in every room. The sample kit puts four colors, hand-troweled on board, in your hands so you can judge color and texture in your own light. We confirm your kit with you before it ships.
Order the sample kit · $49Free US shipping · ships within 2 business days of confirming your order