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Hand-applied smooth wall finish at the Omorovicza spa, London
Decorative finishes — technical data

Fili di Seta

Decorative interior paint

Manufacturer Giorgio Graesan & Friends
Country of origin Italy
System family Decorative finishes
Supplied and applied by Earth Layers by Conmarble

The product

A silk-thread decorative paint with the highest coverage in the range at 9 to 10 m²/L. Fully washable once protected, which makes it a candidate for circulation and back-of-house areas.

Where it is used

Interior wall surfaces Circulation and back-of-house where washability matters Residential and hospitality interiors

Substrates

Fully cohesive interior substrates Plasterboard, with an insulating primer Tiles, with Primus Aggrappante

Application data

Coverage, thickness, mix and cure, as declared by the manufacturer. Site conditions in the Gulf sit at the top of most of these ranges — allow for it in the programme.

Base coat Primus Sabbia or Primus Naturale at 6 – 7 m²/L
Coverage 9 – 10 m²/L
Protective coat Vetro at 9 – 10 m²/L, Vetro Opaco or Iper Vetro
Specific weight 1.20 kg/L
Packaging 1 · 2.5 · 5 litres
Cleaning Latte Detergente, 50 ml in 1 litre of water

Performance data

Every figure below is reproduced from the manufacturer's own technical data sheet, with the test standard it was measured against. The sheet itself is in the download section.

PropertyResultStandard
Coverage 9 – 10 m²/L Giorgio Graesan data sheet
Specific weight 1.20 kg/L Giorgio Graesan data sheet
Washability Fully washable when protected with Vetro, Vetro Opaco or Iper Vetro Giorgio Graesan data sheet

Where not to use it

The limits are as much a part of the specification as the performance. Everything here is stated on the manufacturer's data sheet.

Interior wall surfaces only Washability requires the protective coat to be specified For a fully smooth result, self-levelling putty and an insulating bonding agent are needed first
Specification clause

Decorative finish: Giorgio Graesan Fili di Seta in colour [ref], applied at 9–10 m²/L over Primus [Sabbia / Naturale] base at 6–7 m²/L, to the approved sample panel. Protective coat of [Vetro / Vetro Opaco / Iper Vetro] to achieve full washability.

Square brackets mark the choices that belong to the project. Send us the finishes schedule and we will return the clause completed, with the sample and mock-up programme against it.

Documents

Every document is the manufacturer's own, reproduced in full and unaltered under our cover. Free to download, no form.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET · 3 pp · 0.6 MB
Download (PDF, 0.6 MB)
FILI DI SETA PRODUCT GUIDE · 18 pp · 2.8 MB
Download (PDF, 2.8 MB)
FILI DI SETA COLOUR & RANGE SHEET · 9 pp · 0.7 MB
Download (PDF, 0.7 MB)
FILI DI SETA COLOUR & RANGE SHEET · 25 pp · 5.8 MB
Download (PDF, 5.8 MB)
FILI DI SETA COLOUR & RANGE SHEET · 3 pp · 0.7 MB
Download (PDF, 0.7 MB)

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Technical support for the design team

We supply the material and we apply it, so the specification and the workmanship sit with one party. Send a finishes schedule, an elevation or a mood board and we will come back with the system, the build-up, the sample programme and a completed clause.

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