You will find on the market a lot of products called Stucco (in the USA even simple plaster is called Stucco). This is because the product name is not protected, even in Italy (the language this word comes from) everybody can use this name for anything. We suggest that first it must be distinguished what this name Stucco means.   To date, many products are marketed under the name Stucco sometimes accompanied by terms like: Antico, Lustro, Veneziano even by names like Marmorello, Marmoris, etc. but all of these products are understood as imitations (false finishes) , that essentially reproduce the optical aspect of marble, but most of them are simply acrylic based plasters. Entrance way finished in Marmorino

Some of them are mixed with lime and even some small amounts of marble powder, and they label
them as "mineral based". The only thing which distinguishes them is the technique of the application,
but they still remain imitations of real Marble.

When applying the imitation, structures or forms (relief, etc.) appear, whether wanted or not.
If they are not wanted, a smooth sanding must be done. For some of the imitation products, sanding is
even mandatory in order to ensure the next coat bonds with the previous coat
(according to the manufacturer's data sheet).

Some of the imitation products are mixed with lime, not for its natural qualities recognised in building,
but more as a filler or binder. The lime, of course, loses its natural properties through manipulation even
when these products can sometimes contain marble powder. This clearly means that the product,
even though it has a mineral component, does not become a mineral itself but can be accompanied
by the indication "with mineral base".


The disagreeable odour of the synthetic material in come products is frequently masked by the addition
of perfume, which has very little to do with nature.

It is obvious that decoration products and work techniques of this type have nothing to do with the application of real marble so-called Marmorino. They are only optical imitations (fake finishes) that have none of the essential properties of a truly natural product, Marmorino. It is obvious that decoration products and work techniques of this type have nothing to do with the application of real marble so-called Marmorino. They are only optical imitations (fake finishes) that have none of the essential properties of a truly natural product, Marmorino. Real stone products shine through, Marmorino finished stair-well

As for the same name, Marmorino, it corresponds in Italy to a real definition of a product with exact
application specifications. In order to be able to use this term, the product must contain at least
40% marble and no synthetic additives. This is why few competitors use this trade name in Italy.

 

A glossy surface, whether Marble or even glass is called "lustro" in Italian (literally brilliance/lustre).
This annex name leads to a complementary property of the product. This also means in Italian that
the glossy effect is obtained by mechanical application or working of the product itself and not by
additive such as wax, varnish, etc., which are applied subsequently and must be then polished
(according to data-sheets of the various manufacturers).

The decisive question is:
Does the client want a purely mineral marble product which during and after application
"re-carbonise" and thus recovers its initial stone form, or does the client want an imitation?

It is their choice.

Rivesto-Marmorino has all the properties of a purely mineral product, with the compulsory
amounts of marble (42%) in order to be able to use the name Marmorino.
It is composed of pure marble grains broken, ground, washed then screened into various
grain sizes and then bound with slaked lime and water. This procedure respects the
multi-century tradition such as it is practiced in Italy, without the addition of synthetic products
(which came into existence only in the 20th century).

The Rivesto-Marmorino production is based on the manufacturers and the transmission
of their formulaes. The novely is making it possible to manufacture the natural or tinted marble
paste industrially. This also means that it is easier to package, ship and store it even to resist
temperature largely below freezing and always retain the same quality.
In this paste form, without synthetic modification it can be stored almost indefinitely.

Application is relatively easy to learn, even though some basic rules linked to the behaviour
of natural products, especially lime, must be known and strictly respected.
Special training is unavoidable and the designers/architects/buyers must ensure that it has
been well assimilated. The products must never be sanded during application, which is very
different from partially or entirely synthetic products.
Marmorino application is clean and dust free.
This particularity is an inscapable requirement for renovation work, and makes savings in time possible.
In addition, the product is a permeable and "breaths" (which means it absorbs humidity, keeps it
and restores it again if necessary) without modifying or attacking its properties.

After application, Rivesto-Marmorino returns to its original state, namely in the form of stone,
resistant to weather, and can be applied externally also, but it does not support,
like every other stone mass, stresses and dilation.