General Information

Ready to get started? We've got three easy methods for turning your home into a natural beauty. Below you will find overviews and in-depth tutorials on each method. If you want a more hands-on experience, stop by our workshop page to get your hands on our clay!

Traditional System (three coats)

Take it easy with our traditional system. This method is ideal for first-time uesrs but still creates professional-level results. The traditional system primes most substrates with American Clay Sanded Primer Elite, followed by two coats of plaster.
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Dos Manos Classic System (two coats)

Dos manos are better than one! Experienced plasterers can save time, labor, and materials costs (about 5% per square foot in product cost and about 20% of their time) by skipping most of the priming and adding Mud Glue™ or Add-Mix to the first coat of plaster to help it adhere to the substrate. This is followed by a second coat of plaster without the Mud Glue™ or Add-Mix.
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Dos Manos Professional System (two coats)

This one's for the pros. Commercial installations that need extra impact-resistance can use Mud Glue™ or Add-Mix in both coats of plaster. Compression is required to complete the application. Like the Dos Manos Classic, it saves time and labor by skipping most of the priming. With the extra Mud Glue™ or Add-Mix, materials cost about the same as the Traditional System. This system should be installed by artisans experienced with American Clay plasters. Instructions are available only in the Technical Documents Download Area.