Rust-Oleum 22616 1-Pound Box Sand-Tex Additive

Added a Great Wall texture to my Hardie siding on my Cabana. Hides all my imperfections 😊

Works great to add some texture to your smooth walls. Easy to add to paint

Bought an older home and struggled to match the texture on the walls. So I used half a box of this in a gallon of paint and it hid all those differences. It does seem to settle so I would recommend only mixing the paint you’ll use with a couple of days. I found that once it settles it didn’t mix back in very well. But, even with that, it works great with a bit of preparation and planning. It does make the walls very rough, so I would recommend using the texture on the first coat and then just paint the second coat to smooth out the roughness some.

This additive worked very well with acrylic paints. I used to add texture to a cheap, ugly wooden bowl I got thrifting and it made it look like an expensive ceramic piece!!! I would definitely use again and recommend! You can add as much or as little as you want depending on desired texture. I gave it 4 stars simply because I wish you got more product for your money, but still a great product.

I often have to do wall patches or repairs in homes that have textured walls. At least for basic grit textured walls, this stuff is a blessing. You have to experiment until you get the right amount of grit or simply add coats until you get the texture you need. Simple to use and easy to store unused portion.

Used to add texture to a painted wall. It was to lumpy and difficult to work with.

I added this entire box to 3/4 gallon of Kilz to use to prep a wall were a big built in TV hutch had been. The wall was pretty patched up to fix all the holes after the hutch was demolished. After adding the sand, the Kilz was about as thick as pancake batter - THICK! But, it went on the wall fairly easily with a medium nap roller and it looked great after it was finished with the Kilz. We couldn't find a single blemish where there were once at least a hundred before! And now, with two coats of paint on the wall, the texturing matches the rest of the walls perfectly. Very happy customers and very highly recommended!

Purchased to use in 1 gal of paint in my daughter's room. The product itself is easy to mix. There's no room in the can for it, so you need a separate mixing set up. Def use a paint mixer. Makes it easier on you, but you can totally do it by hand. The paint becomes thick. If paint sits for a while in between coats, like next day as mine did, mix it again. I felt like the grains settled down. I used a thicker nap roller so not sure how a foam roller would perform. Paint was easy to apply and covered well. The texture rough. I did 2 coats. I had splatter that I don't normally have with plain paint, probably because of the longer nap and thicker consistency. I wasn't able to clear the room before painting so I was working around furniture. I would def cover the floors and any furniture that is close to where you're painting. My daughter loves it, but it's not my style or choice of texture.