Romabio Paint & Product Guide

Traditionally, homebuilders and housing experts have recommended against painting brick homes because of the amount of sun, water, and dirt a house's exterior faces. Latex paint types often don't last because they are too porous which causes them to fade and peel off, and they can trap moisture behind the brick, causing it to degrade over time. But with Romabio's Masonry paint and limewash products, that is no longer an issue! Romabio's specially formulated masonry paint lets you whitewash your brick with paint that won't peel off or fade away after the first rainy season, and it comes with a 20 year warranty. These Italian mineral-based paints are perfect for your brick, stone, stucco, and other masonry surfaces..

Romabio's products are made with high quality, natural ingredients that are toxin-free, do not contain solvents, are virtually odorless, and have no toxic emissions. They are easy to use, naturally beautiful, affordable, and extremely low maintenance. Romabio Paints have a high UV resistance and provide up to 95% permeability when applied to non-painted surfaces. Due to high mineral content and natural high alkalinity, they are inherently resistant to mold and fungal growth.

Romabio offers several options for whitewashing your brick—from masonry paint for a solid look, to limewash for an old-world distressed appeal. Check out our guide below to determine the best type of product for the look you want to achieve.

Romabio Masonry Paint Masonry Flat Masonry Textured Lime Slurry
Best Choice When You want a beautifully smooth, flat finish designed for extreme durability with a naturally breathable solid opaque coating for masonry surfaces. May be tinted to most colors, light or dark. Provides a freshly painted look and effortless modern style for years to come. You want the same beauty, durability, and breathability as the Masonry Flat but with a textured sand aggregate, designed to fill hairline cracks and help blend new and old masonry surfaces. May be tinted to most colors, light or dark. Bring a charming old-world feel to your brick. You need a beautiful, heavy bodied textured finish. This thicker product can smooth and fill lightly textured masonry surfaces. Unlike the Masonry Flat & Textured, Slurry builds up on the surface creating smoother looking final appearance. May be tinted in light colors only.
Surfaces Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces
What Makes it GREAT? 20-year Peel & Chip warranty, Class 1 permeable rating, Naturally mold resistant, Non-toxic, 2-coat application 20-year Peel & Chip warranty, a sand aggregate to help fill fine cracks and blend surfaces together, Class 1 permeable rating, Naturally mold resistant, Non-toxic, 2-coat application A unique formulation allows Lime Slurry to harden like plaster but is easily applied like our other masonry paints, Naturally mold resistant, Non-toxic, 2-coat application
Finish Ultra Flat, Opaque, Smooth Finish Ultra Flat, Opaque, Textured (Sand) Finish Ultra Flat, Opaque, Heavy bodied Textured Finish
Masonry FlatShop Masonry Flat Masonry TexturedShop Masonry Textured Lime Slurry Shop Lime Slurry
Romabio Limewash & Protection Classico Limewash Mineral Shield Mineral Hardener
Best Choice When You want an authentic slaked-lime paint specially formulated to create unique wash off effects for the Interior or Exterior. May be tinted to off-white colors only. You need a non-toxic, breathable, invisible coating that locks and protects beautiful Romabio mineral paint finishes. You want to fortify loose or brittle masonry surfaces with a high quality Potassium Silicate hardener to delay patina, or weathering created by water.
Surfaces Uncoated Brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces Over Romabio Masonry Paints & Limewash to provide protection Over Romabio Masonry Paints & Limewash or used as prep to consolidate brittle masonry surfaces
What Makes it GREAT? Can be completely washed of within 2 days of application, Easy to use one-coat process, Class 1 permeable rating, Hypoallergenic and asthma-free, Naturally mold resistant Repels water, reducing patina and extending the life of paint and ensuring a longer-lasting finish, Invisible coating won’t discolor exterior painted surfaces, Significantly reduces staining from clay, dirt and grass Zero odor, water based formula, Water-resistant agent for masonry surfaces, Forms a chemical reaction with the substrate essentially reinforcing and strengthening Masonry surfaces
Finish Semi-transparent, Ultra Flat Clear Clear
Classico Limewash Shop Classico Limewash Mineral Shield Shop Mineral Shield Mineral Hardener Shop Mineral Hardener
Romabio Mineral Primers BioGrip Micro BioGrip Medium BioMarmorino GF
Best Choice When You need a smooth finish, non-acrylic primer paint for interior and exterior surfaces. Must be used when you are applying Masonry paints over a sealed/painted surfaces. You need a non-acrylic primer paint for interior and exterior surfaces with a textured sand aggregate, designed to fill hairline crack and help blend new and old masonry surfaces. Must be used when you are applying Masonry paints over a sealed/painted surfaces. You need a flat finish, larger grain slaked-lime plaster used for Exterior and Interior use to create smooth or semi-smooth look. It can also be used as the base coat for Lime Slurry to fill in gaps and cracks.
Surfaces Interior or Exterior unabsorbent or glossy surfaces like Brick, Hardie Board, CMU Block, Stucco, Painted Drywall, Painted Brick or stone. Interior or Exterior unabsorbent or glossy surfaces like Brick, Hardie Board, CMU Block, Stucco, Painted Drywall, Painted Brick or stone. Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces
What Makes it GREAT? Toxin-free and environmentally friendly, Versatile primer with micro-fine aggregate, An excellent primer for painted surfaces, portland cement, cementitious siding, and stucco Toxin-free and environmentally friendly, Primer with medium aggregate (sand size), An excellent primer for painted surfaces, portland cement, cementitious siding, and stucco Heavy bodied product that builds up quickly to fill gaps and cracks, 100% Natural mineral product, Ideal for interior and exterior surfaces, Non-Toxic
Finish Flat Flat, Textured (Sand) Finish Flat, Heavy bodied Textured Finish
BioGrip Micro Shop BioGrip Micro BioGrip Medium Shop BioGrip Medium BioMarmorino GF Shop BioMarmorino GF
Romabio Masonry Paint

Masonry Flat

Best Choice When

You want a beautifully smooth, flat finish designed for extreme durability with a naturally breathable solid opaque coating for masonry surfaces. May be tinted to most colors, light or dark. Provides a freshly painted look and effortless modern style for years to come.

Surfaces

Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces

What Makes it GREAT?

20-year Peel & Chip warranty, Class 1 permeable rating, Naturally mold resistant, Non-toxic, 2-coat application

Finish

Ultra Flat, Opaque, Smooth Finish

Masonry Flat

Masonry Textured

Best Choice When

You want the same beauty, durability, and breathability as the Masonry Flat but with a textured sand aggregate, designed to fill hairline cracks and help blend new and old masonry surfaces. May be tinted to most colors, light or dark. Bring a charming old-world feel to your brick.

Surfaces

Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces

What Makes it GREAT?

20-year Peel & Chip warranty, a sand aggregate to help fill fine cracks and blend surfaces together, Class 1 permeable rating, Naturally mold resistant, Non-toxic, 2-coat application

Finish

Ultra Flat, Opaque, Textured (Sand) Finish

Masonry Textured

Lime Slurry

Best Choice When

You need a beautiful, heavy bodied textured finish. This thicker product can smooth and fill lightly textured masonry surfaces. Unlike the Masonry Flat & Textured, Slurry builds up on the surface creating smoother looking final appearance. May be tinted in light colors only.

Surfaces

Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces

What Makes it GREAT?

A unique formulation allows Lime Slurry to harden like plaster but is easily applied like our other masonry paints, Naturally mold resistant, Non-toxic, 2-coat application

Finish

Ultra Flat, Opaque, Heavy bodied Textured Finish

Lime Slurry
Romabio Limewash & Protection

Classico Limewash

Best Choice When

You want an authentic slaked-lime paint specially formulated to create unique wash off effects for the Interior or Exterior. May be tinted to off-white colors only.

Surfaces

Uncoated Brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces

What Makes it GREAT?

Can be completely washed of within 2 days of application, Easy to use one-coat process, Class 1 permeable rating, Hypoallergenic and asthma-free, Naturally mold resistant

Finish

Semi-transparent, Ultra Flat

Classico Limewash

Mineral Shield

Best Choice When

You need a non-toxic, breathable, invisible coating that locks and protects beautiful Romabio mineral paint Finishes

Surfaces

Over Romabio Masonry Paints & Limewash to provide protection

What Makes it GREAT?

Repels water, reducing patina and extending the life of paint and ensuring a longer-lasting finish, Invisible coating won’t discolor exterior painted surfaces, Significantly reduces staining from clay, dirt and grass

Finish

Clear

Mineral Shield

Mineral Hardener

Best Choice When

You want to fortify loose or brittle masonry surfaces with a high quality Potassium Silicate hardener to delay patina, or weathering created by water.

Surfaces

Over Romabio Masonry Paints & Limewash or used as prep to consolidate brittle masonry surfaces

What Makes it GREAT?

Zero odor, water based formula, Water-resistant agent for masonry surfaces, Forms a chemical reaction with the substrate essentially reinforcing and strengthening Masonry surfaces

Finish

Clear

Mineral Hardener
Mineral Primers

BioGrip Micro

Best Choice When

You need a smooth finish, non-acrylic primer paint for interior and exterior surfaces. Must be used when you are applying Masonry paints over a sealed/painted surfaces.

Surfaces

Interior or Exterior unabsorbent or glossy surfaces like Brick, Hardie Board, CMU Block, Stucco, Painted Drywall, Painted Brick or stone.

What Makes it GREAT?

Toxin-free and environmentally friendly, Versatile primer with micro-fine aggregate, An excellent primer for painted surfaces, portland cement, cementitious siding, and stucco

Finish

Flat

BioGrip Micro

BioGrip Medium

Best Choice When

You need a non-acrylic primer paint for interior and exterior surfaces with a textured sand aggregate, designed to fill hairline crack and help blend new and old masonry surfaces. Must be used when you are applying Masonry paints over a sealed/painted surfaces.

Surfaces

Interior or Exterior unabsorbent or glossy surfaces like Brick, Hardie Board, CMU Block, Stucco, Painted Drywall, Painted Brick or stone.

What Makes it GREAT?

Toxin-free and environmentally friendly, Primer with medium aggregate (sand size), An excellent primer for painted surfaces, portland cement, cementitious siding, and stucco

Finish

Flat, Textured (Sand) Finish

BioGrip Medium

BioMarmorino GF

Best Choice When

You need a flat finish, larger grain slaked-lime plaster used for Exterior and Interior use to create smooth or semi-smooth look. It can also be used as the base coat for Lime Slurry to fill in gaps and cracks.

Surfaces

Uncoated brick, stone, and all other absorbent masonry surfaces

What Makes it GREAT?

Heavy bodied product that builds up quickly to fill gaps and cracks, 100% Natural mineral product, Ideal for interior and exterior surfaces, Non-Toxic

Finish

Flat, Heavy bodied Textured Finish

BioMarmorino GF