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    Pondtite coverage?

    Just wondering if any of you pondtite fans/users could tell me roughly how many litres of pondtite i'd need to seal the internal walls of a 4x2x2? probably 2 coats minimum cheers

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    A 1 litre tub usually does 2 coats on a 2x2 wall for me

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    i didnt even use a litre over the background that i did , its about 1200 long and 500 high with 2 big ledges ,

    i made a box , a box with doors

    i did 4 coats over this , the trick is to keep the layers thin to stop it pooling and using more pondtite than is needed

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    Just to seal the internal walls or to cover rock wall over that area? I doubt you would use a litre if you're just sealing the inside walls.
    And as Thomasssss said, I keep it thin and do at least 3 coats brushing in opposite directions each time.

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    according to the manufacturer website, Pondtite will take 1.3L to cover 2 square metres PER COAT. having done several large enclosures, i think they are being very overly conservative and maybe using the coloured product, which is substantially thicker

    and from memory you should be laying down 3-4 coats for something that will be holding water, and the clear stuff is so economical and goes on so easy that i do 3 -4 coats anyway even just for sealing against 'splashing', just so i have 'room' to use a bit of sandpaper and knock off the shine.
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    I also mix a few handfuls of sand and pea size stones in with mine to add texture so it tends to go on pretty thick.
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    Thanks for the replies guys

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