Tramontana Waterproofing Water-Repellent - Self-Cleaning Effect for Artificial Stone
Tramontana: waterproofing water repellent for artificial stone
Unprotected artificial stone absorbs water and dirt, stains and ages before its time. Tramontana is a colorless, ready-to-use surface water-repellent and waterproofing treatment that forms a self-cleaning film that repels water and dirt and ensures the piece ages well.
✅ Key advantages
Self-cleaning film: water and dirt run off instead of soaking in, and later cleaning is much easier.
Colorless: protects without changing the piece's look or tone.
Ready to use: no dilution or prior preparation needed.
Brush application: two coats until the substrate is saturated.
Ages well: delays staining, damp and surface deterioration.
🏗️ Recommended applications
Artificial stone façades and cladding.
Balustrades, pillars and boundary-wall caps.
Garden walls and low walls exposed to rain.
Chimneys and decorative artificial stone elements.
Precast concrete pavements and pool edges.
📋 Technical specifications
Type: surface water-repellent and waterproofing treatment.
Color: colorless.
Preparation: ready to use, undiluted.
Application: with a brush, two coats until saturation.
Substrate: sound, dry, clean surfaces, free of dust.
Coverage: approximately 0.5 l/m²; 1 to 1.5 l per meter of balustrade.
Container content: 5 kg.
Unit weight: 5 kg.
Units per package: 1.
🧰 Application
Clean the surface, removing dust, mortar residue, grease and efflorescence. If you've used a descaling cleaner, rinse well with water.
Let the substrate dry completely: it must be sound, dry, clean and free of dust.
Do a test beforehand in an inconspicuous area and check the result once dry.
Protect window and door frames, glass and nearby planting.
Apply the first coat with a brush, undiluted and evenly.
Apply the second coat until the substrate is saturated. Ventilate the area and wear gloves and protective glasses.
📦 Available formats
5 kg container, colorless, single unit.
💡 Professional tip: this product doesn't clean, it protects. If you apply it over a dirty piece or one with efflorescence, you seal the stain underneath and there's no getting it out afterward: first the descaling cleaner, then a thorough rinse, then complete drying — 24 hours minimum — and only then the water repellent. Never apply it in direct sun or with rain forecast in the next 24 hours. For balustrades, calculate by linear meter, not square meter: 1 to 1.5 liters per meter, because balusters have far more surface area than they appear to, and that's the most common miscalculation on site.
Frequently Asked Questions
¿Cambia el color de la pieza?
No, es incoloro y no busca efecto mojado. Aún así conviene hacer una prueba previa en una zona poco visible.
¿En qué se diferencia de un hidrófugo de efecto mojado?
Este protege sin oscurecer el tono; el de efecto mojado realza e intensifica el color de forma permanente.
¿Se aplica antes o después de limpiar?
Siempre después: limpiar, aclarar, dejar secar por completo y solo entonces hidrofugar.
¿Qué es la eflorescencia y por qué aparece?
Es el velo blanco de cal que aflora cuando el agua interna del hormigón migra a la superficie y se evapora. No es un defecto del material, sino un proceso natural del cemento que se atenúa con el tiempo.
¿Cuántas capas hay que dar?
Dos, con brocha, hasta que el soporte quede saturado.
¿Cuánto rinde?
Alrededor de 0,5 l/m² en superficie plana y de 1 a 1,5 l por metro lineal de balaustrada.
¿Puedo aplicarlo con sol directo o con lluvia prevista?
No. Espera a que baje el sol y a una ventana de 24 horas sin lluvia.
