Buying Guide

USG Interior Finishing Products | 18
VENEER
BASECOATS
USG Diamond® Veneer Basecoat USG Imperial® Veneer Basecoat
• For economical two-coat
residential and light-commercial
applications
• Superior workability for
faster, easier application
• Excellent base for a variety
of plaster finishes
• High coverage—as much as
4,000 to 5,000 sq. ft. per ton
• Available in: 50 lb. bag
• Durable and stable, especially
in high-traffic areas
• Permanent bond
• When used with USG
Imperial® Gypsum Base,
provides fire resistance
• Can be applied direct to
concrete block or over a
bonding agent to
monolithic concrete
• Available in: 50 lb. bag
CONVENTIONAL
PLASTER FINISHES
AND BASECOATS
USG conventional plaster systems provide the highest-quality finish and the capability to create complex high-end
surfaces such as vaults, domes and columns. These products feature excellent acoustical performance, proven fire
resistance, increased abuse resistance and design flexibility, and are the best system to attain a uniform, monolithic,
blemish-free, smooth surface with excellent wear resistance.
CONVENTIONAL
FINISHES
USG Red Top® Brand Gauging Plaster:
Quick Set, Slow Set and Perlite Aggregate
USG Structo-Gauge® Gauging Plaster:
Quick Set and Slow Set
• Mixes smoothly and easily
• Provides smooth-trowel or
sand-float lime-putty finishes
for normal interior walls
and ceilings
• Produces hard, crack and
abrasion-resistant surfaces
• Available in: 50 lb. bag
• For blending with lime putty
to provide a high-strength,
durable white finish for
high-traffic areas
• Excellent hardness and
abrasion resistance
• Faster and easier to apply
than USG Red Top® Brand
Keenes Cement
• Available in: 50 lb. bag
USG Red Top® Brand Finish Plaster USG Red Top® Brand Keenes Cement
• For finishing conventional
and veneer plaster interior
surfaces
• Factory-prepared for
trouble-free mixing
• Excellent smoothness and
troweling characteristics
• Consistent lime/gauging ratio
• Available in: 50 lb. bag
• For blending with lime
putty to create a durable,
high-crack-resistant finish
• Retemperable; can be floated
for an extended time period
• Permits mixing large
batches and job finishing
when sand-float finished
• Available in: 50 lb. bag
USG Acoustical Plaster Finish
• Exclusive, sound-rated
interior spray-applied texture
finish for ceilings and other
noncontact surfaces over
basecoat plaster, concrete,
metal decks and gypsum
panels
• Rated for sound absorption
and surface-burning
characteristics
• Easy spray application
• Dries to an attractive natural
white finish
• Available in: 30 lb. bag