textured exterior black wood paint?

[george [dicegeorge]]

I have taken the soffits off my roof and am sanding, filling and painting them. Originally they had a sandy surface, but all I have found is shiny black gloss which shows up uneven where it goes over the smooth filled patches, compared to the textured parts. A textured finish would hide the imperfections. Where can I buy such? googling [textured exterior black wood paint] doesnt work. Is there perhaps a textured undercoat I could put under the gloss topcoats? Or am I using the wrong words in my googling?

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[george [dicegeorge]]

the original paint seems to have no undercoat, could it be bitumen paint which i think iv heard of from somewhere? [g]

[The Natural Philosopher]

sounds more like sandtex.

Just mix some sand or filler of some sort with the paint.

[NT]

fine sand, and use bitumen rather than gloss paint. no undercoat needed.

NT

[Stuart Noble]

Sand doesn't disperse well in paint. You end up with a mess basically

[NT]

To get a textured finish you just need to mix a little into the paint on a tray, not much. and dab a bit on the workpiece. It doesnt take much sand to break up the smooth surface. Doesnt really have to be sand either, any inert stuff would do.

NT