Identify the Concrete Coating?

[redstig]

Did some minor surgery on the foundation and now I have to do the "cosmetics". The concrete is coated in something that looks to be 2 thin layers - the first I guess to be a skim of mortar, but the outer coat looks like coarse sand mixed with paint. The sand particles are all "paint" colored. The coating will come of with a putty knife and a bit of work and is brittle, not flexible.

To make my surgery disappear I either need to match color and texture of the old coating, or re coat the whole visible foundation.

Any guesses, tips, etc?

Thanks, Red.

[RicodJour]

Stucco.

R

[Rudy]

The concrete is coated in something that looks to be 2 thin layers - the first I guess to be a skim of mortar, but the outer

GOOGLE: Parging

[redstig]

Parging looks like the right process, but I still can't figure out what the color layer is. I doesn't look like any mortar or cement I've used before. I assume the color is some sort of tint additive, but are the lumps just regular sand?

R

[RicodJour]

Stucco.

R