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Use acrylic latex paint to cover hairline and small cracks or fill them with latex caulking compound and then paint with acrylic latex paint. To fix larger cracks, chisel around the edges of the crack and brush away loose stucco. Paint the edges with concrete bonding agent. Next, use a trowel to fill the crack with stucco patching compound. Make sure the color and texture are similar to the stucco around it. (Matching the texture and color is the trickiest part of a stucco repair; for this reason, it’s best to do your own repair work on small patches located in inconspicuous places.) Keep the patch damp for 4 days to allow it to cure.
To patch small holes (less than 6 inches wide), you don’t need to layer stucco as if you were applying new stucco to the house. You can simply pack the hole with stucco patching compound.
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