The drylok might do a better job than regular paint at filling up some of the texture. But I also suspect there are better paints for the job, including some of Drylok's other products.



Epoxy is a good idea, although I would not mess with marine stuff unless you already have some laying around or have access to a small amount. Instead I would get a small Envirotex Lite kit and use that. I have seen this used before and it can be buffed out to a matte finish somehow which looks much better of rockwork.



Another idea is to try modeling paste or mix up your own. Basically you just take an acrylic bonding agent and mix in calcium carbonate dust or even granite dust and apply it over the rockwork. I would go to an art store and get a small jar of Liquitex modeling paste and try it.



Europeans take acrylic bonding agents and mix in peat or ground coconut husk to make background coatings. I should have some sites bookmarked if you need them.
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