Texture material for covering a repaired portion of a textured surface

1 . A texturing system for applying a desired texture pattern on a patched portion of a surface having a surface coating portion with a pre-existing texture pattern, where the patched portion of the surface does not have the pre-existing texture pattern:

texture material comprising a carrier, a binder, a filler, and a change material, where

the texture material changes from a wet form to a solidified form when exposed to air, and

the change material changes appearance when the texture material changes from the wet form to the solidified form;

a dispensing system for dispensing the texture material;

a selecting system defining an outlet opening, where the selecting system is supported by the dispensing system such that texture material dispensed from the dispensing system is dispensed through the outlet opening in any one of a plurality of spray patterns; whereby

the selecting system is configured such the spray pattern corresponds to the desired texture pattern; and

the dispensing system is arranged such that operating the dispensing system to dispense the texture material causes the texture material to be deposited onto the patched portion of the surface in the desired texture pattern.

2 . A texturing system as recited in claim 1 , in which the dispensing system comprises an aerosol system for containing and dispensing the texture material.

3 . A texturing system as recited in claim 2 , in which the aerosol system comprises an actuator member, in which the selecting system comprises a plurality of tubes, where each tube defines an outlet opening having a different cross-sectional area and one of the tubes is attached to the actuator member to obtain the desired spray pattern.

4 . A texturing system as recited in claim 1 , in which the selecting system comprises a rigid outlet member defining a plurality of outlet openings each having a different cross-sectional area, where the rigid member is rotated relative to the dispensing system to obtain the desired spray pattern.

5 . A texturing system as recited in claim 1 , the selecting system comprises a deformable outlet member that defines the outlet opening, where deforming the deformable outlet member alters a cross-sectional area of the outlet opening to obtain the desired spray pattern.

6 . A texturing system as recited in claim 1 , in which the dispensing system comprises a spray gun that mixes the texture material with a stream of pressurized air.

7 . A texturing system as recited in claim 1 , in which the dispensing system is a hopper gun that stores the texture material and mixes the texture material with a stream of pressurized air.

8 . A texturing system as recited in claim 7 , in which the stream of pressurized air is formed by a hand pump.

9 . A texturing system as recited in claim 2 , in which:

the aerosol system comprises an aerosol container; and

the texture material further comprises a propellant that pressurizes the texture material within the aerosol container.

10 . A texturing system as recited in claim 2 , in which:

the dispensing system comprises an aerosol container; and

the texturing system further comprises a compressed gas that pressurizes the texture material within the aerosol container.

11 . A method of applying a desired texture pattern on a patched portion of a surface having a surface coating portion with a pre-existing texture pattern, where the patched portion of the surface does not have the pre-existing texture pattern, the method comprising the steps of:

providing texture material comprising a carrier, a binder, a filler, and a change material, where

the texture material changes from a wet form to a solidified form when exposed to air, and

the change material changes appearance when the texture material changes from the wet form to the solidified form;

providing a dispensing system for dispensing the texture material;

providing a selecting system defining an outlet opening;

supporting the selecting system on the dispensing system such that texture material dispensed from the dispensing system is dispensed through the outlet opening in any one of a plurality of spray patterns;

configuring the selecting system such that the spray pattern corresponds to the desired texture pattern; and

arranging the dispensing system such that the outlet opening is adjacent to the patched portion of the surface;

operating the dispensing system to deposit the texture material onto the patched portion of the surface in the desired texture pattern; and

allowing the texture material to dry such that the texture material changes from the wet form to the solidified form and the change material changes appearance.

12 . A method as recited in claim 11 , further comprising the step of applying a coating of paint onto the texture material in the solidified form.

13 . A texturing system for applying a desired texture pattern on a patched portion of a surface having a surface coating portion with a pre-existing texture pattern, where the patched portion of the surface does not have the pre-existing texture pattern:

texture material comprising

substantially between 20 and 40 percent by weight, inclusive, of a carrier,

substantially between 3 and 7 percent by weight, inclusive, of a binder,

substantially between 20 and 70 percent by weight, inclusive, of a filler, and

substantially between 0.001 and 0.010 percent by weight, inclusive, of a change material, where

the texture material changes from a wet form to a solidified form when exposed to air, and

the change material changes appearance when the texture material changes from the wet form to the solidified form;

a dispensing system for dispensing the texture material;

a selecting system defining an outlet opening, where the selecting system is supported by the dispensing system such that texture material dispensed from the dispensing system is dispensed through the outlet opening in any one of a plurality of spray patterns; whereby

the selecting system is configured such the spray pattern corresponds to the desired texture pattern; and

the dispensing system is arranged such that operating the dispensing system to dispense the texture material causes the texture material to be deposited onto the patched portion of the surface in the desired texture pattern.

14 . A texturing system as recited in claim 13 , in which the dispensing system comprises an aerosol system for containing and dispensing the texture material.

15 . A texturing system as recited in claim 14 , in which the aerosol system comprises an actuator member, in which the selecting system comprises a plurality of tubes, where each tube defines an outlet opening having a different cross-sectional area and one of the tubes is attached to the actuator member to obtain the desired spray pattern.

16 . A texturing system as recited in claim 13 , in which the selecting system comprises a rigid outlet member defining a plurality of outlet openings each having a different cross-sectional area, where the rigid member is rotated relative to the dispensing system to obtain the desired spray pattern.

17 . A texturing system as recited in claim 13 , the selecting system comprises a deformable outlet member that defines the outlet opening, where deforming the deformable outlet member alters a cross-sectional area of the outlet opening to obtain the desired spray pattern.

18 . A texturing system as recited in claim 13 , in which the dispensing system comprises a spray gun that mixes the texture material with a stream of pressurized air.

19 . A texturing system as recited in claim 13 , in which the dispensing system is a hopper gun that stores the texture material and mixes the texture material with a stream of pressurized air.

20 . A texturing system as recited in claim 19 , in which the stream of pressurized air is formed by a hand pump.

21 . A texturing system as recited in claim 13 , in which the change material is selected from a group of texture materials consisting of bromothymol blue, phenolphthalein, and thymolphthalein.