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Milk paint outdoors: experience?
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Posted by kmickleson z9 CA (My Page) on Fri, Jul 29, 05 at 14:07
| I'm just learning about Milk Paint, and am building a garden potting cottage/storage shed, with thoughts of using MP in various ways--maybe on top of a potting bench surface. Also, I have a very long redwood fence [unfinished & aged to its usual grey] which I was thinking of doing in a milk paint. I'm looking for people who might have experience using this stuff in various applications--some outdoor--other than just for refinishing furniture. My questions range from mixing colors to the layering process to sealers, etc...
All input or leads appreciated. Thanks.
Karen |
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RE: Milk paint outdoors: experience?
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| On HGTV Country Living, there was a man who made furniture out of recycled wood. Then he did a milk paint of sorts and put them in the yard for a while to age before selling. So maybe not outside unless you varnish. |
RE: Milk paint outdoors: experience?
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| WHAT IS MILK PAINT? Sounds interesting, have heard of it, but have no idea what it is. |
RE: Milk paint outdoors: experience?
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| Here's a good link. I ma curious to try it |
Here is a link that might be useful: Milk Paint Company
RE: Milk paint outdoors: experience?
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| I used it in my kitchen. I didn't like the colors of blue, so I mixed one of the blues with the white. I achieved "my" perfect color. Milk paint will spot if it gets wet, so it needs to be sealed. We used a poly-acrylic on ours. Again, this was inside. It's also very hard to mix. It comes in a paper bag of sorts, powder form and you mix with water. If I was to do it again, I'd get an attachment for the drill that would mix it up. Ours was very lumpy, I ended up straining it thru an old pair of pantyhose. If you did a whole fence with it, you'd have to use some sort of outdoor poly on it, otherwise, it would spot. I think I'd email them or call them (the customer service is excellent!) and ask them about using it outdoors. Terry |
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