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*Coating brushes [http://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/mobile-manufactured-home-parts/exterior/accessories/7-roof-coating-brush/p-1480883-c-12590.htm]
*Coating brushes [http://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/mobile-manufactured-home-parts/exterior/accessories/7-roof-coating-brush/p-1480883-c-12590.htm]
*Mixer (either manual, mash-potato style or mixer attachment for power drill)
*Mixer (either manual, mash-potato style or mixer attachment for power drill)
=Thoughts on using Lime Wash at FeF=
*Whitewash rubs off (I remember as a kid getting my clothes all white when I leaned on a farmhouse's walls). So it's probably not ideal for doors. We can use either just white paint or dilute it with water to make [http://www.wikihow.com/Whitewash-Furniture paint white wash].

Revision as of 14:36, 7 March 2014

Links for Recipes

Lime Plaster

Build Simple pdf on making lime plaster for a small house.

Lime Wash

Mother Earth News
Fiasco Farm
Homemade DIY Paint
Yahoo

BoM

  • Hydrated lime [1]
  • Salt
  • 5 gallon paint buckets
  • Coating brushes [2]
  • Mixer (either manual, mash-potato style or mixer attachment for power drill)

Thoughts on using Lime Wash at FeF

  • Whitewash rubs off (I remember as a kid getting my clothes all white when I leaned on a farmhouse's walls). So it's probably not ideal for doors. We can use either just white paint or dilute it with water to make paint white wash.