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Any milk paint experts?

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Any milk paint experts?

John in New Mexico


>We were discussing paneling in a bathroom yesterday, and the question came up, which paint would be best for a humid environment? Anyone have thoughts one whether oiled and waxed milk paint would be a better or equal choice to regular latex? Is conventional enamel even an option anymore? What about pigmenting an oil varnish?

Perhaps I should post this on the main board too, but this side somehow seems more oriented to old painting techniques.

TIA for any ideas/input,

John

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Kinda... *LINK*

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA


>I can't say I'm an expert, but I have dome a few items in milk paint (saw and other tool tills) that hang out in a somewhat damp space (my shop under my house). I used BLO (minwax's) over the milk paint. I havn't had any issues as of yet.

The link to to my favorite place to buy it. It's has loks of good info there also.

http://www.realmilkpaint.com/

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thomd coralseacat@yahoo.au


>I have only done furniture items. Seems like it would be a lot of trouble. The oil one tops with is not waterproof and can go nicely moldy on you in the wrong environment. And it doesn't always penetrate all that well, and if you are doing it on a vertical surface you might have penetration problems. The base coat is not waterproof by any stretch so if you don't get it fully bonded down with oil it will wash or chip off easily.

Watco makes a marine oil. I have some but I don't know of any special claims, or even whether it can be used indoors.

It is also pretty expensive on a large area. At least where I buy it.

Of course a properly built modern bathroom, like I read about in the magazines, with properly sized air handling, may not have a humidity problem. But if you have the kind of bath that gets tilex, then I wouldn't recomend milk paint.

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bill tindall


>I don't know why any paint would not work fine. I have semigloss latex on drywall walls and oil enamal on wood work.

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Steve Kubien

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Steve Kubien


>Can't tell you much about milkpaint do I will say do not use oil paint. The walls and everything else in you house need to breathe. Oil paint does not. Any moisture that gets behind it will lift the paint. Not knowing about milk paint, I would definately stay with latex.

Steve Kubien

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Bob Hackett


>You could always just go to the website for The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co.

www.milkpaint.com

They can steer you to a local supplier and there`s a printable $5.00 rebate coupon for 1st time buyers there.

If you prefer to talk to a real human you could call them toll free at(866)350-MILK to get tech assistance.

I knew there was a reason I saved that brochure.

Mainely,Bob

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