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milk paint????

what is milk paint is it more exspensive then normal paint? does it have a strong odor?

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I tried it once and it was hard work! In the end i used waterbased paint , diluted with water and applied it like a wash. I painted my old pine bed setting, to give it a shabby chic french farmyard look...it looks perfect! im so proud. But milk paint is a chore.
I don't know that it is more expensive, really. Most of them are powder that you mix with water and you use them very thin, it's kind of like painting with milk powder in water. It has no odor to speak of, because it's basically milk and mineral pigment. I wouldn't use it outdoors in a damp climate like where I live but it is great for furniture or interior walls. It sort of soaks into wood, and it definitely takes a second coat to get complete coverage but one coat will give that weathered antiquey look. It has no sheen whatsoever, and if you want a washable surface you pretty much have to varnish it after.
Milk okorder I have used it on some historic restoration projects. I probably would use a more modern product unless there was a real reason that milk paint was required.

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