White Wash
nimrod
lime mixed with water as a wash. I'm not sure that enamel paint will be
transparent enough to let enough light through. If it is just to diffuse
too powerful a light, try hardware cloth or something similar, draped
across the rood inside. Nimrod.
Donald Price wrote:
> Hello too all, I will get right to the point. I have built a
> glass greenhouse and want to paint it. I have tried to
> locate white wash in every conceivable location in my area,
> without any luck.
> Question: Does anyone know where I can locate ww?
> Has something replaced ww or is better?
> I am told that it comes in a powder form and usually in
> 25lb. bags.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. My area is Petaluma,
> CA.
Donald Price
Mickey W
Sawyer. If you find some, try your luck at pulling a Tom Sawyer on
the neighbors and get them to do it for you <g> Good Luck!!!
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999 00:40:18 GMT, Donald Price <Woodb...@home.com>
wrote:
Mickey W
mic...@mindspring.com
Shirley Hicks
wrote:
>Hello too all, I will get right to the point. I have built a
>glass greenhouse and want to paint it. I have tried to
>locate white wash in every conceivable location in my area,
>without any luck.
>Question: Does anyone know where I can locate ww?
> Has something replaced ww or is better?
>I am told that it comes in a powder form and usually in
>25lb. bags.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated. My area is Petaluma,
>CA.
Just out of curiosity, why are you doing this? (Inquiring minds want
to know....<g>)
Re painting glass, if you lightly sand the glass, white primer will
bond quite nicely. I did up some panes for use as palettes in the
studio. I am assuming you don't want to remove it at a later date.
White sign painting enamel will also go on nicely and stay put until
you scrape it off.
Shirley Hicks
Cdn Zone 6b
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Donald Price <Woodb...@home.com> wrote:
> Hello too all, I will get right to the point. I have built a
> glass greenhouse and want to paint it. I have tried to
> locate white wash in every conceivable location in my area,
> without any luck.
> Question: Does anyone know where I can locate ww?
> Has something replaced ww or is better?
> I am told that it comes in a powder form and usually in
> 25lb. bags.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. My area is Petaluma,
> CA.
>
Kaolin is the powdered clay that is usually called white wash. Maybe
if you ask for it by name you can find it.
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in summer, with the fall rains then washing the glass clean for winter.
You can buy the modern version of whitewash as nursery supply stores. Or
you can try making it yourself from the following recipe:
Basic lime and milk paint
Mix in one part of lime with twelve parts of skim milk (you
can measure by either weight or volume). Add pigment until
desired colour is achieved.
Lime, milk and plaster of Paris paint
Ingredients:
Skim milk 1.5 cups
Lime 30 g
Plaster of Paris 240 g
Pigment
Mix skim milk with lime while stirring briskly until the lime is
thoroughly dispersed.
Add plaster of Paris
and pigment until desired colour is
achieved
Notes:
Allow the mixture to
sit for an hour or until it stops bubbling.
When painting, stir the
mixture every five minutes to prevent
the solid ingredients
settling.
Washing up
Use water, and a little
soap. Unlike commercial synthetic
paints, the residue can
safely be poured onto the garden,
though be careful not
to tip too much lime on one area.