semi-OT: milk paint?

What is it?

I have only ever had one nekkid wheel and I used beeswax. It gives a lovely honey colour:)

Ummm are you surprised that I don't know about them - or you don't know either? :))))

Milk paint is possibly an American invention. I doubt it though because a lot of old Scandinavian wheels (at least the ones that reputedly came over on the boat with immigrants who settled in the upper Great Lakes areas of the US) are black or green, both of which are pretty common milk paint colors.

Anyhow, it's basically milk plus lime powder plus finely powdered kaolin clay plus earth pigments. When it isn't colored it's called whitewash. It cures rather than dries, and produces a very hard flat finish.

Here's the URL to the brand of paint I've purchased. There are other brands but they're premixed. I'll have more control if I mix my own (simple, just add water), especially since I'm planning to do a little blending.

I'm planning to lay down a coat of Pitch Black, over which I'm going to put purple (Federal Blue plus Salem Red) and then do some fast aging with sandpaper. I may faux-finish the finials to resemble ivory, or I may gold leaf them, I haven't decided yet, but I've got time before I have to commit to one or the other.

I'm obviously going for a semi-traditional appearance, though the purple isn't a traditional milk paint color by any means. A girl has to do a little personalizing, donchakno :D

And yes, I'll post some photos when I get it finished.

Thanks Woolie. I know what whitewash is:, or what we call whitewash:) I didn't know it was coloured and used for wood:)

Very interesting!

Which model?

I could wax it,

Ok.

Hehe you betcha:))

Just beat me to it :)

O xx

The... Polonaise?

Not familiar with that brand, but yes, you can use milk paint inside. There are little/no fumes with it. Just make sure that you know what you want, the milk paints that I am familiar with won't come off with paint strippers. DA

Thank you Wooly and Ophelia , for the explanations ,,, one learns new things all the time ,,, mirjam

Yes, the nice young man at the wood shop where I bought the paint powder was a great pains to tell me about the permanancy of milk paint. The company that makes the brand of paint I have also makes paint remover but really, I don't foresee a need to ever strip the wheel and refinish it.

Aside from space issues if I try to paint the thing inside DH pointed out that I'll have no end of cat supervision and THAT means cat hairs on the finish. So I guess I will be waiting for dry weather so I can do the job outdoors.

I can be patient but MAN it's aggrevating for that box full of wheel to sit there doing nothing!

Does it not 'go off' and stink???

Huh well don't be!!! I have never heard of milk being used for paint. I know whitewash but I didn't know it could be made with milk!

Oh well, we learn something new every day and that is as it should be:)))

LOL! I don't know what 'nekkid' means :-)

Mary

OH I am sure you do Mary:)) You know everything!

Could it be the Kid you carry on your Neck ,, maybe it is made of Goat`t milk ???? mirjam

LOL

Oh!. It comes OEM with both scotch tension and double drive. I'm not going to bother installing the scotch tension, though I suppose I should paint the knobs and stuff to match the rest of the wheel "just in case".

I'm also going to hit the Tandy store (I'm lucky to have one of the few remaining Tandy leather stores nearby) for a purple thong to tie the pittman to the treadle :D Nobody will accuse me of failing to accessorize properly!

Ahh thanks:) I am not going entirely mad then???

LOL good for your girl:))))