Lime paint: how to apply it?- House side
Lime paint (or lime milk) is a natural paint that makes it possible to obtain remarkable aesthetic effects provided that you know how to apply it.Here are our tips for a simple application, in painting, in lime brush or lime interior coating.
How to apply lime paint?Here are the steps to follow to paint its walls well and get an optimal result.
The material to apply lime paint
- a rectangular brush or a wide brush - a flat and fine brush - a coating knife - a taloche - a whisk or a wooden spatula
Use a brush and natural hair brushes because lime paint does not hold on synthetic hairs.
The technique for lime painting
Lime painting applies as a traditional painting, with a few variants.
1- Prepare the wall by brushing it, then sprinkling it generously the day before the application.For good grip, the wall must be clean and have a damp and rough surface.On dry and smooth walls, lime may not hang.2- Mix the lime paint well, and regularly renew the operation to prevent lime from hardening and the pigments will sedimenate.3- Proceed on a test on a small surface to control the color that lime paint will take by drying.If necessary, readjust the dosages in pigments.4- Start by painting the angles and edges of the room with a flat and fine brush.5- Then apply the paint in two layers, spaced 24 hours: the first layer in horizontal passes, the second in vertical passes.6- Apply as many layers as necessary until you get the desired final rendering.7- wait a week or two to apply the finishing layer.
To create original effects, use the coating knife;For an "old -fashioned" finish, the Taloche.
How to succeed in applying lime painting?
- sand the walls so that they are more absorbent and the paint can take perfectly.- to apply lime paint on a porous surface, start by placing a underlay.- The lime hardening quickly, apply it immediately after having prepared it and stir it regularly with a wood or a wooden spatula.- Apply each layer at one time to avoid variations in colors.- lime painting not being washed, practice by retouching in case of stains.- To prevent powder lime paint, add adjuvants such as alum salt or latex resins.- Never water lime milk in the process of drying, even in great heat.Lime being corrosive, bring protective gloves to avoid burns.- outdoors, during and after application, protect the wall from bad weather or sun with tarpaulins.
To promote the grip and good hold of a lime paint, a lime brush or a lime coating, apply it by moderate temperature (between 10 and 18 ° C).Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons.
Lime painting can be applied on all supports, with the exception of metals.
