GENERAL FINISHES MILK PAINT

milk paint

Milk paint is a non-toxic water based mixture used as a paint. It is made from milk and lime with or without pigments added for color. Borax may be added to the in addition to lime in the milk paint recipe to assist the lime in dissolving the casein and as a preservative.
A non-toxic, fade-resistant paint made from milk protein (casein), clay, lime and earth pigments.
Before commercially prepared paints were available, paint was made at home based on formulas handed down from generation to generation. Milk paint was made from old curdled milk or cottage cheese, lime and earth pigment for color.

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general finishes milk paint – General Finishes,

General Finishes, Milk Paint Wood Samples

Choose your stain color and consistency by bringing home actual samples to view in
the proper lighting and environment of your project. Palm-sized, dual-sided sample
boards are labeled and display finish colors and textures as they apply to real wood.
Milk Paint colors:

Snow White, Antique White, Linen, Millstone, Outback Brown, Little Pink,
Buttermilk Yellow, Somerset Gold, Sage Green, Bayberry Green, Basil, Cypress Green,
Red Pepper, Autumn Haze, Brick Red, Tuscan Red, Baby Blue, Federal Blue, Coastal
Blue and Lamp Black.

countrybench02

Bench changed to overhang on the sides. All pine, top stained black cherry. Bottom is bay berry green milk paint, distressed edges and a glaze over the milk paint. The top of the bench was a 1/2 thick utility shelf that I had unused in the garage.

First of many steps

General Finishes Milk Paint is actually acrylic. It’s still low VOC and relatively "green" but it is NOT milk paint.

general finishes milk paint

The deep rich colors of Milk Paint authentically reflect those colors found on existing antique furniture and buildings. Milk Paint is made in small batches, using earth pigments. Modern paints cannot compare with the colors and the texture of the finish for achieving the old or country look of Colonial or Shaker furniture and interiors. And, like the paints used hundreds of years ago, the colors in Milk Paint will not fade. Milk Paint will produce an antique uneven matte surface when first applied. You can also create a semi-gloss look by simply burnishing the painted surface. Milk Paint is packaged in a dry powder form allowing you to control the thickness of the paint for use as either a wash/stain, full cover coat, or for stenciling. As in originally produced home-made milk paint, this product uses milk protein, lime, clay, and earth pigments such as ochre, umber, iron oxide, lampblack, etc. Milk Paint is environmentally safe and non-toxic when dry. Its safe for childrens furniture and toys, and can also be used for interiors of homes of people who are allergic to modern paints. Packaged as a powder, you add water to make one pint of liquid.