Extra paint may be kept for several days in the refrigerator until the milk sours.
Milk paint floors.
Years ago they used to make paint with milk.
Allow to dry thoroughly 3 4 hours before use.
Our boutique line same formula as the original paint but with 18 exclusive colors.
After making the milk paint from skim milk it is then painted onto pine flooring.
There are 3 main top coats i use to seal milk paint each for different reasons.
While how to paint your floors and not screw it up has generated all sorts of helpful feedback their have been even more questions about this topic.
In an effort to get them answered here is our question for the week i have unsealed wood floors that are stained a rather dark brown in a rented apartment.
By laura euler apr 4 2014 1 56pm edt.
For use on tree trunks to avoid sun scald.
Real milk paint co founded in 1995 is your source for milk paint and nontoxic wood finishes including tung oil.
The only milk paint on the market formulated for walls but can be used on most anything.
Milk paint can be used on virtually any kind of surface indoor and outdoor without primer or sanding.
Surfaces include wood glass plastic drywall plaster and even metal.
Available in 32 colors.
Sealing milk paint though is really very easy.
Find out how here.
Milk paint old beams and worn floors.
Allow project to dry sufficiently before applying next coat.
Milk paint is a porous paint which means that if you do not seal it water dirt and other contaminants can get down into your painted finish and stain or damage it.
For extra protection give paint a coat of oil finish or sealer.
Same formula since 1974.
The original milk paint.
Great for diy and antique projects.
Double or triple the recipe for paint.
I would like to lighten and brighten the room and think painted floors would work.
In the back of one of the old cupboards in the original house we found some old cans of milk paint.
Apply milk paint with a cheap natural bristle brush.