Milk paint dries in less than half an hour, compared with the days needed for oil-based paints to dry.
Did you know that in 2017, the exterior walls of the 15th-Century Belvedere Palace near St. Peters Square in Vatican City, were touched up using milk paint? The milk was mixed with slaked lime and natural pigments to create the original cream colour used in the 1500s and then hand-patted onto the walls!
Milk paint is not new-it has been used for thousands of years. It is not premixed like oil and acrylic paints, but comes in the form of a powder. The powder contains milk protein or casein, lime and natural earth or mineral pigments. It is mixed with water and then used like regular paint. It is sold as a powder because the paint begins to spoil once it is mixed with water.
Milk paint dries in less than half an hour, compared with the days needed for oil-based paints. It doesn’t require priming or sanding before application. It is non-toxic and almost fume-free. It also produces a unique mottled finish that can be lightly sanded for a shine.
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