Tips to Getting a Non Chippy Look With Milkpaint
$180
3 Weeks
Medium
Have you ever wanted to use milk paint? I painted my large china cabinet with this stuff and it turned out BEAUTIFUL! I learned a lot while using milk paint and I'm sharing my tips to success to getting the non chippy look.
Milk paint is a specialty paint, you won't find it at your local hardware store. You'll have to purchase it online or at a specialty paint store. Milk Paint is non toxic, odor free, and is 100% natural. Because of all of these great qualities milk paint costs more than regular latex paint. So consider if you can afford to spend extra.
I used a blender and hand mixed it and I got a lot better results when it came to consistency when I mixed the paint with a blender. Make sure to pour water in first before you add the powder. At first it came out kind of frothy, which made it really easy to paint with and there was a lot less drips.
Add bonding agent on every coat of paint to avoid chipping.
My rule of thumb, paint in a climate that is around 60-75 degrees.
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Loving the idea of the mirrors inside your cabinet. They add a lot of light to the room and the reflections of the dishes...super. Oh, the paint job is great too!
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Good info. I've only seen Milk paint applied for the chippy look. Guess I don't get out enough. I Have old 1900's) green milk paint on many of my walls. Modern paints really don't stick to it well. I might try to see if it will stick to old milk paint.
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