Why add baking soda in paint?
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That's to make chalk paint.
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Hi Melanie,
By pouring baking soda into paint you can get a form of chalk paint. I haven't tried it but others really like it. Here's the link:
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/furniture/how-baking-soda-can-change-the-way-you-paint-in-just-5-minutes-30024176
How Baking Soda Can Change the Way You Paint—in Just 5 Minutes
It is part of the recipe to make your own chalk paint, along with water.
I've heard of adding baking soda into paint to make a chalk style type of paint. I've never used baking soda though. Instead I have used plaster of paris or calcium carbonate powder to make regular latex paint into chalk paint.
Here is a great tutorial on using chalk paint for furniture painting! https://www.arayofsunlight.com/2018/11/how-to-paint-furniture.html