Making Limewash Paint using Limestrong
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- Опубліковано 15 лют 2021
- In this video, I show you how to make your own Limewash paint from Earthaus Plaster’s slacked lime powder and color pigmentation.
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For more in depth information about how to limewash paint, please refer to my other videos here:
• How to Lime Wash Paint...
• How to Lime Wash paint...
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That was the most helpful of the many I have viewed on YT.. thanks. Gives one a sense of how to make and break the rules with this medium. Lacking on wall types and wall prep and details, perhaps.
Thank you! I have a little more info about wall prep and variables in some of my other uploads if you're still curious :)
It appears they aren’t available now because they are rebranding fall 2022. I hope they re-open, I really want to limewash my home. Love your videos, the best I have found on the subject. Thank you for doing all the work to make them.
I've watched more than 30+ videos on YT and read 8-10 articles on DIY lime washing and I am happy to say that this guy explains it so nicely and perfectly and everything STEP BY STEP that I finally have something I can do!! Absolutely Brilliant! Thank You, Jake.
wow! that office is stunning, you have great taste
Just buy lime putty or make it, add color, one can make color out of nature, or buy pigments and then add water -- play. This is art. When I first moved into my plaster-walled home, the walls were hideous. I had very little time so I just took a bucket of water, added some basic brown water-based paint, and with a cotton rag, washed the walls down, in circular patterns. I really liked it, felt like I was living in a cozy cave--after 15 years, and now in lockdown-am finally ready and able to devote time to intentionally re-plastering and /or skim-coating my walls then adding a lime wash. It's not that hard. Yet it is super confusing with all the info spinning around. I am so glad it's coming more in vogue. I was so stressed and confused in the beginning but now I am making it my own by being curious and playing with it. started in the basement. Have fun
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Thank you for creating these videos!
The Lime wash paint really has made your home feel so earthy it really does look authentically aged and raw. Well done I look forward to seeing how you transform your other spaces
Thank you Benita!
You have a wonderful, calm and articulate demeanor. You explain what you’re doing very well and it’s helpful for those of us who love the look of the walls you’ve done, but had no clue how it was accomplished. I hope I can find your other videos easily! I did subscribe, but don’t know where to look for others, yet. Thanks for sharing your artwork on walls! love it.
Thanks Dorene! I'll be uploading more content soon :)
OMG! I absolutely love your walls!
The magic of lime wash is alive and well @ 1:29! Another great video, MWWP!!
Love your office! Beautiful!
stunning!
What a wonderful video and beautiful office space you've created! We're so happy you're happy with the product and outcome. Thank you so much for sharing.
I love this!! 😍
Your videos are great, really helpful you deserve thousands of subscribers 🙌🏻🙌🏻
First of all and the walls turned out beautiful! I love these videos, so enjoyable to watch and easy to follow (and I know this is 2 years old) but for people in UK or Ireland (and prob similar mainland europe and US), you can buy a 25kg (55lb) bag of hydrated lime aka calcium hydroxide aka builders lime for €12 or €13 which is currently $13 or $14 as opposed to 2lb for $35 like in this video. I've found some places online where you can buy the pigment powders too or art supply shops. Why did people ever stop limewashing their walls is baffling to me! (obviously less work) but particulary in cool temperate climates where concrete built is the norm, it makes so much sense!
PS. just a random story I'm always reminded of whenever I hear about limewash/whitewash: 2 of my uncles when the youngest was only 9 or 10 and the older brother who was 12 or 13 and gave him his first cigarette (or faaaaag as we call them in Ireland & UK) but because they were rollies the tobacco would turn their fingers brown so when they were called in for their dinner they rubbed their fingers agains the limewash paint in the yard to make them white so they didn't get caught. Anyway, didn't really fool anybody because the next thing the youngest looked out of it and slowly slid sideways along the wall before passing out at the kitchen table during dinner 😅🤣 followed by the eldest getting a clip (or a few) across the ear by the father.
😍 Beautifully done! Nice job Sir! 👏🏼
I love how professional your videos are, do you do your own editing? the camera work is awesome and flows. I will be trying my own mix now that I have seen this video. Thank you so much!
Thanks Stantford! I do my own editing and filming, yes. I'm actually a filmmaker, which it makes it a little easier ;)
thank you!
Thanks for the video. Can I get your opinion on the matte sealers? Pros and cons? I hung a piece of drywall in my basement for practice. I like the results but when I look at the product at an angle I see the brush strokes and they have a chalky finish that Im not crazy about. But when I apply the matte sealer it does tone down chalky finish but I think it also changes the character a bit but not in a good way. Any thoughts?
to get the best result in relation to planning products where you mix lime and pigments water together, it is best to mix it together. And let it stand for 24 hours and stir again before you stuff it on the wall so that the pigment penetrates the lime properly And it gives the best result. This is what they recommend in the lime treatments. I know. I myself grew up in an area where we excavate lime so know a lot about the product itself. The product lime must connect with the pigmentation minor color difference if it stands for 24 Hours just a good piece of advice.
That’s great insight. I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing! Where did you grow up?
its best result if the mixture of lime, water and natural pigment will me pre made for at least 1 day?
I also want to ask if sanding my previously painted wall will help as "primer" nd applying first coat of watery limewash too... Thanks!
Love this, I’m looking to start a project. Do I need to paint my wall with a white base or can this go straight on bare plaster? Cheers
Cool video! I would like to know if i can apply it directly on the painted wall?
Curious if you used a special primer on your walls before applying this?
Hi good morning my name is Prabhu I saw your video so lovely wonderful
Does it matter if you are prepping and lime washing over acrylic or does it have to be oil base paint. Thank you
Did you prime your wall with mineral point or.just regular primer?
thank you very much for the interesting video! How much of "Almond C" pigment powder do you use per litres of water or lime ?
How did you prep the walls before applying the lime wash?
I see in other videos that they use binder for adhesion. Here you didn't use it,, just want to ask the condition of your wall now without any binders. Hope u answer
Thank you. Can you add the pigment o Hydrated lime?
Thanks for sharing! This video is super helpful. I like the fact that Limestrong paint can extend as much as the Bauwerk paint. I've seen ppl using other brand limewash paint, but those don't look as extendable and they don't settle. I wonder how do you compare the two paint you used, Limestrong and Bauwerk, which one do you think is better? Can they achieve the same end result? Thanks!
I like using Limestrong because of the color consistency I can achieve. When I add my own color pigment, I know exactly what color to expect on the wall... with Bauwerk, I've had some color variation that feels a little out of my control
@@MtWashingtonWeekendProject Thanks! This is super helpful.
I’m looking to create a pink limewash wall, will I need to purchase the pigment from somewhere else?
Thanks a lot for this video! Can I ask what type of paint/primer did you use before the limestrong?
That's my question. This is becoming all the rage (good) but expensive. Seems counter-productive to use an acrylic primer.
Does this leave a powder residues that rubs off ?
Can you use it o outside brick? Will it cure? Wash away?
Have you used any primer tho?
Love this. I am hoping to do some limewashed walls in my house soon. Did you do anything to prep the walls before using the Limestrong limewash?
Hi Grace! If your walls are plastered, then you can paint directly onto them... if they're already painted, then you'll want to prime them with limewash primer. I suggest looking into Limestrong Grit, since you can add it to primer that you buy at the hardware store
Thank you, I will look into that. I am working with drywall. :)
Hi! Thank you for this helpful video! Did you do anything to seal / protect your limewash? Lime strong offers soap and wax, and I’m not sure how to evaluate these options. Thank you!
Hi Andrea! I didn't seal the walls. They don't need to be sealed unless you're in a wet environment, like a bathroom. If you plan on wiping them down often, I could see needing to seal it, but I didn't seal any of my walls
What type of paintbrush are you using?
Hi sir ., Im asking only what is the deferent of limewash & asvesti?
😢 sad I am not seeing any more videos on Lime wash and Tadelakt from you. The lime strong lime wash in the bag was that a 2lbs bag?
Question: should the wall be white before applying limewash paint?
I have yellow wall, painted in matte paint, which are resistant to water. I was going to buy some usual paint to cover it without sanding, until I got cough up with this technique.
I read in the comments that the special primer is needed, but is it have to be sanded wall/ white wall or primer should be applied directly on my painted yellow wall?
Thanks, great place you are making and nice color choice!
Hi there! The whole idea with Limewash is that it needs something to "grab onto". So, the specific primers for Limewash create a texture for the lime wash to grab a hold of. For your yellow wall, I would buy normal primer, buy Grit from Limestrong and add 1 cup of Grit to your normal primer, and prime your walls before applying the lime wash.
What is the prep work prior limewashing? What is underlay prior limewashing? Primer? White paint?
Is lime wash paint ok for backsplash in the kitchen? And how to clean just in case? thank you
As long as there is no water getting on it, its fine. If its being exposed to water, you may want to look into Tadelakt. Or microcement :)
What did you use as a primer with the lime strong paint? Bauwerk prep coat?
The best option, and cheapest is to buy Limestrong Grit, and add a cup of it to traditional acrylic primer.
Thanks for another thorough tutorial of the trade and sourcing from a local company! How does Bauwerk compare to the Limestrong's product?
Thank you Eda, Bauwerk has a lot of color options, which makes it fun to choose from. Personally, I like the texture that I get out of the Limestrong paint. Bauwerk comes pre-mixed so its a little less "hands on" but its more convenient.
I love what you have been doing on this channel! I want to reach out in some way and ask you some questions about what you have done here, thinking about doing it myself!
Whats up Jeremy?!?! Good to hear from you dude. Fire away. Check out the other Lime wash videos on the channel too, it'll probably help.
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Watched all of your videos, turned me on to the product your using as well. Ian says hi! He and his fiancé are staying with me for a bit till there place is built. I'm so glad to see how well your doing!
Did you also use joint compound and primer on this? And if so what primer did you use?
I had previously painted the walls with Limewash... so I didn't need to prime it or joint compound over it. If your walls are smoothed out with joint compound, you can paint directly onto that. If you want to prime over previous (non limewash) paint, then I would suggest adding Limestrong Grit to your primer, for maximum Limewash effect.
You order from them online or they have physical stores? I live in Canada and I didn’t find stores in my city that sale it
Online... they don't have any storefronts
What is aware of that At the moment.There are many new products that call themselves lime paint but not quite the main rule is that if it is a naturally based lime products it is only lime and pigment that is mixed with water and nothing else is stuffed in it.for pure old-fashioned lime paint has to contaminate a little if you touch it when you have painted it, That is, if you can get it on your fingers.Then it is pure lime paint.I say it just because at least in Denmark , there are a lot of new, developed products, which are called lime paint, but where there is a mixture product in which makes the lime not contaminate, can not get it on the fingers, but it also does it is suddenly not so a environmentally friendly product, or allergy-friendly product ie for what is so fantastic, with pure lime paint, is good for the indoor climate and really good for the environment. Good luck with painting. Maybe it is not important to you that it is so natural that there is many new exciting and beautiful products p to the market at least especially in.Denmark which you can also order out of the country as it has the most beautiful surfaces.But not all are equally environmentally friendly.but it is 100% environmentally friendly if you order naturally, the lime and here in Denmark we have a today a company where it is 100% organic pigments that are stuffed together with the lime.
Very helpful video. Easy to watch. Did you do this on sheetrock? Limestrong's website says not to, unless you put a coat of sand on it. Just wondering if this is really necessary.
CJL you can use our limewash over drywall. We highly recommend adding our primer grit to your primer to help with adhesion.
@@EarthausPlaster is it necesaary to smooth out the drywall?
I need this material and place and rough friends me how to I took from fever to in my place
How much color pigment do you add in for 2lbs of limewash?
It depends, lighter shades need less pigment and darker shades need more. So, for this particular shade, I just ordered 1 color pack and used the whole thing. I can't remember the exact measurement
Super Video. Danke dafür. Denkst Du man könnte diese Materialien auch nach Germany senden?
Also, I didnt thoroughly prime the areas where the wall and ceiling meet. Now that the lime wash is on, can I re-prime and limes wash those areas?
You can re-prime and lime wash them, although it might look noticeable when trying to blend the two areas... it could also add an interesting texture and look!
@@MtWashingtonWeekendProject here to report that priming over the areas that I messed up and lime washing over the prime did not work lol. Not sure what my next steps are, but you can see the prime under the lime wash. 🤦🏼♀️
@@maydayaap I was worried it might not blend... The only realistic way to make it uniform would be to re-prime the entire wall and start from scratch...
@@MtWashingtonWeekendProject I spoke too soon! After a 3rd coat over just the re-primed areas, they are looking great!
Is it best to start with a white wall?
Hi Jalena, Lime Paint is semi translucent, so it is best to start with a white wall to get the truest color. When you first apply the lime paint, it will be wet, and therefore more translucent. As it dries it will become more opaque.
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How much will a professional charge for a regular room 10x10 any one knows
Do limestrong also sell primer?
They have a product called Grit, which you can add to traditional primer to give it more “toothiness”
DOES LIQUID PIGMENT WORK?
Can you guide us what natural ingredients we can use to add on lime to get some color ful texture while applying on wall. Or any ingredient that can help us to get our wall with more variety of color. Do it yourself is my thought process, so I need some information that can help me get textured lime wall in my house
Hi Shubham. I bought the color from Limestrong. I bought their color UMBER and FLAX. The mix ratio for the wall color in my video is 4:1. So, if you are making 4 liters of lime wash, then the color pigment would be 20g UMBER:5g FLAX. If you're making more limwash, you can expand accordingly
@@MtWashingtonWeekendProject thats very helpful, can you tell us how much lime (Kg) were mix with the 3 liters of water? What is the lime/water ratio? I live in a country where you cant find limewash, only the ingredients 😢
What primer?
This room already had a coat of limewash on it, so I was able to apply this coat directly on top of the previous one. But, Limestrong does sell a product called Grit that you can add to primer to prep for limewash
Hi there im a bit confused i just bought some and they said that i also need a prep coat but u didn’t applied nothing of that…please let me know i dont want to ruin my project and thx…
HI, I had already applied a prep coat and a different layer of lime wash prior to the application that you see here. So, for your wall, you'll want to apply at least one coat of Limestrong primer before applying the Limewash
Awsome thx…btw love how it turned out👍🏻
I'm sorry but what exactly is the difference between limewash paint and 'tadelact' I keep seeing that name come across but I never see a clear explanation of what it is.
Hey Aaron, Tadelakt is a waterproof finish that is mean mainly for bathrooms and backsplashes. It is also "sealed" with a soap and sometimes wax to ensure the waterproofing. I'm actually making a Tadelakt video at the moment, so stay tuned and I'll break it down further
appreciate reference to other supplier but they definitely don't have the range of colours, especially the more moody shades
I'm sure you know this by now but it's not "slacked" lime it's "slaked" lime with a long 'a' sound like in the word 'skate' (just replace an 'L' for the 'K' and you have it). The word 'slake' means quench thirst. When lime is freshly ground (or made) it is un-slaked. Unslaked lime absorbs water. To make it into what we use today, slaked lime, water is added to the fresh unslaked lime powder and left in the water until it's 'thirst' is 'slaked; until it will not absorb any more water. As it absorbs water, it heats up and become very VERY hot. untouchable, dangerously hot. Once it is slaked, it cools down, the excess water is poured off and you have the "S type Lime" powder that is used in lime washes, lime paints, plasters, on lawns, in pickling and a whole host of other things.
But is it dusting? That's the biggest sticking point for me
Slaked lime rhymes with steak not slacked.
Companies like Limestrong are taking advantage of people who want to be "natural". $35 for a little bag that makes a gallon of limewash??! I hate to break it to you but all that's in that little bag is hydrated lime. Your local hardware store will have it for less than $30 for FIFTY POUNDS of the stuff. You could limewash every house in your neighborhood with that.
Also the lime plasters are just type s hydrated lime, sand and marble powder.
A little harder to make than lime wash but still pretty simple.
I use the 60/40 ratio of lime/marble powder and then add white marble sand to make a marmorino type finish.
Can use all kinds of sands for course to fine finish.
One bag of plaster from limestrong or others like Vasari..etc are around $130 per 35lb bag.
I can make around 300lbs for that same price
You're paying for the consistency of outcome. The companies have developed the ratios of the specific pigments so that you get more or less predictable results. Of course you can experiment with your own colors (and that's a very different thing - i.e. an experiment) and then you don't really know what the results will look like. Saying that these companies are taking advantage is like saying that your plumber is taking advantage of you for replacing parts that are much cheaper in the store or that oil change is a rip off since the price of oil is lower if you do it yourself. It makes sense that if you do your own color mixing, it would be cheaper. That's actually an advantage for limewash paint over other paints (try making your own latex paint): it allows for a wide spectrum of users from the very hands-on (it is more affordable than most other paints) all the way to luxury consumers who pay others to do it for them. This video is targeted at users who want to do the painting but also want to take the guesswork out of the color mixing. Other limewash paint companies charge even more for a pre-mixed product, in which case you are essentially paying for shipping the weight of the water.
I'm curious if you've done experiments and can share any videos of pigment ratios that prodice consistent outcomes? That would be very helpful for the DIY community.
@joroboro you're right it is much easier to just pay the cost and have consistent results every time.
Whenever I make my own I make a large batch of powder and weigh it all out in 40lb buckets. Color is all weighed in ounces. It works out pretty well, but I do agree just buying from a reputable manufacturer is much easier and no problems
@@TimKollatdo you save color samples from the large batches? I'm very curious if it's possible to combine DIY mixing with somewhat consistent color palette
@@joroboro I used to do a ton of concrete counter tops and had my own color samples. Same kind of deal. When you keep all your ratios of lime/marble powder and sand (if using it) and any other additives used like dry or wet polymer (to make it way more durable)..etc you can then make your own color palette if you want...it just takes a lot of time experimenting with pigment weights. You can have one single pigment and make 50 different color tones just by amount of color used
Like I said, it is WAY easier just buying it already made and use someone's colors system that's already weighed out exactly.
But if you're like me and like to make it all yourself and save about 90% of the cost then it's actually pretty fun.
I have a lot of samples that I document exact color dosage used so it's easily repeatable.
But even so, slight color shifts can happen due to many variables, just like when using any manufactures product.
I've noticed when using a certain marble powder from one supplier vs another a slight color variance will occur....all marble powder is just crushed limestone but will come from different areas.
Some powders will be 320 mesh (super fine) and others 200 mesh or around there (still very fine but that slight difference can alter things slightly)
I've never seemed to have an issue using type s lime from one to another though.