FAQ

Lime Wash & Lime Paint are traditional paints made from
slaked lime, sometimes referred to as lime puddy. Often there are binders and
pigments added for adhesion and colour.

Lime Wash and Lime Paint create a matte soft textured wall with a cloudy layered
effect.

Greenworks has the largest selection of lime wash and lime
paint in Canada. We carry the Portola Lime Wash, Bettencourt Manor Lime Mineral Paint, Color Atelier Lime Paint, and San Marco's Lime wash & Lime Mineral Paint.

Each of our brands have their own colour selection so we have lots to choose from. We do colour match for a fee for jobs over 3 gallons.

Lime wash and lime paint can be used both interior and exterior. We have had people use it on furniture, wood, bricks and in art.

It depends on the application. Bricks or cement are porous surfaces so you would not need to prime these. Painted surfaces should be primed with one of our mineral primers. New drywall should be primed with a satin blocking primer and then primed with a mineral primer.

The general rule is that a gallon of lime wash or lime paint covers between 350-450 sq ft per coat on a painted surface. However some of our products can be thinned dispending on the application. for example on an exterior brick you may wish to water down the lime to create a thinner product to achieve a look.

Generally lime wash and lime paint are applied with a block brush in a random multi directional pattern. We suggest 2 coats of lime wash.

Sealing depends on the application. For example in an adult bedroom it may not be necessary but in a bathroom you will probably want to. The sealer will deepen the colour so this should be considered.