Author Topic: whitewash any pros or cons (Read 3755 times)

Stan · « **on:** March 02, 2006, 08:56:46 pm »

My grandpa use to whitewash everything in the spring. It is simple to make and use. I do not think it has any bad qualities.

Anyhow, we have about 400 ft of old wood fence and I am thinking of mixing up a batch of whitewash and coating it.

Anyone have any comments ? Thanks, Stan

amymcg · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2006, 08:48:43 am »

Hi Stan,

how do you make your whitewash?

Stan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2006, 10:20:22 am »

http://fiascofarm.com/recipes/whitewash.html

You need lime, salt and water. Be sure to read the above web page. There are two kinds of lime for sale.

My granddad mixed it up in a 5 gal pail and used a cheap brush with a long handle to put it on, I think the brushes were made for putting on roofing tar.

Stan

amymcg · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2006, 01:04:46 pm »

Ahh,

OK - I never really knew what was in whitewash before.

Sounds like it would be good to kind of inexpensively spruce things up at the beginning of the season.