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White "Paint" Recipe


White "Paint" Recipe
Originally uploaded by mikeysklar
We had done three coats of lime wash in our dome. Probably due to the
prickly pear cactus juice we had some areas that were off color. We
decided to go with a more energy intensive homebrew paint and use
white portland cement, lime, and water. We ended up using.

- 6 lbs of lime
-10 lbs of white portland cement
- 2 gallons of water

This gave us a very strong smooth bright white finish that felt a bit
like a swimming pool. We plan on using a similar recipe on the rest
of our domes both internal and external.

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