Homemade milk paint

Making your own milk paint is easy. Make one gallon of traditional milk paint by combining these ingredients:

  • 8 lbs of skim milk
  • 8 oz of linseed oil
  • 12 oz of slaked (garden) lime
  • 6 lbs of calcium carbonate (whiting)

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