re: Final Glue-Up

You’re welcome! I’ve used the RealMilkPaint brand, and am happy with it and also their tung oil and half&half. They also have been pretty good about answering questions, but if you have questions, I can try to answer them, too.

I mix the paint a little more watery than they recommend, then let it sit in the fridge overnight before using it. Depending on the finish I’m after, one to three coats generally does the trick, and that can all happen in one day if I mixed up enough paint, then a couple coats of half and half (tung oil and citrus solvent) on top, one per day.

My little case of drawers and most recent storage box are both milk paint finishes, as was my pentagonal socket caddy. The aqua color on the No Poop on the Loop sign is my oldest outdoor milk paint finish, and other than the poly coming off, the sign still looks pretty good. I’ll be blogging the refreshing of the sign later this summer, depending on how various in-progress projects go. My Home sign is older, but lives indoors. That’s milk paint and linseed oil, I think.