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Milk Paint Bases for Tinting

General Finishes Water Based Water Based Milk Paint Bases for Tinting, Clear and White Base

Tint General Finishes Milk Paint Clear or White base to match colors in major manufacturer's paint decks using Colorfal Zero VOC water soluble colorants.

Glaze Effects: Water Based

General Finishes Van Dyke Brown Water Based Glaze Effects, Quart

Glaze Effects are translucent water-based colors used to create beautiful decorative finishes such as marbling, shabby chic, burnishing and color washing. Use over Water Based Wood Stains, and Milk Paints. Glaze Effects can be intermixed to create custom colors.

Milk Paint for Cabinets & Furniture: Water Based

General Finishes Water Based Milk Paint, Antique White, quart, Made with Renewable Resources

General Finishes Milk Paint is a premium low VOC, self-sealing interior/exterior mineral-based paint named for its low-luster sheen. So durable, it is a go-to finish for cabinets and furniture.

How to Apply Water Based Wood Stain, Glaze, Furniture & Cabinet Paint

Hand Application of General Finishes Water Based Wood Stains

  • Always stir the contents well.

Is GF's Milk Paint a True Milk Paint?

pink bougainvillea dresser
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We named our product Milk Paint with the intention of putting a clear, bright, contemporary spin on an old fashioned furniture paint tradition. With that said, GF's Milk Paint is not a true Milk Paint as it does not contain any milk powder.

Creating custom glaze colors, pastel color washes and varnishing techniques

General Finishes Clear Base
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A glaze is a small amount of colorant carried in a clear base (such as Clear Glaze Effects or

How black is General Finishes Corporation's Lamp Black Milk Paint?

example piece of furniture using lamp black milk paint
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Well it is BLACK, not grey, not charcoal, just black. On a history note, Lamp black was traditionally produced by collecting soot, also known as lampblack, from oil lamps.

How Can I Create a Custom Glaze, Wash, Varnish or Stain?

text: get the look antique white milk paint accented with yellow ochre glaze effects
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ANSWER: You can design your own custom glazes, washes and varnishes with General Finishes intermixable water based products. See tips and recipes below:

GF Tip: For all of the following mixes, GF recommends the following two steps:

*How Can I Create a Custom Glaze, Wash, Varnish or Stain?

Glaze Effects Technique Tips

You can design your own custom glazes, stains, washes, and varnishes with General Finishes intermixable water-based products. **Do not mix General Finishes Glaze Effects with General Finishes Water Based Stain (including Pre-Stain Natural) See tips and recipes below.

For all of the following mixes, GF recommends the following two steps:

Kitchen Redo with General Finishes Milk Paint and Glaze Effects

before and after of refinished kitchen cabinets using snow white and glaze effects
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Chantel Lynn Barber of Chantel's Originals, www.chantelsoriginals.com, used General Finishes

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