Troubleshooting Issues with your Limewash Surface
General Trouble Shooting:
I have opened my paint tin, the colour of the paint does not match the colour of my colour chart?
It is completely natural for lime paints to look much darker when in solution. As the paint dries, you will find that the paint will become much lighter and will dry to the desired colour. We always recommend the use of sample pots for an accurate colour representation on your particular surface and light conditions.
I have opened my paint tin, and have stirred my paint and it looks really thin, not like other paint.
Our paints are thinner it makes them easier to apply, they are not made out of plastics like conventional paints, ours work best thin, as they are absorbed into the wall.
I have finished painting and I have white patches on my wall, what's wrong?
This is due to overpainting, i.e. applying the paint too thickly, our paint must be applied by spreading the paint as far as it will go without overworking it, if the paint is not applied in this manner, the lime part of the paint sits on the surface and appears as white patches.
* UV stable – Ultra Violet rays from the sun, these are what causes paints to fade, because our paints are coloured with natural pigments they are not affected by the sun and are fully tested in the extreme temperatures of Australia.
I would like to use Limewash paints, but have found them chalk/powdery?
Powdering usually occurs when paint is too thickly applied. The best results are being achieved by thin applications rather than thick coats. BAUWERK Limewash Paints cure by taking carbon dioxide from the air, a truly wonderful and natural occurring process. The thin coats allows the right amount of curing, if the paint is too thick, then the paint cannot cure correctly and it leaves white patches and makes it powdery to the touch. This can be easily fixed by waiting 24 hours then applying another thin coat, we have helpful videos on our YouTube Channel BAUWERK Colour.
I have tried to patch my wall on an area that I missed, and now I can see it as a big patch, how can I fix it?
Once you have finished a wall, don’t be tempted to try and patch any sections or areas you feel you missed, get it with the next full coat to avoid patching. If you have done that, you will need to re limewash the wall. The only time you can patch is if you are using one fo our whites as they are fully patchable and are great to touch up.