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Looking for painters in Sugar Land who can lime wash your brick? Here’s everything you need to know to ensure your new paint job comes out looking great!

Limewashing is historically a mineral based, natural way to paint your brick. It’s a method that is environmentally friendly and been used since the Roman times. Limewash is a clay likes substance that has to be watered down before applied. The paint calcifies onto the brick and takes on the same characteristics of the brick keeping it naturally porous instead of the plastic feel from a latex paint

In this example we used Romabio Limewash: Avorio White which is a neutral white that can bring out both the natural cool or warm tones based on the room. In this article we are exploring its uses for interior painting services but this product can be used on exterior house painting as well.

Step 1: Clean and Prep The Surface

Use a wire brush and soapy water to clean the surface of the brick. If you have any issues with removing any extra stubborn stains you can use trisodium phosphate and that should do the trick. Professional painters know this first step can not be skipped or the imperfections will be seen at the last step.

Step 2: Apply the paint in stages

Limewash is different than paint in the sense that it is a clay like substance that hardens and calcifies. First your local painter wants to add 1 part limewash to 2 parts water into a mixing bucket and make sure the limewash is thoroughly watered down for application. Then spray the brick with water and he can go ahead and start applying the limewash in phases. I recommend going over first with a heavy nap rollers and then coming back with a masonry brush to fill in all gaps and cracks.

Get Your Desired Look

The reason interior painters want to apply in stages is because once a stage is complete they can go back and distress the brick with a wet cloth. This means lightly wiping the surface to get the desired affect.

Continue applying the lime wash in stages. At the end of each stage going back to distress and add character to your new paint job. Distressing the brick is of course completely optional for your painting project and if you want to go for a full white look that great too

Allow to Cure

Now it’s time to let the paint cure. What we did in this picture was allow the paint to cure for about 6 hours and then add even more distress because we want a more natural and less defined look.

The paint with be fully cured after 2 days. When doing an exterior paint project one thing that is handy to know is that if for any reason you don’t like it the limewash can be removed with a pressure washer.

Once the paint has cured it never chips never peels. Once it sets the finished product becomes as hard as the stone that was already there

In Conclusion

Limewashing is a really fun painting project that gives your home a charming Old World feel while also giving you the sense of complete satisfaction from a brand new paint job. If your looking for a residential painter contractor in Sugar Land, TX and the surrounding area give The Proud Paintbrush a call and we would be happy to provide you with a free estimate within 24 hours.