RMP Finishes Blog
Welcome to the blog! Here you will find lots of inspiration, information, and helpful tips & tricks to use on your next project. Browse all wood finishing blog articles below!
Paint Brush Soap: How to Clean with Lye Soap
For centuries, milk paint has been a practical and trusted product for decorating a wide variety of products and buildings. Milk paint, as compared to modern standard commercial paints, contains simple, 100% natural ingredients like [...]
Painting Over Rust Using Real Milk Paint
Chances are you've come across one object or another in your lifetime that seemed like it appeared out of a dream. Almost as if it were meant to find its way into your life. [...]
Comparing Milk Paint vs. Regular Paint
Comparing Milk Paint vs. Regular Paint A painting project is a great way to revamp a piece of furniture, bring new life to a room, or update your home. But when you get to [...]
VOC Paint Health Risk: Issues Related to Working with Regular Paint
Two of the most commonly used types of paint are water-based latex paints and oil-based paints (sometimes called solvent-based paints). Extra caution should be used when working with oil-based paints indoors as they’re composed mainly [...]
Why Use Wax to Finish Your Milk Paint Project
Once you’ve found a milk paint color you love and paint your project, don’t forget the finishing step — applying a topcoat of wax. Is wax absolutely necessary to completing your milk paint project? Not [...]
5 Indoor Winter Milk Paint on Brick Projects
As Real Milk Paint is a non-toxic and organic-based powdered paint, it’s completely safe to use indoors. It emits virtually no odor unlike traditional latex paint and is the perfect choice to use for [...]
The Best Paint Brushes to Use with Milk Paint
There are many different types of paint brushes to select from when applying milk paint on your next DIY paint project. There are no right or wrong brushes to use as milk paint is [...]
Can I use Milk Paint Outside for a Summer Project?
If your outdoor patio furniture has seen better days, a few coats of milk paint in your favorite colors can quickly spruce it up. You’re probably wondering, “Can I use milk paint for outdoor [...]
Environmentally Friendly Milk Paint
Long before we had retail stores to serve our home renovation needs, people used to make their own paint at home. Milk paint or powdered purified casein paint is an ancient form of paint [...]
Keep Your Projects Green With 5 Environmentally Friendly Wood Finishes
In today’s DIY world, countless people are discovering just how easy it is to refinish an old piece of furniture. Not only have DIY projects gotten easier, but they've also become more eco-friendly. Milk [...]
Antique Pine Floor Restoration with Tung Oil and Citrus Solvent
A little while ago we had some customers come to us asking about products we’d recommend for the 100-year-old pine floor they were about to move and install in their home. Knowing that they [...]
Pure Tung Oil vs Tung Oil Finish? What’s the Difference?
Pure Tung Oil is just what it says, Pure Tung Oil, without any additive or petroleum distillates like mineral spirits or paint thinners. Formulated “Tung Oil” or "Tung Oil Finish" products can be any of [...]
