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Re: White
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Mary Krugman <[log in to unmask]>
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Preservationist Protection Program <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001 14:02:37 EDT
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In a message dated 6/13/2001 1:35:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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> Whitewash or Limewash is lime paste
>  > and water starting at about a 5 to 1 ratio.

How is lime paste for whitewash different from the lime (paste?) you use to
make mortar? Is it just ground up limestone-dust/oyster-shell-type stuff?
Slaked? Unslaked? Where do you get it?

-- Lime Julip

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