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Re: White
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"J. Bryan Blundell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Preservationist Protection Program <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 15:28:08 -0400
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Mary Krugman wrote:

>
> How is lime paste for whitewash different from the lime (paste?) you use to
> make mortar?

There is no difference.


> Is it just ground up limestone-dust/oyster-shell-type stuff?

Burnt limestone or shell

>
> Slaked?

Soaked in water for 3 months or more

> Unslaked?

Quicklime or Hydrated Lime


> Where do you get it?

Virginia LimeWorks    http://www.valimeworks.com/

U. S. Heritage Group      http://www.usheritage.com/

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