PSA, If you're looking for an EASY painted finish... ;)

[gormsby]

Thanks, Beej. Spent morning coffee time looking over the designs from the many builders linked at Schorr's website.

Same. I had stuff to do today but not until I've seen all the things. Love those Millimetric designs (not helping at all to quell my recent "move to Montreal" urges.) I had been kicking around the idea of a contrasting accent layer between a neck and fretboard of the same wood (pau ferro), and there it is, IRL, in TunaTone's gallery of work (she did black between maple).

 

[definenredefine]

Here's a question -

Are all so-called "milk paints" the same in terms of performance? I ask because I'm not sure I can get the General Finishes stuff locally and because there don't seem to be that many options for colors...

I expect that folks who have tried more than one brand have their preferences, but are there any brands that should be avoided?

 

[rudy4444]

Here's a question -

Are all so-called "milk paints" the same in terms of performance? I ask because I'm not sure I can get the General Finishes stuff locally and because there don't seem to be that many options for colors...

I expect that folks who have tried more than one brand have their preferences, but are there any brands that should be avoided?

All the true milk paints are soft and chalky when dry. It will scratch and/or flake easily and some users top coat it to make it more robust. I personally would NOT use true milk paint for an instrument finish. Most of the true milk paints are sold as powder that is mixed with water to use and have a 2 or 3 day shelf life after mixing.

The General Finishes "Milk Paint" is really a true water base acrylic paint that's formulated to look like traditional milk paint but having a tough and wear resistant finish when cured.

The General Finishes "milk paint" used to be available in 31 colors but has been reduced to a dozen primary colors. It is possible to use a few of those colors to custom mix something more to your liking, as I show here. I remember General Finishes having a "custom color mixing" feature on their website.

Basic colors are available from Amazon, but I purchased from an Invalid Link Removed that sold a much wider variety of colors. I don't know if those are still available, but it's entirely possible since General Finishes still sells custom colors in gallon sizes.

 

[definenredefine]

All the true milk paints are soft and chalky when dry. It will scratch and/or flake easily and some users top coat it to make it more robust. I personally would NOT use true milk paint for an instrument finish. Most of the true milk paints are sold as powder that is mixed with water to use and have a 2 or 3 day shelf life after mixing.

The General Finishes "Milk Paint" is really a true water base acrylic paint that's formulated to look like traditional milk paint but having a tough and wear resistant finish when cured.

The General Finishes "milk paint" used to be available in 31 colors but has been reduced to a dozen primary colors. It is possible to use a few of those colors to custom mix something more to your liking, as I show here. I remember General Finishes having a "custom color mixing" feature on their website.

Basic colors are available from Amazon, but I purchased from an Invalid Link Removed that sold a much wider variety of colors. I don't know if those are still available, but it's entirely possible since General Finishes still sells custom colors in gallon sizes.

Thank you for the info!