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[Cob] LimewashRodger Chenoweth rodger at nelsonbuddha.comMon Aug 8 22:31:37 CDT 2005
> > Hi there, > I'm doing a lime plaster on a cob structure, and having a hard time > figuring out how limewash sets, and works generally. It seems like > the result is the same whether I wet the wall ahead of time or not... > both cases end with a wall coated in lime. Both whiten nicely, but > neither seem to harden. Every other coat of limewash seems to bring > out the sand again, and just add more lime to the lime that was there. > Is the idea to keep doing coats so that the lime builds on itself so > that eventually it covers all the sand particles? And is it supposed > to turn into a dust free hard surface? > Cheers > Rodger >
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