[Cob] Lime

[Raduazo at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/12/2005 11:08:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
dognyard at stockroom.ca writes:
It was Hydrated Lime.
That is good. Hydrated lime does not react when added to water, it does not 
need to be soaked 4 months or 4 years to form a really fine putty. It is a 
little more expensive than quick lime, but if you do thing right you will not need 
much. I coated a 12 by 9 foot wall with less than $6.00 worth of hydrated 
lime (one bag) and I had lime left over. The trick is to do a clay/manure base 
coat to fill in all the big irregularities in the wall, and then use a very thin 
coat. I used white sand with mine and 2 sand 1 part lime and it was very 
white and very opaque. I then followed this with two coats of lime paint.
    The horse manure brown coat is only a memory. Pictures available upon 
request.
Ed