whitewash
Also known as chalk paint, calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, lime paint
thumb|Three different brands of kalsomine
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12 sectionsContents
- Use as paint
- Additives
- Limitations
- Applications
- Orchards
- Dairy barns
- Glasshouses
- Other uses
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Three different brands of kalsomine
Whitewash, calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, asbestis or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) or chalk (calcium carbonate, CaCO3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes used.