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Mixing Equipment

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© Andreas Riedel
Published
2025.01
How to correctly mix limewash paint

This is the right guide for you if you want to

  • Make sure your limewash paint is properly mixed during application
  • Know the best way to stir and maintain consistency while painting
  • Revive and remix a limewash paint bucket that’s been in long-term storage


Keeping your limewash paint well-mixed is important for colour consistency.

Various Limewash Mixing Tools
Various Limewash Mixing Tools
Mixing Tool Options
We recommend the following tools to mix limewash paint.
Kitchen whisk
Bar mixer
Electric paint stirrer
Whisk Mixing Tool
Whisk Mixing Tool
Professional Paint Mixing Tool
Professional Paint Mixing Tool
Bar Mixer
Bar Mixer
01 Preparation for mixing

BAUWERK Limewash Paint comes ready to use, there is no need to add any liquid or colourants to it, all you have to do is mix it.


  • cover all surfaces you don't want to have any paint splatter
  • if you paint more than one colour sort and group your paint buckets
  • if you have more than one paint bucket for one colour group them together as well
  • check that the amount ordered is sufficient to finish the job
  • have a couple of empty buckets ready for decanting and mixing of same colour paint buckets
Safety First!

Mixing paint can alway cause some splattering – protect your eyes please! Limewash paint tends to dry out your skin if you work with it for a while. If you don't want to work with gloves, use barrier cream.

A Bauwerk Colour Limewash Paint Brush full with paint
02 Initial mixing of Limewash paint after opening

BAUWERK Colour limewash paint is made with aged lime putty and uses only pigment powders for colouring.

The active ingredients of the paint will always sink to the base of the paint bucket. This is intended, as the liquid above protects the active lime from reacting with the CO2 of the atmosphere. Only when the paint is spread on the wall we want the CO2 to combine with the lime part of the paint and form millions of tiny micro crystals that revert the paint back to the material is was made from originally - limestone.

Also the pigment mixed into the paint is part of the heavier ingredients and will settle near the bottom of the paint bucket. It is important that all is properly mixed up again.

  1. Open paint buckets and use a kitchen whisk or an electric mixer to give it a good stir. Do not use a stick, this will not adequately stir it all up.
  2. Decant mixed up paint into an empty bucket of equal or larger size and check the paint bucket base that all pigment and heavier ingredients have been stirred in. If there is still some material left fill some paint back in and mix some more.
  3. Repeat the process of decanting and stirring until you are satisfied all is properly mixed.
TIP: Mixing up limewash paint that was stored long term

We recommend to use a bar mixer or electric paint stirrer for paint that was stored for a long time. This is more efficient than a kitchen whisk. Follow the instruction above.

Bauwerk Colour Limewash Paint stirred with a Whisk
03 Limewash Paint Mixing : Why you should not work from a full bucket

First of all, a full bucket is heavy and if you drop it it is a bigger mess.

Secondly, working out of a full bucket you will need to stir the paint more often, as the heavier parts of the paint will start to drift toward the base of the bucket again. That can lead to unwanted colour variations across a wall as you would start with a thinner mix and finish with a thicker paint mix towards the end.

Here is what we recommend:

  • After thorough mixing decant again and work from a bucket with only a couple of inches (approx 5 cm) of paint. The paint brush will reach closer to the bottom of the paint bucket and you will have greater colour consistency.
  • Stir the paint up every 2 minutes or so using the whisk.
  • Do not work to the last drop –instead top up frequently after giving the paint a good mix again.
Tips + Tricks

When painting larger areas that require multiple buckets of the same colour, always mix a good amount from one bucket into the next.

Bauwerk Colour Lime Wash Brush
04 Limewash Paint Mixing : Can I add water?

The liquid you see in our limewash paint is not just simple water. It is an alkaline liquid with a very high Ph-Level. So, if you left the paint uncovered by accident and see the liquid content reduced you may add a maximum of 10% of water. Any more and the carefully balanced paint materials will no longer be performing as intended.

Good to Know

In case something got spilt: Bauwerk Colour offers Express shipping to most destinations for urgent replacement or additional needs of paint.

Limewash paint with a limewash brush
How to Prepare your Limewash Paint
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