How to Make White Paint With Powdered Milk

Don’t waste your money buying a whole can of expensive high-gloss room décor paint just to patch up a 2-inch scuff mark, furniture markings or a small piece of artwork left by a little one on the wall. Instead, you can mix up your own quick batch of powdered milk paint with a few things you probably already have around the house. This fix works best for small areas of correction no more than a few inches in size, all the way around.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Powdered milk
• Water
• Water-based color
• Bucket or old paint can
• Clear nail polish

1. In a bucket or old, empty paint can, mix 1one part water to three parts powdered milk.

2. Blend with a large spoon or paint mixer until it reaches the consistency of paint.

3. Add a few tablespoons of water-based color if you don’t want a plain, neutral white. A light pink or sky blue will add a slight tinge to the white paint. You can even use water color paint if you don’t have a whole can of room décor paint on hand.

4. Let the paint dry thoroughly, at least 24 hours, between each coat. Two to three coats should make for an evenly opaque finish.

5. Go over the last coat of paint with a few strokes of clear nail polish if the painted area is fairly small and the wall is painted with a glossy finish. This will blend the matte finish of the powdered milk paint with the gloss of the rest of the wall inexpensively and flawlessly.

Tips & Warnings

• This powdered milk paint recipe makes paint with a matte finish. If you’re patching up a scratched or scrawled upon wall that’s painted with glossy white paint, the powdered milk paint will stand out from it with no shine. The clear nail polish fix should only be used for small areas.