We are nearly finished with a project of adding a screened-in porch. For construction, a lot of rough sawn southern yellow pine material was used, and so most of the finishes will be natural wood surfaces with a clear finish. For the floor, it's a bit different and/or frustrating as I'm just not finding the paint/finish that I want. And given that a lot of us have mixed our own finishes before, I'm thinking, surely, someone on here has made up their own brew for floor finish? We want a whitewashed finish for the floor, so I'm considering cutting latex, exterior white paint with water until the consistency - translucent appearance is to our liking (likely 2-1 or 1.5-1 ... water to paint). Once I get this down, overcoat it with some type final sealer/finish.
A couple of questions are:
1. what color tint should be added to the mix to help counter the pine's natural yellow/orange tint? I've seen perhaps green and/or gray - but do not know.
2. I'd prefer sticking with water based finish given the ease of applying; clean up and future application ... so any thoughts or suggestions there, especially for the final sealer/finish?
Thanks in advance for ones opinions and suggestions ... there is a lot of experience within this forum.
Ciao ... Dorm
A couple of questions are:
1. what color tint should be added to the mix to help counter the pine's natural yellow/orange tint? I've seen perhaps green and/or gray - but do not know.
2. I'd prefer sticking with water based finish given the ease of applying; clean up and future application ... so any thoughts or suggestions there, especially for the final sealer/finish?
Thanks in advance for ones opinions and suggestions ... there is a lot of experience within this forum.
Ciao ... Dorm