The Green Ghost | Environmental printing

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Old Ghosts wrote at 01:20:20 PM on Dec 18, 2007

but these are lot more expensive arent they? First of all i think in india it would be next to impossible to find paints that are actually conforming to any standard. what we did in the earlier that means about 15 years ago was lime wash. but inevitably we all got colds thereafter. but it's supposed to be quite eco-friendly.

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Old Ghosts wrote at 05:51:00 AM on Dec 19, 2007

It is more expensive, at 20% more it could make a difference to printing but my thought is...do you really need to print? this is supposed to be a paper free age. I would like to know more about the lime wash please.

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Old Ghosts wrote at 02:18:30 PM on Dec 19, 2007

well actually most poor people use lime wash in india as paints are rather expensive.
okay now about lime wash. well we still use it in the quarters for our staff at home. and ofcourse the normal painters come and do it or the servants do it themselves. i think Lime wash is made by dissolving slaked lime in water and then you have to mix it by hand but make sure you wear gloves as the lime will cut up your hands. we use lime even in our paans and continuous eating of the stuff really knocks the hell out of your mouth. I think everyone's become quite smart and one gets pre mixed as well but it's a wee bit more expensive though not much.

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Old Ghosts wrote at 02:19:15 PM on Dec 19, 2007

i'll find out a little more since i'm quite incompetent in this dept. and let u know
merry xmas

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Old Ghosts wrote at 01:11:28 AM on Jan 26, 2008

The ability to breath is vital to the survival of almost all historic buildings and the application of impermeable modern renders must be avoided at all costs. Bob Bennett, one of the UK’s leading lime specialists, explains the importance and use of traditional lime renders. To read more go to-
http://www.thelimecentre.co.uk/Library/renders.pdf
http://www.limemortars.com/faq.htm

Infact York has a huge lime centre and conservation institute where a lot of the Charles Wallace scolarship students go. Do also check intach for further details.
http://www.intach.org/pdf/report_cam2004.pdf

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