General Finishes Water Based Milk Paint, 1 Pint, Antique White

We recently refinished some furniture and used this on top of a coat of primer. The coverage was excellent, and even though we did three coats of this paint, we only used enough paint out of the small can to lower the level a 1/4". We were very impressed with the antique white color, but on another project we tried using the coastal blue color of this same paint on top of white primer and that was a mistake. Make sure you tint you primer to something close to the color you will be painting so you don't have to use as much paint for the darker colors. We used a whole can on a dresser and have to get another since it looks like denim and not a solid color.

I have just started painting furniture, so I don't have a lot of experience. I wanted to paint a couple of small tables. The first was already painted black, and I wanted to paint it white and distress it with the black showing through. The second was also black, but I didn't plan to distress it. I decided to use KLZ primer on the table I didn't plan to distress, and no primer on the other one. Here's what I found:Coverage: It takes many many coats to get good coverage without primer. Like, up to 5 or 6 coats. Even with primer, it took a lot of coats (3 or 4), because even the primer color showed through.Brush strokes: No brush strokes when painted in thin layers with a foam brush. I put a lot of paint on first, and then used a dry foam brush to overpaint/overbrush to minimuze the brush strokes. When it dried there were NO strokes visible.Finish: Very matte, in my opinion. Some people say it is more eggshell, but I didn't get that at all. Perhaps I'm just inexperienced, though.Dry time: Pretty fast. I waited less than 24 hours between some coats and it felt dry long before then.Final product: Looks fantastic distressed. After many coats, it has a really rich color with no visible brush strokes, and a little light sanding brought out the black underneath along the edges, and it's exactly how I wanted it. The table without primer looks better, in my opinion. The white on the no-primer table looks a little cooler and more beachy than the primed table, which came out slightly warmer or with more yellow tones, probably due to the primer showing a through a little still. I prefer this paint without primer, on the distressed table. It's perfect for that.Other comments: No odor! I'm really sensitive to fumes and strong odors, and this had almost none. It also cleaned up pretty easily.I would definitely recommend this paint for an antique or distressed look. It's downside is the number of coats required. If I had it to do over again, I'd use this for the no-primer, distressed table, and use latex on the other table. I thought about only giving it 4 stars for the number of coats required, but that's the deal with milk paint and chalk paint anyway. Plus, at least you don't have to mix this one yourself. As long as you want to use it for appropriate projects, it's great.

Painted my bedroom suit from a dark cherry to antique white to lighten it up. I left the dark top though. I love it and no lingering paint smell. I painted the whole thing inside.

I used Reverent Gray in my laundry room and loved how easy the paint was to use. So I decided to do the guest bathroom vanity in Black…turned out great! Then I got braver and moved into the kitchen. As you can see from the before and after pic, my oak kitchen was totally transformed with the antique white! Just for reference, I used General Finishes milk paint in chocolate brown on the island and SW Westhighland White on the walls. SIDE NOTE-use the stain blocking primer if you’re going from a medium or dark wood to a light color…you’ll be glad you did!!

I love this paint! I’ve ordered multiple cans for my trim. Very little prep required and holds up to wear and tear well

I absolutely love this paint. I have been wanting to try it so I finally picked up an end table at the thrift store and got to work. It turned out beautiful. I love the luster of the finished product, I thought it rivaled a chalk paint waxed finish with a lot less work! I applied 3 coats of general finishes satin topcoat and it too is an amazing product! So much better than any other poly that I have used. The paint is self leveling and so is the topcoat so I have a flawless surface! I used a little over 1/2 pint for my project. It's rare that a project turns out better than you envisioned but this one did. Can't wait to use it again!

Good quality paint, my only complaint is that when it dries it looks a brighter white than what I was expecting which was closer to an eggshell or very light cream color.

We heard about this paint and tried it, well when we put the finish on after painting the cabinets all started turning yellow!! That was our fault for not reading the directions on the manufacturers page. We stripped them and decided to try again. This time we did 2 coats of a stain blocking primer than 3 coats of the paint. When we applied the finish we mixed in a little paint with it for 2 coats and the 3rd coat did just the finish. They turned out so good! It looks like we bought new cabinets. We are excited to do our bathroom next.