been trying to get an idea what the pros and cons are for painting a surface with milk paint and a top coat or using pigmented lacquer and a top coat.
Project coming up is prepping a small bedroom as a nursery. There is a built in 6’ high bookshelf/cubbyhole that needs to be repainted, along with (new) jamb extensions, casing and baseboard plus existing folding closet doors.
Aim is to paint the mentioned items in white and the walls a light grayish color. Should be a nice contrast. I’ve seen both the milk paint and EM-6500 in a base white, so at least the job of narrowing down a color selection is fairly taken care of.
Ive seen a few posts here and there of people loving both milk paint projects and pigmented lacquer projects to achieve the color and look they want. But what I haven’t been able to find is if there are certain applications where one is more suited than the other.
Is it really apples vs oranges in terms of the process but a fairly similar end result?
Any pointers would be much appreciated.
I would be using an earlex 5500 unit if that factors into the picture.
Thank you