Sample Pot Colour Testing
What is the best way to select limewash colours?
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Š Andreas Riedel
Published
2024.08
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Š BAUWERK Colour
Sample Pots offer an ideal solution for colour testing on interior and exterior surfaces and can be applied directly onto clean walls or portable board surfaces.
Tips + Tricks
- Instead of painting neat squares for samples, itâs advisable to create a feathered-out testing area. This technique helps conceal the sample area when repainting and ensures a better sample.
- Alternatively, paint onto a board that you can carry around the space. This is a good idea if you are painting a naturally breathable wall like render, lime plaster or unpainted brick. This method enables you to view the sample colour in different lighting conditions, while also avoiding show-through of sample areas on your final finish.
- For the best result over previously painted, primed internal wallsâ apply your samples over one layer of Prep Coat. You can paint over these sample swatches later on with a full coat of Prep Coat when you prepare to paint the wall with your final choice of limewash colour.
- Use a BAUWERK natural bristle brush as their bristles are designed to hold and spread the paint correctly.

How to Sample Limewash Colours
Applying Sample Limewash Colours on Previously Painted Plaster or Gypsum Board
FAQs for Sampling Limewash Colours
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