[Greenbuilding] Natura paint

[Rob Dickinson]

I'm completely new to clay paints, so am curious to learn more.

Would you apply them to drywall just like a standard paint?

Is it the texture that is the primary difference and that which makes them
more attractive?

I see that Green Building Supply sells a clay paint called BioShield.  If
one were to want to try out clay paint for the first time, what brand would
you recommend?

thanks,

Rob


On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 8:30 PM, JOHN SALMEN <terrain at shaw.ca> wrote:

>  The HH paint is listed as a non-voc. It is a bit of a moot point as
> overall toxicity is another question. I definitely agree with the use of
> clay and mineral paints. Once you have used them a wall painted in a regular
> paint product seems a disappointment to have to look at.
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> *From:* greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:
> greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] *On Behalf Of *Stephen
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> *Sent:* January 30, 2011 6:47 PM
> *To:* greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org
> *Subject:* [Greenbuilding] Natura paint
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> The Home Hardware paint is low voc paint and regular tints. The Benjamin
> Moore is zero paint zero tint. I think the clay paint is worth the price and
> it's lovely to use, and holds up in my house with kids really well. That
> said, the B-M products are my number one fallback. I wish I Jason and his
> stuff was closer to me, as I'd love to give them a go.
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> *Your Healthy House* - Indoor Environmental Testing & Building Consulting
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> On 2011-01-30, at 3:00 PM, greenbuilding-request at lists.bioenergylists.orgwrote:
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> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:58:29 -0500
> From: Lynelle Hamilton <lynelle at lahamilton.com>
> To: Greenbuilding <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> Subject: [Greenbuilding] Natura Paint - Any thoughts
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> I am searching for a No-VOC paint for my house.  I know that Farrow and
> Ball is great, but can't swing the $$ to prime and paint with it.
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> I am looking at Aura and Natura, but am confused about Natura.  Both
> Benjamin Moore and Home Hardware sell "non-VOC" paints under this label.
> I can't find any information on whether they are indeed the same paint,
> or not.
> Home Hardware's is much cheaper, but I don't know anything about quality
> and coverage.
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> Can anyone shed light on this?  Or, is there a better one out there for
> new walls.  I'm painting on my own, so need something available to
> consumers.
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> Many thanks!
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> Lynelle
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