Lime wash specialists · Northwest Arkansas
Lime wash, white wash, Venetian glaze, Venetian plaster and mineral paint. Pressure washing cleans your brick; lime washing reimagines it.
Chapter 01
Plenty of Northwest Arkansas homeowners start with a search for pressure washing. The brick looks dark, dated or dingy, and the obvious fix seems to be getting the grime off. A good power wash will do that. It will not change the color, the tone or the character of the brick underneath, and that is usually the thing the homeowner is tired of looking at.
Brick here takes a beating. Hot, humid summers and strong UV fade and streak it, heavy spring storms drive water into it, freeze-thaw winters work on it, and the shaded north wall grows a green film that keeps coming back. Cleaning resets the surface, but you are still looking at the same orange-red or brown brick you started with. If the color was the problem, the cleaning solves very little.
Painting it is the other common answer, and it has its own catch. Paint forms a film on top of masonry, and a film can hold moisture in a wall that is meant to let it out. That is why we steer brick toward lime wash and mineral finishes, which are natural and breathable instead of sealing the surface under a coat.
White-finished brick office front with black window surrounds and a cedar entry in Northwest Arkansas
Lime washing is the specialism at Quality Pro Painting: lime wash on exteriors, mineral paints for the inside of the home. Obed's team measures in person, looks at the brick or the wall, and tells you which of the four finishes suits it before anything gets mixed. A lime wash on exterior brick is a different job from Venetian plaster in a dining room, and the right choice depends on what the wall is made of and how you want it to look.
Lime wash and white wash soak into masonry and leave soft, textured movement with subtle variation in color. White wash is the same idea diluted: a lighter tint that brightens brick while the natural grain and texture still show through. Venetian glaze and Venetian plaster are the interior side of the craft, layered and hand-applied, with depth and a gentle sheen. Mineral paint uses mineral pigments and binders and gives a rich, matte color on interior or exterior surfaces.
If the surface needs cleaning first, we can coordinate pre-treatment so the wall is properly prepped before any lime wash or mineral finish goes on. Cleaning is where the job starts, not where it ends, and skipping it is how a wash ends up patchy over old dirt and mildew.
Chapter 03
Lime wash is meant to move. Color shifts a little from one patch of brick to the next, and that variation is the whole point.
That is the difference from a uniform coat of paint. A mineral finish is breathable and picks up a patina over the seasons, so a wall in July sun and the same wall under March rain will not look identical to the day it was finished. Homeowners who want a flat, even, factory-smooth surface are better served by paint, and we will tell you so at the estimate. Homeowners who want warmth and texture are who lime wash is for.
Think about the rest of the house before you pick a tone. The wash should sit well with any new brick, the roof, the trim and the paint elsewhere on the exterior, and if the trim or siding is due for a repaint, we can coordinate the order so everything is finished in the right sequence. Call (479) 966-6381 for a free estimate based on actual measurements, with upfront pricing, and bring photos of the brick as it looks today.
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Lime wash and mineral finishes
A natural, breathable mineral finish that soaks into the brick and leaves soft, textured movement. The color varies from patch to patch, which is what gives an exterior depth and warmth. White wash is the gentler version: a diluted white tint that brightens the surface and lets the grain of the brick come through.
A translucent, layered finish for interior walls. Each coat adds depth and a little luminosity, ending in a soft sheen that looks like classic Italian decorative work.
A polished, lime-based plaster built up in layers, with the depth and movement of natural stone. It is the finish for a dining room or an entry wall that should feel like marble without being marble.
Made from mineral pigments and binders: durable, breathable and matte, with a rich, earthy color. It works inside and outside the house, and it is our choice when you want color without a plastic-looking film.
Lime wash is our exterior specialty and mineral paints are our choice for interior walls. If you are weighing up the rest of the exterior, see exterior painting, or ask for a free estimate and we will look at the brick with you.
Power wash vs. lime wash
If the brick is a color you like and only needs the green film, cobwebs and spring pollen taken off, a power wash is honest, quick work. We can coordinate it as pre-treatment when a lime wash is coming next.
What it cannot do is change anything. The brick comes out cleaner and exactly the same color, so a dark, dated facade is still a dark, dated facade, only a tidier one. Shaded walls in our humid climate tend to grow that film back.
Lime wash is for the homeowner who is tired of how the exterior looks, not only how dirty it is. It takes dated, dark or dingy brick to a soft, lighter, textured finish that reads as new, and it does it with a natural mineral coating that lets the brick breathe.
Many homeowners in Bentonville, Rogers and Fayetteville start out searching for a pressure washer and end up here once they see the difference. If you cannot decide, that is a conversation worth having before anyone mixes a bucket.
“Pressure washing cleans your brick. Lime washing reimagines it.”