What is Whitewash?
[[File:Denmark-odense-fynske landsby-house.jpg|thumb|A whitewashed house in Denmark]] {{for|when moviemakers cast white actors to play characters who aren't white|Whitewashing in movies}} '''Whitewash''', also called '''calcimine''', '''kalsomine''', '''calsomine''', or '''lime paint''', is a type of [[paint]]. Whitewash is made of slaked lime ([[calcium hydroxide]]) and [[chalk]] ([[calcium carbonate]]). It is used to make surfaces white. It protects and presents a clean surface. Whitewash may be used to paint the outsides and the insides of homes and other buildings. Other things may be added to whitewash, such as [[water glass]] (sodium silicate), [[glue]], [[egg white]], [[Portland cement]], [[salt]], [[soap]], [[milk]], [[flour]], and [[soil]]. To change the colour of whitewash, people used different materials. For example, pig's blood was used to make whitewash pink, and blue [[laundry]] [[dye]] was used to make whitewash blue. [[Category:Paints]] {{stub}}