Distressing Furniture With Chalk Paint
The wax is going to resist the second paint layer in those places and the paint will come right off when you distress it.
Distressing furniture with chalk paint. It sounds so much easier to do. One of the easiest ways to mess up when it comes to furniture distressing is using the wrong tools. Fine foam sanding pads that are 220 grit.
Rub the beeswax bar on a few sections of your piece. I hope this video is helpful. Make sure you have the right tools to properly distress furniture.
When i had wiped everything down it was time to get painting and distressing furniture. This is the ratio i used to make my own chalkpaint for painting and distressing furniture. 10 optional create a two toned distressed look with chalk paint.
I am apparently super late to the thrill of using chalk paint on furniture. This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture. You want to make sure you clean it well so that the paint will adhere to the wood.
Your tutorial here is very well put together though and is making me want to venture into the world of chalk paint. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed. Start with a coarse pad and move down to medium and then fine depending on the furniture you re painting and how distressed you want your paint work.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. Thank yall so much for stopping by.