Sentences with phrase «wax over the chalk paint»

I have never had any luck using wax over my chalk paint.

Hi Te — If you don't want to have to wax over the chalk paint you should use poly.

I've never heard of clear wax over chalk paint.

I have only used Annie Sloan wax over her chalk paint, but I will guess that it would work over regular paint too.

The only scenario where I would not wax over the chalk paint is if I wanted very rustic, rough - hewn looking cabinets.

I have been told that if you wax over chalk painted upholstery, it will look like leather.

Hi Te — If you don't want to have to wax over the chalk paint you should use poly.

I have been told that if you wax over chalk painted upholstery, it will look like leather.

I like wax over chalk paint since it gives it a subtle sheen.

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For waxing — are you using dark or clear wax over the chalk paint?

If you wax over the chalk paint as is done with furniture — the stairs would be very slippery.

When you do the waxing over the chalk paint, is it normal soft wax.?

Not exact matches

I am going to repaint with chalk paint over the wax and want to use Min Wax polyacrylic spray....

HI Jo, You would need to remove most of the wax, or give them a sand to remove it, but you can poly over chalk paint with out a problem.

If the chalk painted piece will be a highly used piece, I add poly over the waxed finish.

To achieve Annie's signature look, apply a thin coat of wax over your painted surface with a small Chalk Paint ® Wax Brush.

I use poly over chalk paint because it gives a great smooth finish and holds up to wear and tear better than a wax.

Can I just say how glad I am that you can paint right over the finished wax with more Chalk Paint??

It wouldn't be ideal for a full piece to use chalk paint over the wax because I would be worried about adherence, but when doing an accent like a whitewash, the incredible adherence of chalk paint works just fine.

I want to try this method, I've been making my own chalk paint, and painted my china cabinet, and used the Minwax dark wax to antique it, it's not for everyone, but the look is just what I want, old world look, not even put it has character, I am doing my coffee table as well, I find very ornate pieces cheap and paint a base cream chalk paint and then go over it with the Minwax dark, let it sit for 15 min and buff, then add another layer of wax, its so much fun, but the problem I'm having is I'm ADD and I have 5 projects going at once!

I used white chalk paint on the shelves first, then buffed a little bit of dark paste wax over the white to give them an antiqued look.

I have been hesitant to dive into the chalk paint / clear wax technique, but I think your dresser / changing table just pushed me over the edge!

I just read all the comments about the wax over the AS chalk paint.

Jan, I have tried many products to use over chalk paint, several waxes then I switched to polycrylic top coats and have tried several, the best I've ever used is Polyvine Decorator's Varnish Dead Flat Finish — it DOES NOT yellow, I just used over two big pieces of furniture painted in Pure White and Off White and absolutely no yellowing.

So if you can't paint another sealent over the wax, then how do you remove the wax without taking the chalk paint with it?

After I waxed with Annie Sloan soft wax I applied General Finishes flat topcoat over the chalk paint on the rungs of the chairs.

AS says you can paint over her wax once it's fully cured using her own brand of chalk paint.

I also learned that waxing over dark chalk paint is harder because all the streaks show.

So pleased to have read this article, just painted my stair case with chalk paint and whitewashed over the top with chalk paint was going to use wax as recommended by the shop who sold me the paint, did talk to the sales person at great length about wear and tear and not wanting to have to do touch ups but he still highly recommended the wax.

Annie Sloan is one brand who claims their chalk paint can be used over their own brand of wax, and I have done this myself with success.

Or an easier alternative, some chalk paint brands specifically say you can use their paint over wax once it's cured.

You can paint right over chalk paint on your chest as long as you did not apply wax or poly over it.

I have only used soft wax and water - based poly and water - based glazes over the chalk painted pieces I have painted.

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If you put dark wax right over the chalk paint, it is hard to move the color around where you want it.

I like the look of soft wax over the pieces I use DIY chalk paint on.

Different mixed media painting techniques, using glue, string, card, wax, paper to manipulate and to create texture with acrylic paint Looking at famous artists like Jackson Pollock, Frank Auerbach, David Bomberg, John Hoyland and Howard Hodgkin Resources: Acrylic paint, Sponges, sticks, large and small paintbrushes, credit card, string, glue, Punchinella, kebab sticks batik wax, sand, tissue paper, scrap paper and glue guns, Creating a number of different textures with acrylic paint and see what other mixed media layering one can achieve with chalk and oil pastel as well to layer over the acrylic paint.

If you want your kitchen cabinets to be a semi-gloss finish and use chalk paint, you will need to wax them or add a semi-gloss poly over the paint to get a semi-gloss sheen.

I like the look of soft wax over the pieces I use DIY chalk paint on.

Also, if I'm painting over existing cupboard spaces & doors that have some finish on them... I thought Craft style chalk paint & wax sealant... What do think?

This stunning leather - look chair actually started life with dated red fabric, which Jonathon Marc Mendes painted over using Chalk Paint ® paint and waxes to create a realistic, timeless finish.

This is one of the first pieces I painted with Chalk paint and a waxed finish, after much abuse from the kids over five years this finish has seen better days!

Just remember that if you create a faux whitewash with chalk paint, you will still need to seal the piece with wax or poly over the chalk paint.

Some sources online may have another opinions, Annie Sloan claims you can paint over her wax with her Chalk paint, yet even some of her distributors recommend removing the wax with Mineral Spirits in certain situations.

This situation happens to people and know that it is not a problem to paint using Chalk Paint ® over previously painted and waxed pieces.

With chalk paint, you can simply paint right over the wax and start again.

If the wax has cured - meaning it was applied over 3 weeks ago, then feel free to shake a quart of Chalk Paint ® and paint right over the cured wax.

Worse case scenario - with chalk paint, you can simply paint right over the wax and start again.

You can simply add a new coat of chalk paint directly over the existing wax.