Do you apply a
final coat of clear wax after your dark wax or is the piece finished after the dark wax application?
Do you apply a final
coat of clear wax after your dark wax or is the piece finished after the dark wax application?
The depth of the grain, the length of time it is left on, and whether or not you applied a good,
even coat of clear wax will determine how it looks.
These shots are the finished sanded back texture, with a protective
coat of clear wax which darkened up the underlying colors nicely.
I used two coats of Provence and after that was completely dry (I waited about 4 hours), I gave it a
light coat of clear wax and let it sit overnight.
Once I had the pieces antiqued to my liking, I applied one
more coat of the clear wax, to seal and protect the glaze, and my tables were finished!
I finished it with a
few coats of clear wax with a torn white t - shirt (my favorite chalk paint hack) so it wouldn't get scratched up as I was doing the bead work.
After sanding I finished all the green with Daddy Van's Antique wax, love this stuff — no
first coat of clear wax is needed, and it is a perfect shade of brown for aging.
No you do nt need to put a
final coat of clear wax after the dark wax, and yes you can buff it, but try to stick to buffing only areas that would get touched a lot... Looks more authentic that way!
No you do nt need to put a final
coat of clear wax after the dark wax, and yes you can buff it, but try to stick to buffing only areas that would get touched a lot... Looks more authentic that way!
Laying down a
thin coat of clear wax first allows you to get the dark wax exactly where you want it on the piece you are working on.
I finished off with two
coats of clear wax (no buffing as I wanted a matte, old world finish) and Miss Mustard Seed Hemp Oil on the stained top.
After the last coat of paint is dry, I cover the entire piece with
a coat of clear wax.
I sanded lightly again and gave the whole thing
a coat of clear wax to seal.
The whole thing got
a coat of clear wax to seal.
I gave it one of my favorite Annie Sloan Chalk Paint ® colors — Old Ochre, did some light distressing, and applied
a coat of clear wax.
Once that was dry, I added
a coat of clear wax and buffed it into the wood.
Once happy with the look (you can rub it off in places with a wet rag if you get the white paint too heavy), I used the Annie Sloan Wax Brush to apply
another coat of clear wax and then to accent the carvings with dark wax.
I then applied
a coat of clear wax over the entire piece.
And then I did two
coats of clear wax.
Then, a thin
coat of clear wax and I was done.
I could have stopped here and put on
a coat of clear wax to seal it, but I wanted to try some of my Annie Sloan Dark Wax, so I smoothed and buffed on a coat of that and then did another layer of white washing and wiping.
I lightly distressed the edges with fine grit sand paper then applied one
coat of clear wax with an old cloth.
This did not happen to me with a sample that had the dark wax over 1
coat of clear wax (which itself was over two coats of poly), but I don't want a dark wax look for these chairs, so I am just wondering if I should be trying something different to get this white wax to stick.
I did three coats of paint (with at least 24 hours of drying time in between) and yesterday I put on
a coat of clear wax (with the uber - expensive wax brush).
It was easy for me to see how much wax was removed because I had put dark wax over the clear then finished with
another coat of clear wax.
I painted the base in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White, lightly distressed it, and then gave
it a coat of clear wax.
Annie Sloan instructs people to apply
a coat of clear wax and then on top of that a coat of the dark, but I have seen that it is much more streaky (which may or may not be the look you're going for) rather than an even aged look.
So, after I sanded the boards in the garage I applied
a coat of clear wax to all sides.
Then I applied
a coat of clear wax and added a bit of gilding wax in copper to create a spotted luminescence look.
Once that dried I applied
another coat of clear wax and buffed well with an old, clean t - shirt.
Next came
a coat of clear wax all over, followed by a hint of the Amy Howard Light Antiquing Wax in areas that would naturally have more wear.
After applying two coats of ASCP Versailles and then two
coats of clear wax, I applied dark wax using the new brush all over the piece working in one section at a time.
To start, I applied
a coat of clear wax all over, wiping off the excess.
She topped it off with
a coat of clear wax.