For the piece that you waxed first, I would give it a couple more
coats of wax over the next couple months... that should greatly increase the durability.
For the piece that you waxed first, I would give it a couple more
coats of wax over the next couple months... that should greatly increase the durability.
To achieve Annie's signature look, apply a thin
coat of wax over your painted surface with a small Chalk Paint ® Wax Brush.
So, because I only apply one
coat of wax over the sides of the dresser and drawers - I do not want to sand that one coat off - which will mean I need to apply another coat of wax.
Not exact matches
After fooling around in the kitchen for a while, I spread a thin
coat of melted chocolate, paper thin, on a sheet
of wax paper, smoothed a second sheet
of wax paper
over the chocolate, then rolled the whole thing up into a tight roll and slipped it into the fridge.
You can however apply
wax over a poly
coat, to get the hand - rubbed look
of the
wax with the durability
of the poly.
I then applied a
coat of clear
wax over the entire piece.
I went
over them with two
coats of whitewash (a cup
of paint with a couple tablespoons
of white paint mixed in) and then stained them with mini
wax Provincial.
Hi Karen, I am somewhat
of a novice at using milk paint, but I had success with painting a base
coat in one color, then using the
wax puck in spots, and then painting
over the piece with a second color
of milk paint.
gave two
coats and then distressed the edges and some
of the details and then instead
of waxing over it I did a Minwax water based poly that goes on easy and clear.
If you used a brand that allows you to do this (Annie Sloan is one) you can paint another
coat over the
wax, then seal the fresh
coat of paint with poly.
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.
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.
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.
It bothered me because I knew he would be putting his feet on the chair rungs so I took a chance and put two
coats of General Finishes Flat top
coat on the rungs
over the
wax.
So, no I don't use
wax anymore, except sometimes
over the top
coat as a final touch when I want a bit
of sheene, just to use up what I had already, but I'm not buying any.
Buff until the cloth glides
over the surface and add another
coat of wax if needed.
I already had that
coat of Dixie Belle clear
wax over my white washed table top so I got a more subtle result from the Grunge Gray
wax.
When the cloth glides
over the first
coat of wax easily, then you know it is buffed enough and can add another thin layer
of wax over it.
Over this, bronze reliefs with jagged edges are
coated with shaggy Rorschach blots
of scratched soap and
wax.
May I ask if you used flat, satin or semi-glass (it looks like flat or satin) and did you use a
wax or any kind
of polyurethane
coating over it?
When the cloth glides
over the first
coat of wax easily, then you know it is buffed enough and can add another thin layer
of wax over it.
We ripped out all
of the ugly, stinky, stained, beige and pink carpeting that was all
over our house when we moved in but we're left with hardwood birch that is in desperate need
of refinishing as its just
coated with
wax.
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 rubbing in a
coat of Annie Sloan's white furniture
wax over the paint, my table was all ready to go — FINALLY!
gave two
coats and then distressed the edges and some
of the details and then instead
of waxing over it I did a Minwax water based poly that goes on easy and clear.
To start, I applied a
coat of clear
wax all
over, wiping off the excess.
You can simply add a new
coat of chalk paint directly
over the existing
wax.
Finally I used clear
wax (after at least 15 Pinterest tutorial videos
of how to
wax) all
over, giving each flat surface two
coats.
You can however apply
wax over a poly
coat, to get the hand - rubbed look
of the
wax with the durability
of the poly.
Two
coats of Skyline, some distressing, and some SC Johnson (it just seems to do better
over the black)
wax and it was done!
I then gave it a
coat of clear
wax over the top to seal.