To lighten colours or for a limed look,
try White Chalk Paint Wax.
Not exact matches
I was dying to
try the new
chalk paint colors and I chose to use Pure
White on a couple of pumpkins and French Linen on another two.
I
tried shellac with
white chalk paint and it yellowed.
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.
I've been wanting to
try Devine Color paint, which is sold at Target, so I used their
white color, «Lightning,» to make my homemade
chalk paint.
NOTE: Last winter, I removed the doors and repainted the upper cabinets because I found the Old
White to be too cream - colored (you may want to
try Annie Sloan's
chalk paint in Pure
White for a
whiter and brighter color.
I also
tried mixing it out with some brighter
Chalk Paint ® colors then I
tried Pure
White on top, I had it left from this Farmhouse Cabinet I did a little while back.
I've never
tried this with latex paint, but
Chalk Paint is famous for its easy distressing qualities, so I used the «Old
White» and it worked really well.
You inspired me to give
chalk paint a
try, so I built a Farmhouse bed from Anna
White's plans, and mixed up the latest formula: 2 T. calcium carbonate (which I found at Home Depot, 5 - lbs.