For that reason I tend to use either hemp oil or one of the dark colored
waxes over dark colors.
Not exact matches
If you put
dark wax right
over the chalk paint, it is hard to move the
color around where you want it.
Full disclosure, we started out by tinting the
wax with Old Violet and it looked beautiful
over the Paris Grey, but we needed a
darker color for the purposes of the how to.
Something I wanted to share now though, is that when you sand prior to
waxing over a
dark Chalk Paint ™
color like Graphite (as I have in my photo below)... you will get this residual white chalky look.
Others like a French look and use 2
colors and add
dark wax over the paint to look old.