See how to apply furniture wax to make those details pop.
Wax black chalk paint furniture.
Using a lint free cloth go over the waxed surface quite lightly in order to remove any.
Antiquing painted furniture with furniture wax creates a dramatic effect like on this painted claw foot table.
Go over them with wax if so.
Here annie has used chalk paint in antibes green.
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Applying furniture wax really brings out the details.
This step by step tutorial will show you how to prepare paint distress wax and seal furniture with black chalk paint.
Read about how to paint furniture with black chalk paint.
Work in large areas sweeping the wax over the paint.
Check that you haven t missed any sections.
Start off by applying clear chalk paint wax to the piece using a brush covering the surface so that you don t leave anything bare and take off the excess using a cloth.
Something important that happens during your application of wax is that the wax intensifies the paint as it is absorbed.
Chalk paint is a very dry paint.
If you had started with dark wax before applying a coat of clear wax too much of the dark wax will be absorbed by the paint and your furniture piece wouldn t.
Often i recommend putting a base of clear wax on your furniture piece first or mixing in a little clear wax with your dark especially if you are using a chalk type paint.
Paint your piece all over so that you end up with a smooth finish this is important for achieving a warehouse look.
Diy black chalk finish paint.
You are aiming to cover every bit of paint.
Get gorgeous results with black furniture wax on your painted furniture.
Black chalk paint is easy to use and is very durable.
A couple of days ago i posted some pictures on my facebook page to show a bedroom set that i painted this summer that i had not yet blogged about.
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To prevent a color change on your furniture apply clear wax and plenty of it.
The reason i hadn t shown the makeover on the blog was because i didn t have great pictures.
The chalk paint will soak up the pigment of the dark wax making it very hard to get it back off if you apply too much.
You will literally see a deepening in the color of the chalk paint.
Using an chalk paint wax brush or a lint free cloth apply chalk paint wax.