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.
Wax black chalk paint furniture.
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This series is a two part series on how to paint furniture with black chalk paint.
It will quickly absorb the wax you apply to it right after painting.
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.
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Work in large areas sweeping the wax over the paint.
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.
Black chalk paint is easy to use and is very durable.
Diy black chalk finish paint.
Paint your piece all over so that you end up with a smooth finish this is important for achieving a warehouse look.
Chalk paint is a very dry paint.
You will literally see a deepening in the color of the chalk paint.
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.
The darker the color of paint the easier it is to see as you apply the wax make sure the intensity is uniformed and happens to 100 of your painted area.
Go over them with wax if so.
Read about how to paint furniture with black chalk paint.
You are aiming to cover every bit of paint.
Using a lint free cloth go over the waxed surface quite lightly in order to remove any.
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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.
Here annie has used chalk paint in antibes green.
To prevent a color change on your furniture apply clear wax and plenty of it.
See how to apply furniture wax to make those details pop.
The reason i hadn t shown the makeover on the blog was because i didn t have great pictures.
Antiquing painted furniture with furniture wax creates a dramatic effect like on this painted claw foot table.
Something important that happens during your application of wax is that the wax intensifies the paint as it is absorbed.