Distressing Pine Furniture With Paint
1 Would this paint be suitable to use over the pre_existing eggshell finish.
Distressing pine furniture with paint. Let it dry completely. Next dry the surface with a clean cloth and apply a coat of chalk paint which has a matte finish and scrapes off easily. Paint the pine with wood stain.
Make sure that your first coat of paint is properly cured so that it wont come off when you distress it. For another tutorial on distressing painted wood make sure to check out How to Distress Painted Wood Furniture. Once the piece is fully dry you can begin to remove some of the paint and distress the piece with steel wool and sandpaper.
In this example I painted a stool and a step stool. Sanding technique Candle technique Wet paper technique Dry brush technique Scraper technique Rinsing technique Wood block technique and Pouring paint technique. Wipe away any excess stain with a clean cloth.
If you painted two coats use the steel wool to go over the waxed areas. However there are a few techniques you can use to help you achieve a period correct look to your distressing so you dont just look like you have a beat-up piece of furniture. I am planning to paint some distressed pine furniture that is factory finished in eggshell sprayedThe finish is extremely smooth.
Sealing Your Distressed Painted Wood. Once all of your distressing is complete you must still seal your piece of distressed painted furniture. Place a small amount of your lighter shade of paint in a container.
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