How To Antique Furniture With Paint And Glaze
Apply a pre-made brown wax.
How to antique furniture with paint and glaze. Glazing over a Flat finish paint soaks up the glaze more and gives it a more ruggedrustic look. Fusion offers both an already-tinted Antiquing Glaze as well as a Clear Glaze. This creates an effect in the cracks and corners of your piece giving your furniture character and depth.
Wipe glaze off immediately with a rag or cheesecloth. Let the enamel dry completely. Sand just enough to remove any sheen which will help the paint stick.
Put an antique glaze on a piece of furniture by using a semi-pas. How to antique glaze furniture. In looking at the 4 glazing types they offer different benefits as you apply them but the end result will be very similar.
Often after a Painting 101 class people want to know how to take their furniture to the next level. To avoid drying lines glaze in sections. You will be surprised at how simple antiquing can be.
Buy a pre-made glaze in a dark brown. Next use the sanding block completely remove the existing painted finish or stain in areas that would be prone to heavier wear like the edges and high points. Dark wax became a really popular way to make a piece look authentically antique but Id argue that a water based glaze is easier to work with than dark wax and leaves you options in.
If you see a glaze labeled antique this usually means that the glaze is dark enough to age the look of the project. Wipe away the sawdust. First you should always glaze over a satin or a semigloss paint.