Paint one coat of country chic s primer over cabinets drawers and fronts.
Distressed kitchen cabinets with chalk paint.
Slap on the paint using chalk paint to give the cabinets in your calgary home a distressed look is quick and easy.
Learn how to easily refinish cabinets without any prep work.
Chalk paint distresses very easily.
Simply apply your first coat of paint in a haphazard figure of 8 pattern.
Of course they said to use wax but i went with a water based poly.
Run your hand across the piece to find any rough patches that might need sanding but remember you do not need to sand.
If you end up causing more damage than you wanted simply touch up with more paint let it dry and start again.
Other brands have formulated their own versions of chalk paint but annie sloan is the original.
Painting cabinets with chalk paint is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to upgrade those ugly old cabinets.
It has a matte finish and needs to be sealed.
Oct 19 2019 paint your kitchen cabinets without having to sand and prime by using chalk paint.
If you prefer a smooth look rather than distressed very lightly sand with 400 grit sandpaper to eliminate brush strokes rather than using 200 grit to rough up the surface.
This blog details how to apply chalk paint to your cabinets.
This is an older post but one that lots of folks ask about.
Chalk paint is a specially formulated flat paint that will stick to almost all surfaces without sanding or priming.
I am a little unhappy that after only a day they started to yellow.
Remove any sticky gunk with soap and water or one of my favorite products goo gone.
If desired lightly sand once with a scrap piece of sandpaper or sanding block no heavy duty sander required this is.
Follow these easy steps.
Remove any removable elements like hardware shelves drawers.
If you are happy with the look after that then you are done painting.
Hi marilyn i just started painting my kitchen cabinets with any sloan chalk paint.
50 50 mix of pure white and old white.
Do you know if i would be able to paint over them with benjamin moore in a satin finish.
And since the look you re going for is rustic you don t even have to do it neatly.