Distressing Chalk Paint With Water

Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece.

Distressing chalk paint with water.

Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette. If you do work inside be careful not to mop or steam your floors before the dust is all cleaned up because the paint is water soluble and you ll end up with a chalky film on your floors. Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath. Once the chalk paint has been removed it will reveal the original wood.

Chalk paint easily wipes off with water. The chalk paint is wonderful to work with don t get me wrong but the paint wax distress rewax dark wax it s alot of steps especially on bigger pieces with alot of parts. Once your final paint coat is dry you can start distressing it with either a wet rag or fine grit sandpaper. You can then use a 240 grit sandpaper to distress and wipe the paint away.

Use an old t shirt or a chux wipe. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. Another way to wet distress is by using a water spray bottle and spraying directly onto your piece.

See more about these techniques in the wet distressing and dry distressing sections above. So i used a damp clean cloth diaper and a bowl of water. Creating a distressed look. Distressing with chalk paint.

Okay on to the actual distressing. This can give a much softer look to the distressing. Before i rock your world with the coolest and easiest no mess distressing technique let me welcome you to my bathroom i have an awkward space in theread more thanks for subscribing. Try using a combination of these methods and use both a wet cloth and a sanding sponge to create the look you want.

How do you wet distress a piece of painted furniture it s easy. In short to get a naturally weathered painted surface with the wet distress method you take a damp cloth and gently rub back your recently dried chalk paint. Start with a coarse pad and move down to medium and then fine depending on the furniture you re painting and how distressed you want your paint work. This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.