Next use a clean cloth to apply the wax over a portion of your chalk painted furniture.
Applying dark wax to chalk painted furniture.
Before you proceed to the next area make sure there are no lumps on the surface and make sure your wax is evenly distributed.
Note that you have a choice between regular wax and dark wax.
It s matte and very porous.
Chalk paint is all the rage with it s matte finish that has a french country feel.
Chalk paint is a great way to give new life to an old piece.
Check that you haven t missed any sections.
Add dark wax over that to enhance woodwork and you have a beautiful work of art.
Using wax on your project after applying.
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.
Using an chalk paint wax brush or a lint free cloth apply chalk paint wax.
There is a little trick to applying dark wax over chalk paint when painting furniture.
Go over them with wax if so.
To protect this coat of paint furniture refinishers apply soft clear wax over the entire piece.
While the clear wax is still wet apply dark chalk paint wax with a chalk paint wax brush working in small areas at a time.
Don t use furniture wax to clean it.
Remove any excess wax with a lint free cloth.
But adding clear wax first or mixing clear in with your dark will help you remove the extra dark wax if necessary.
Once you ve successfully finished coating your furniture apply another coat of wax and repeat the process about three times.
This paint is popular among the do it yourself crowd and offers a versatile medium for freshening up any project such as furniture or kitchen cabinets.
6 apply the wax.
However like any project chalk paint needs a protective finish.
Once you ve painted a piece of furniture with chalk paint it s time to seal it off with wax to do this you ll use a stiff bristle brush and work in small sections at a time applying just a thin coat and wiping over the wax with a soft cloth.
Allow the paint to dry before applying a coat of clear chalk paint wax using a chalk paint wax brush.
Once chalk paint has been painted onto the surface of a piece of furniture the resulting coat of paint feels a lot like chalk.
Chalk paint lacks a sealer that most paint has and therefore requires a wax to seal the color and keep water or other debris from getting in the finish.