i’m not sure about whether i need a flat/matt finish or if it needs to be acrylic or oil paint etc. i rather like the ‘calky’ white finish some pieces have.
further, do i need to sand back varnish or can i just do extra coats?
thanks!
Originally posted 2010-05-01 06:55:04. Republished by Old Post Promoter
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#1 by Steven W at May 1st, 2010
Certainly a trip to a local home improvement store will offer you many options. If you already have a finish you’ve seen, that you like, go with it on a sample board,,, as well as any others you might want to experiement with.
I’d stay away from “Crackle” but that’s just my opinion.
Matte finish would better define an aged piece, not well cared for, and if that’s what you’re going for you might even have some areas that retained some better levels of a finish. Keep in mind that a distressed piece is pretty obvious, and if it’s not a Theme, you’d have to think of it as an old piece you found at a sale that you wanted sitting amongst your highly polished mahogany.
It might be advisable to sand off any clear coat that exists, or at the very least “Clean” anything you choose to paint.
I suggest acrylics, but they would be better suited to raw wood, or wood that wasn’t supposed to have a high sheen, wood brain look.
Without knowing more detail regarding what exactly you want to achieve this effect on, you should have no problems in asking someone of equal knowledge, in person, at a decent paint store.
No offense to you at all, but i wouldn’t do this to existing furniture, that might be of value now, or in the future. The faux finishes are nice, and trendy, but they also might get tiresome.
If you have a budget that allows, get a piece from a thrift shop and practice on it.
Rev. Steven
#2 by kimmi_35 at May 2nd, 2010
Lightly sand the whole piece and wipe it down good to remove any dust. I like to then use a slightly off white color of acrylic paint and put on 2-3 coats for a good finish. After this i hit the most touched spots with sandpaper to make it look old….such as knob areas, corners, edges, then i use a water based minwax stain, light pine usually, and a soft rag and wipe the whole piece down with the stain to give it an aged appearance. You can then leave it as it is or go over it with a sealer if you want it to have a shine or to keep it from aging more. I leave mine with just the stain on it and let the pieces age.
Good luck, hope this helps.
#3 by quietgiant at May 2nd, 2010
follow the above answer only ,rather than stain use a glaze as it will adhere to the surface better and quicker and it will give you better control of the areas you want to wipe off or leave on.
Painting contractor