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.
Distressing chalk paint with water.
This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture.
Once your final paint coat is dry you can start distressing it with either a wet rag or fine grit sandpaper.
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.
Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.
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.
Wet distressing allows the water to slightly soften the paint so you can then slowly wipe it away.
Chalk paint easily wipes off with water.
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This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints.
Creating a distressed look.
Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece.
Distressing with chalk paint.
You can then use a 240 grit sandpaper to distress and wipe the paint away.
After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
This can give a much softer look to the distressing.
See more about these techniques in the wet distressing and dry distressing sections above.
Okay on to the actual distressing.
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How do you wet distress a piece of painted furniture it s easy.
Another way to wet distress is by using a water spray bottle and spraying directly onto your piece.
Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel.
Try using a combination of these methods and use both a wet cloth and a sanding sponge to create the look you want.
Use an old t shirt or a chux wipe.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette.