Distressing Chalk Paint With Wet Rag

So if you want a little bit easier of a go at the distressing step do it first.

Distressing chalk paint with wet rag.

How do you wet distress a piece of painted furniture it s easy. I always use annie sloan chalk paint and on lauren s dresser i used paris grey. If you don t have a garage work area live in a climate where sanding outside is a no go like my 15 canadian winters or have a piece that s too heavy to lug outside avoiding messy dust in your living space can be a blessing. Make your own stencil.

Creating a distressed look. It won t dry out that way. This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints. I worked on lauren s dresser a few years ago and used a great technique wet distressing.

Chalk paint in langley. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. See more about these techniques in the wet distressing and dry distressing sections above. Try using a combination of these methods and use both a wet cloth and a sanding sponge to create the look you want.

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. Once your final paint coat is dry you can start distressing it with either a wet rag or fine grit sandpaper. I just pop my wet paintbrush in a ziplock in the fridge. Here are the steps.

Wet distressing allows the water to slightly soften the paint so you can then slowly wipe it away. In this video amy of aj s vintage designs will teach you how to properly wet distress. Take your piece and apply a base coat of chalk paint in your choice of color. Take a rag and remove any excess paint haze and.

One of the benefits of using chalk paints to restyle furniture is the no mess wet distess bonus. Clean your piece with white lightning and wipe. Then i repainted the top using the wet rag distressing technique with the milk paint and recoated it with a flat polyurethane. Once the chalk paint has been removed it will reveal the original wood.

After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed. This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture. I use anne sloan cp. The great thing is when you wet distress painted furniture there.

I was having to reseal the tabletop with wax a few times a year so this should correct the problem and give the coffee table a much more durable surface. After the first coat has dried apply another coat of the paint.