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.
Applying dark wax to chalk painted furniture.
Work in large areas sweeping the wax over the paint.
Remove any excess wax with a lint free cloth.
There is a little trick to applying dark wax over chalk paint when painting furniture.
Allow the paint to dry before applying a coat of clear chalk paint wax using a chalk paint wax brush.
Next use a clean cloth to apply the wax over a portion of your chalk painted furniture.
To protect this coat of paint furniture refinishers apply soft clear wax over the entire piece.
Before you proceed to the next area make sure there are no lumps on the surface and make sure your wax is evenly distributed.
But adding clear wax first or mixing clear in with your dark will help you remove the extra dark wax if necessary.
Note that you have a choice between regular wax and dark wax.
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 is all the rage with it s matte finish that has a french country feel.
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.
It is important to know a few thing before you apply wax to wood.
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.
The chalk paint will soak up the pigment of the dark wax making it very hard to get it back off if you apply too much.
Don t use furniture wax to clean it.
Chalk paint is a great way to give new life to an old piece.
You are aiming to cover every bit of paint.
Check that you haven t missed any sections.
However like any project chalk paint needs a protective finish.
It s matte and very porous.
6 apply the wax.
Using an chalk paint wax brush or a lint free cloth apply chalk paint wax.
Using a lint free cloth go over the waxed surface quite lightly in order to remove any.
Go over them with wax if so.
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.