How do you distress a table with paint?
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How do you distress a table with paint?
- Prepare Your Space. Start by laying down drop cloths and preparing the area.
- Sand and Clean the Piece. Sand the surface of the piece.
- Paint the Piece.
- Apply Wax and Top Layer of Paint (Optional)
- Distress the Piece with Sandpaper and Steel Wool.
- Apply a Stain (Optional)
- Protect the Finished Piece with Polyurethane.
How do you make paint look old and faded?
How to Distress Paint with Vaseline
- Supplies:
- STEP 1: Apply a thin layer of Vaseline to the edges of your project and anywhere you want a distressed look.
- STEP 2: Paint your project.
- STEP 3: Allow the paint to dry slightly (not wet to the touch), then use a damp rag to rub over the areas that have Vaseline.
How do you make white painted furniture look distressed?
How to Make White Painted Furniture Look Distressed
- Place two or three handfuls of assorted heavy nuts, bolts or hardware pieces into an old pillowcase or sturdy fabric bag.
- Whack the furniture with the hardware sack along edges, corners, seats or work surfaces to give it the look of many years of wear.
How do I make white furniture look distressed?
Do I distress chalk paint before or after wax?
It is a much cleaner process! Wax tends to hold in the dust from the sanding itself keeping an extremely limited amount of free-floating particulates in the air that would otherwise be all over the place if you distressed before you waxed. You have much more control over your distressing by doing it after you wax.
How do you make a table look weathered?
Apply Wax. With wax brush or old paintbrush (one that has splayed bristles), apply stained furniture wax to table, working wax into gouges and marks made in step one (Image 1). Wipe excess wax away with clean, lint-free cloth. Buff wax by hand, in circular motion, until finish is smooth.
