Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Make New Fresh paint Look Old

You want to apply the paint to a clean, smooth surface.2. Use a paintbrush to apply a base coat of brown latex paint with long, even stokes.


Apply this custom on walls, doors, picture frames and dwarf wood projects to at the moment add agedness to the new paint.


Instructions


1. Wipe the surface to be painted with a cloth to remove any dust and debris.Crackled glaze Testament come across your project a weathered cast.There are many techniques in benefit nowadays to administer advanced dye an aged peep that contain scratching, sanding and bad the whitewash surface. Applying a coat of crackle glaze in between layers of latex tint is one approach to time distemper without all that impenetrable commission. The crackle glaze causes cracks to formation in the whitewash, giving your project the weathered, vintage gaze that you ardor.


Make sure that the surface is completely and evenly covered. Let it dry for Twelve to Twenty four hours.


3. Brush on a layer of crackle glaze. Apply the glaze in single direction strokes. If small, thin cracks are desired, apply one thin layer of glaze. Increase the thickness for larger cracks. Allow your glaze to dry for one hour.


4. Cover the glaze with a layer of white latex paint. Brush on the paint in the opposite direction that you brushed on the glaze. As the top coat dries, cracks will form in the paint.


5. Use sandpaper to go over the edges of your project to remove the paint layers. This will further age your project and add a distressed look.