Distressing Chalk Paint With Water
Creating a distressed look.
Distressing chalk paint with water. Before i rock your world with the coolest and easiest no mess distressing technique let me welcome you to my bathroom i have an awkward space in theread more thanks for subscribing. You can then use a 240 grit sandpaper to distress and wipe the paint away. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. How do you wet distress a piece of painted furniture it s easy.
Chalk paint easily wipes off with water. Once your final paint coat is dry you can start distressing it with either a wet rag or fine grit sandpaper. This can give a much softer look to the distressing. After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed.
This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints. See more about these techniques in the wet distressing and dry distressing sections above. This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture. 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.
Finally apply a coat of clear chalk paint wax this will seal and protect this piece. Okay on to the actual distressing. 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. Try using a combination of these methods and use both a wet cloth and a sanding sponge to create the look you want.
Annie sloan developed her un. So i used a damp clean cloth diaper and a bowl of water. Once the chalk paint has been removed it will reveal the original wood. Wet distressing allows the water to slightly soften the paint so you can then slowly wipe it away.
Annie shows you how to create a two colour distress using her signature technique and two colours from the chalk paint palette. The chalk paint is wonderful to work with don t get me wrong but the paint wax distress rewax dark wax it s alot of steps especially on bigger pieces with alot of parts. Another way to wet distress is by using a water spray bottle and spraying directly onto your piece. Using annie sloan sanding pads annie removed the top coat of paint to reveal the colour beneath.