Distressing Chalk Paint With Wet Rag

In this video amy of aj s vintage designs will teach you how to properly wet distress.

Distressing chalk paint with wet rag.

See more about these techniques in the wet distressing and dry distressing sections above. This technique works great for chalk based or mineral based paints. Make your own stencil. Take your piece and apply a base coat of chalk paint in your choice of color.

I use anne sloan cp. Once your final paint coat is dry you can start distressing it with either a wet rag or fine grit sandpaper. Take a rag and remove any excess paint haze and. Creating a distressed look.

Then i repainted the top using the wet rag distressing technique with the milk paint and recoated it with a flat polyurethane. 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. Wet distressing allows the water to slightly soften the paint so you can then slowly wipe it away. Clean your piece with white lightning and wipe.

Try using a combination of these methods and use both a wet cloth and a sanding sponge to create the look you want. I always use annie sloan chalk paint and on lauren s dresser i used paris grey. Chalk paint in langley. How do you wet distress a piece of painted furniture it s easy.

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. It won t dry out that way. So if you want a little bit easier of a go at the distressing step do it first.

This is called wet distressing because you used water to create the distressed look to your painted furniture. How to wet distress distressing annie sloan chalk paint have you heard about wet. Once the chalk paint has been removed it will reveal the original wood. Here are the steps.

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. Begin to rub the section of paint with the damp shop towel. One of the benefits of using chalk paints to restyle furniture is the no mess wet distess bonus. You can also distress using a damp rag if you want to have a bit more control over the final look.

After a few rubs you will see that the paint has been removed. I just pop my wet paintbrush in a ziplock in the fridge.