It is important to know a few thing before you apply wax to wood.
Applying dark wax to chalk painted furniture.
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.
Allow the paint to dry before applying a coat of clear chalk paint wax using a chalk paint wax brush.
Using an chalk paint wax brush or a lint free cloth apply chalk paint wax.
Add dark wax over that to enhance woodwork and you have a beautiful work of art.
Don t use furniture wax to clean it.
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.
Chalk paint is a great way to give new life to an old piece.
Once you ve successfully finished coating your furniture apply another coat of wax and repeat the process about three times.
You are aiming to cover every bit of paint.
To protect this coat of paint furniture refinishers apply soft clear wax over the entire piece.
However like any project chalk paint needs a protective finish.
Work in large areas sweeping the wax over the paint.
Note that you have a choice between regular wax and dark wax.
There is a little trick to applying dark wax over chalk paint when painting furniture.
Once chalk paint has been painted onto the surface of a piece of furniture the resulting coat of paint feels a lot like chalk.
Check that you haven t missed any sections.
Next use a clean cloth to apply the wax over a portion of your chalk painted furniture.
Using wax on your project after applying.
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.
But adding clear wax first or mixing clear in with your dark will help you remove the extra dark wax if necessary.
Go over them with wax if so.
Before you proceed to the next area make sure there are no lumps on the surface and make sure your wax is evenly distributed.
Remove any excess wax with a lint free cloth.
It s matte and very porous.
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.
6 apply the wax.