Shabby Chic; Volume III

Florenceem

chalkysoil wrote: »

I use Wilkos matt clear waterbased varnish on chalkpaint. I like it. It changes the colour slightly, the same way clear wax does. The chalkpaint is less chalky and more like ordinary paint. I have one cupboard with a varnished lower part & waxed top and they look the same in my hall.

oil based varnish is yellowy brown even if labelled clear.

I think I will use the varnish - sounds easier than wax.

cattysmum

Hello just popped for a bit of advise, Im sanding down apine console table top as it used to have a fish tank stood on it (now gone) the top has a large square watermark where tank has beenand iv been sanding it seems like for ages and i still cant get rid of the big square water mark any ideas woulld be helpful. The table legs are eggshell and it has lovely pine top apart from the blinkin water marks. I really want to get it back to looking its best ..Thank you

emma_kate

cattysmum wrote: »

Hello just popped for a bit of advise, Im sanding down apine console table top as it used to have a fish tank stood on it (now gone) the top has a large square watermark where tank has beenand iv been sanding it seems like for ages and i still cant get rid of the big square water mark any ideas woulld be helpful. The table legs are eggshell and it has lovely pine top apart from the blinkin water marks. I really want to get it back to looking its best ..Thank you

Is it a water mark or a mark where the sun has darkened the wood around it?
I found this on the net:
''Water marks in pine/soft wood can almost always be 95% removed by washing the surface with plain water and scrubbing the surface with wire wool or a scotch pad. The water will dissolve the stain and raise the grain simultaneously so sanding the grain flat again will remove the remainder of the mark. If using a sander always finish sanding by hand with the grain to avoid sanding marks.''
Might be worth a try?

cattysmum

emma_kate wrote: »

Is it a water mark or a mark where the sun has darkened the wood around it?
I found this on the net:
''Water marks in pine/soft wood can almost always be 95% removed by washing the surface with plain water and scrubbing the surface with wire wool or a scotch pad. The water will dissolve the stain and raise the grain simultaneously so sanding the grain flat again will remove the remainder of the mark. If using a sander always finish sanding by hand with the grain to avoid sanding marks.''
Might be worth a try?

Thanks for that Emma Kate. I have just today scrubbed the marks with bicarb of soda made to a paste using a toothebrush and rubbing in direction of the grain. Wood is now drying out so cant tell yet how successful/unsuccessful it has been. so should I sand it now whilst wood is still damp? Thanks:)

jumblejack

hmo wrote: »

i follow you but i cannot find chalkysoil on pinterest?

I think Chalkysoil is teri on there?

Or am I getting myself confused again?

chalkysoil

no that's me! http://pinterest.com/chalkysoil/boards/

just noticed that I have 2000 odd pins and 16360 likes! Keep meaning to transfer some of the likes to boards ...

loushaddick

Can anyone advise whether I can use chalk paint as a primer on waxed furniture so that I can top coat with f&b eggshell please? I can't cope with the thought of removing the wax! Fingers crossed....

chalkysoil

I've never used f & b but I've put chalk paint on wax loads of times, and I don't see why not.

finished the ascp painted bread bin

loushaddick

Thank you. My worry is the f&b eggshell wouldnt adhere to the chalk paint properly.

loushaddick

Thank you. My worry is the f&b eggshell wouldnt adhere to the chalk paint properly.