Shabby Chic; Volume III

chalkysoil

bought these today, £3.50 in a charity shop. Stripping the brown gloss paint off, then there's blue and yellow, then a hint of the original green underneath. I was tempted to stop here and have them very chippy, but hubs would freak out!

mandy-loo

Re. previous post by Chalkysoil that I was not allowed to add:

Please can you recommend a stain blocking primer? I have just bought some chalk paint to use on a couple of waxed pine chests of drawers. Luckily I saw your post, as I thought the chalk paint would cover ANYTHING!! Thanks in advance. (PS Hope this works - this is my first post!)

sillyme673

I use Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 as advised on here. Good luck. Chalk painting is fun.

mandy-loo

sillyme673 wrote: »

I use Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 as advised on here. Good luck. Chalk painting is fun.

Thank you! Just googled that and I should be able to get some here on the Isle of Wight!

Kevie192

chalkysoil wrote: »

bought these today, £3.50 in a charity shop. Stripping the brown gloss paint off, then there's blue and yellow, then a hint of the original green underneath. I was tempted to stop here and have them very chippy, but hubs would freak out!

LOVE the scales. Been looking for some for a while and just spotted some on Gumtree. What are you planning on painting them with once stripped? And what are you using to strip them?

Kevin

chalkysoil

stripping the gloss paint off is pretty easy. I chucked a heap of washing soda in to the washing up bowl, diluted it with boiling water, stood the scales in it and poured more almost boiling water over them, then swished with a dish brush. When the water cools it stops working, or like I want everything done asap so I kept boiling up the kettle. It may well be the same with just the water.


At the moment they are chippy multi coloured and much dark iron, and look really pretty, so I've stopped stripping them. Also have about a gazillion other projects dotted around the house half finished, which are ahead in the queue.

chalkysoil

mandy-loo wrote: »

Re. previous post by Chalkysoil that I was not allowed to add:

Please can you recommend a stain blocking primer? I have just bought some chalk paint to use on a couple of waxed pine chests of drawers. Luckily I saw your post, as I thought the chalk paint would cover ANYTHING!! Thanks in advance. (PS Hope this works - this is my first post!)

Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer & Sealer 1Ltr - about £17 delivered on Amazon.


I've been using this but it's really expensive on Amazon at the moment







The most cost effective way of using it might be to paint over the knots a couple of times then chalk paint. Occasionally I've painted the entire piece of furniture with it, which is nice as it has a lot of pigment in so less coats of chalk paint needed if going from brown to white- I did notice that when painting over primed knots furniture, because it is so white, the first couple of coats of home made chalk paint still let a difference in colour show between the brown wood and the primer.

mandy-loo

Thank you Chalkysoil - I will do a bit more investigation! I'm hoping to just go over the knots.

supersaver1000

jumblejack wrote: »

I use clear soft beeswax or (as my beeswax has ran out) briwax from eBay.

A large amount for about £8

Have started painting one of my kitchen chairs, it is going to take quite a few coats to cover them, but starting to get an idea of the finished effect.

However, I'm not sure of the 'feel' of the chalkpaint, it's got a rough unpleasant texture which won't be too bad on some furniture but for something we sit on and have to handle a lot I know it won't be appreciated in my house. Will that disappear with the varnish or would it be better to wax?

I am wondering about putting some of the B&Q Everywhere paint in satin on top of the chalkpaint which could work.

Would be grateful for advice please.

chalkysoil

another insomniac...
don't panic, I think it will be ok in the end. You could either sandpaper very lightly with a fine grade paper over bits that aren't smooth or random blobs and /or coat with an emulsion on top of the chalk paint, then varnish. All of my varnished things are smooth.


if you have doubts, I'd get a piece of timber, a shelf or something - and have a practice on it with different finishes.