Shabby Chic; Volume III

Seakay

I've never used it myself but it gets a good review here:
http://www.oldthingsnewblog.com/2012/07/3-homemade-chalk-paint-recipes-reviewed.html

Gingernutty

steve_2012 wrote: »

Anyone have any experience with using Calcium Carbonate Powder for making chalk paint?

I'm not sure if you're taking the Mick or not, but calcium carbonate IS chalk.

It's the basic ingredient in chalk paint. Of course it'll get good reviews.......

steve_2012

Gingernutty wrote: »

I'm not sure if you're taking the Mick or not, but calcium carbonate IS chalk.

It's the basic ingredient in chalk paint. Of course it'll get good reviews.......

no im not taking the mick and i know its chalk but im thinking of trying it as opposed to POP just wondered if anyone else has here.
on reading around the web for new ideas i came across it a lot more often than i did a year or so back when i started doing some furniture.
i also like to finish my pieces to a full finish rather than distress and CC is apparently less coarse.
steve.

chalkysoil

"I purchased FOOD GRADE Calcium Carbonate as it is very fine and dissolves easily in liquid."

I'd like to give it a try, also I'm thinking of sacrificing a small Kenwood whisk to whizz the mix before adding paint. I found warm water encourages lumps and cold discourages melting with POP so am trying room temperature water now.

steve_2012

I've never really understood the warm water idea,because if you add warm water too anything cement you will just speed up the chemical reaction and that's not what is needed, I just use tap water but ideally I would think very cold water is best.
I also now strain my HMCP through a small fine mesh tea strainer 30 mins after mixing.
The POP I'm using at the moment is from hobby craft and is there brand, it seems as fine as the only other brand I've used but I don't think the quality is as good as it creates a lot more small set hard pieces after 20 to 30 miins, I don't get these issues with "Anita's" docraft.
I'd like to try the calcium carbonate but I've yet to find any agreement on what the mix should be, it varies from 4:1 to almost 1:1. And rather rather read some measured recipes rather than a cup to 2 tbs, I like to know my mix.

Cacran

Thanks, Steve 2012 for letting us know about using Calcium Carbonate. I didn't know it was chalk, Gingernutty!

I have used pop in my paint and it has come out well. I am going to try the cc next time. I have a bit of powdered ready to mix plaster, the one like polyfiller. Do you think that would be any good for paint?

surfer2009

Hi Steve

For a full finish I tend to use a eggshell paint with a cp primer

steve_2012

surfer2009 wrote: »

Hi Steve

For a full finish I tend to use a eggshell paint with a cp primer

ive used acrylic eggshell with cp primer and it finishes great, i do intend to use more of it.

Cacran wrote: »

Thanks, Steve 2012 for letting us know about using Calcium Carbonate. I didn't know it was chalk, Gingernutty!

I have used pop in my paint and it has come out well. I am going to try the cc next time. I have a bit of powdered ready to mix plaster, the one like polyfiller. Do you think that would be any good for paint?

ive never used anything other than POP but you can use wall grout which being a tiler i have plenty of but have never used it as ive read it is not as good as POP so ive stuck with that.

steve_2012

here is couple ive just finished, the wired front was by request the top will be coming off and will be used as a tv stand.

there both the same colour as the darker one, bad camera and bad light.

chalkysoil

great work Steve. Those USA measurements, "cups" etc, they can be translated to an exact fluid ounce, I found it once for recipes, the "cups" are an exact size not just any old tea cup. We use mugs anyway!


I used Polyfiller powder when I started homemade CP, I can't remember any difference to P of P, it costs more so I only used it as I'd got some on hand bought RTC.


Might be interesting to try the ready mixed stuff as that seems quite fine.


I've got some calcium C in my Amazon basket, just waiting for something else to buy to get over the £10 for free postage.