How To Glaze Furniture
How to do it.
How to glaze furniture. You apply glaze just as you would apply paint with a brush or roller. No waxing necessary when you use glaze on chalk paint. A low luster or semigloss latex or acrylic paint will seal the surface well and allow you to manipulate the glaze and keep a wet edge.
How to add some extra detail to your painted furniture add glaze. Repeat this process if you would like more color on your piece. Mix the glaze paint.
Brush the glaze on let it sit for a minute or so and then wipe off the excess with a lint free cloth. Brush on a thin layer of glaze making sure to get the glaze into all the cracks and crannies nooks and crevices. Only work in a small area at a time as the glaze dries very quickly.
I just wring out the water with all my pathetic strength but you could use a spray bottle with water in it too. How to glaze painted furniture will give you tips on how using glaze will update your paint routine. Make sure your furniture has already received a base coat.
Avoid using a flat latex base coat. Apply it in small sections as you want to make sure it stays workable so you can remove excess glaze later. Mask your furniture and protect the.
For this piece we decided to use graphite. Roll on the glaze finish the technique and then move on to the next section. Glazing not only adds depth to your projects it also helps protect the finish eliminating the need to wax.