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Chalk painted furniture with dark wax.
If you had started with dark wax before applying a coat of clear wax too much of the dark wax will be absorbed by the paint and your furniture piece wouldn t look how you had envisioned.
The sheen can then be controlled by additional buffing.
Once a piece is painted with latex paint it will never need ongoing maintenance just an occasional wipe with a damp cloth.
The chalk paint will soak up the pigment of the dark wax making it very hard to get it back off if you apply too much.
The chalk tique dark paste wax is a very efficient wax for furniture.
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Since chalk paint provides a flat finish it usually requires a top coat to seal it in.
To prevent a color change on your furniture apply clear wax and plenty of it.
In terms of maintenance chalk painted furniture has to be re waxed every 3 years and more often if it is a high use furniture piece.
However it may be a challenge to work with and tends to develop a yellow stain as it ages.
More than that though it s a fantastic wax for enhancing and protecting the look of chalk paint.
A furniture paste wax is popular among by diy users like us.
This simple two step paint and wax process allows your personal style and vision to come to life whether you re looking for an aged antique look or prefer more of a vintage modern flair.
It s harder to touch up.
Apply liberally it will appear very dark but don t worry you will be able to knock this back.
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.
But adding clear wax first or mixing clear in with your dark will help you remove the extra dark wax if necessary.
Remove any excess wax with a lint free cloth.
Traditionally polyurethane is often used as a topcoat.
As a matter of fact it works fantastically on non wooden materials painted with chalk paint including glass ceramic laminate metal and various others.
Because both chalk and milk painted furniture is porous in nature wax easily absorbs into the surface.
Chalk paint is a very dry paint.