HOW TO PAINT ANTIQUED DOORS - using annie sloan paints and wax








This is an advanced painting project that I did on some bi-fold doors using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint with clear and dark wax. 






Here is a close up of the finish.

  

PRACTICE
The main technique I used for this project was to crackle the paint.
Before I started I did some tests to see what kind of look
I could achieve with the products I had on hand.
I tried different strokes, timing, and heat.

PLEASE NOTE:
the doors I used had been stained & painted blue before 
I started, my technique was to cover that blue completely

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Step 1 - GLUE

I applied glue to the door by stippling it or tapping it as seen
 below. I worked in small sections and I let the glue get tacky.
This is the glue I had on hand, most white glue works for this.

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Step 2 - PAINT

I brushed a buttery cream chalk paint over the tacky glue. If I
 fussed with the paint at all it created texture as seen below.
Texture is not a bad thing.

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This image below shows an area I went back to re-brush and
 this was the result. In the end it is a good thing but I didn't 
want too much of this.


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Step 3 - CRACKLE


This was the most intense part of the project.
I dried the creamy yellow paint with a hair dryer and this made
it crackle. I worked in sections and it was very time consuming.
Watch the following videos to see the crackle happen.




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The final step to the creamy yellow was to smooth out any
 high spots in the paint. I used a 220 grit sand paper to knock
 off any peaks created during the brush painting.


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Step 4 - BLUE PAINT


I mixed a beautiful blue color to paint over the creamy yellow
and let it dry over night.



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Step 5 - WAXING

The next step was to smooth out the paint finish with a 220
 grit sand paper. The sanding exposed some of the creamy
 yellow and also created flat plateaus on the surface.



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Next, I clear waxed the blue. This was an important step to
 protect the color because I was going to be following with
 DARK wax which can really change the paint color in ways
I might not like.
CLEAR WAX - apply with a brush or rag and wipe off the
 excess wax always with a clean rag. No buffing need at this point. 

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Once my clear wax was dry (20 mins), I applied the DARK
 wax and removed the excess. I always wear gloves when
 DARK waxing.


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The final step was to get rid of the overall dirty look
that DARK wax leaves behind ....
I brushed a little clear wax on (below left) 
and
 buffed the excess off (below right)
the nice brilliant blue shines through
leaving the DARK wax to highlight the crevices


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HOW TO BUILD:

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