Crackle Paint Finish On Wood

While the glue is still tacky paint on a coat of lighter colored latex paint.

Crackle paint finish on wood.

Brush the glue on a base coated piece and when the glue is just dry enough to form a thin skin brush on the top coat color. If you are happy with the shade of wood stain or paint you can crackle the surface as is. Brush one coat only of flat latex or acrylic paint over the crackle medium or glue. The color peeking through the cracks in the finish is the base coat.

White glue may also be used as a crackle glaze medium. Brush the paint over the crackle medium in the same direction used to apply the medium. Apply a light coat of matte or flat finish paint lost atlantis shown. You can either leave the surface its existing color or pick something new as your base.

Paint the furniture black and allow to dry to act as a base coat. Choose a shade of paint that. Apply a coat of water based yellow or white wood glue we use a cup of titebond to all surfaces. Brush your top coat on lightly to get thin cracks and brush on a heavy coat to get large cracks.

Pour some of the top paint color into a clean paint tray. To give furniture an antique crackle decorative finish. Use a flat latex or acrylic paint for the top coat otherwise the crackling may not happen. Using a clean paintbrush apply a top coat of flat latex paint in a different color over the dried crackle medium or tacky glue until the piece is fully coated.

Apply a top coat of flat latex or acrylic paint. To get a crackle finish you will need to think backwards. The process gives the furniture a beautiful vintage appearance making it look as if it s been handed down for generations. Use a spouncer brush to sponge paint the top coat if you want spider web like cracks.

Brush the paint over the glue while it is still tacky to achieve the crackle effect. Shop interior stains and sealers. Be sure to dab paint in the cracks and crevices of the furniture. When the primed piece is dry use a paintbrush to apply the color you want to show through in the crackle finish brushing in the direction of the grain.

To achieve a spidery mottled crackle finish spray paint the latex top coat. Horizontal strokes if the medium was applied. As the glue dries completely a subtle crackle effect appears. Just wipe it down with a wet sponge to remove surface dirt and once it s dry brush on a coat of primer.

The surface of the paint is broken or fractured. The lines or cracks might be long minuscule or somewhere in between. Furniture with a crackle finish has lots of lines that show the paint color under the top coat.