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Chipped Paint Finish
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From contributor D: Sorry for any confusion. The schedule I would personally use would be as follows: 1. Distress wood to desired effect.
Note: the waxed areas will scrape off easily. You can scrape more off to achieve the desired effect.
From contributor P: How would you achieve the crackle effect in your proposed schedule? I was trying to do a similar finish a month or two ago. I was somewhat successful, but I couldn't quite get the chipped edge effect. From contributor R: You won’t get the chipped effect using a wax. The wax is a good idea for other types of "rub" through types of finishes but not this one. To get the irregular chipping that I see in your sample you use a cabinet scraper on a fully cured coating - conversion varnishes work fine. Oil based paints and liquid stripper work even better. For the small cracks you see use the clear based crackle that Campbell makes. The crackle they make is great. Oh - did I say a fully cured? That’s important so the coating chips off the surface in an irregular manner. From contributor D: Wax can be used to achieve this effect. You need to apply the wax in globs (excuse the technical terminology) trying to avoid rubbing the wax thinly. Using a cabinet scraper will remove the blobs and serrate the edges. With distressed finishes the wax will make your life easier. From the original questioner: Contributor D, thanks for your continued input. Contributor R, please elaborate on the use of the scraper. I am not seeing how it comes into play. From contributor R: With both hands holding the cabinet scraper bend it a bit towards you. Make sure you have a keen edge burnished on the scraper. You want a nice "hook". Find the proper angle and scrape the finish. Push the scraper away from you. Since you have tweaked the scraper a little the center area of it will be doing the work. Practice on the angle and the correct amount of hand pressure. The finish will come off in irregular chips. Have you ever watched an airplane pilot practice touch and go landings? They come in at a low angle, touch the surface, and then take off again. That’s how you want to approach the scraping. Like I mentioned the angle and pressure is real important. Keep a sharp "hook" on the edge too and don’t forget to practice. I think you will like the look. From the original questioner: So you were saying to remove the paint with the scraper? I thought you were talking about the crackle. From contributor R: For the crackle look into Campbell’s crackle base. They make about three kinds so look for the one they make for small cracks. Some companies make a crackle that gives all sizes of cracks depending on how wet you apply it and how thin you thin it. This one is clear so you can add color to it or just use it as a clear and then apply a glaze over it. The comments below were added after this Forum discussion was archived as a Knowledge Base article (add your comment). Comment from contributor J:
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