Today i wanted to share some tips and tricks on how to use milk paint for your furniture revamps.
Black milk paint furniture.
It s labeled as a milk paint but it s really a durable acrylic and can be sprayed beautifully.
Then apply it to the chair working from the top and moving your way down.
You can either sand down your piece or you can use a bonding agent in your milk paint.
General finishes lamp black is a deep true black.
Last week i mentioned that i had the amazing opportunity while attending the haven conference in atlanta to take an advanced painting class with two of the best decorative furniture painters out there.
Make sure to check for drips as you go.
With a round wax brush apply finishing wax in a circular motion about 1 square foot at a time wiping away any excess with a rag as you go.
So you have two choices.
With milk paint you need to be able to get the milk paint to stick to the surface of the furniture.
How to create an aged milk paint patina on furniture seal milk paint with wax.
Use with our glazes waterbased wood stains for antiquing distressing faux marble color washing and more for a clear bright contempory look or old fashioned painted furniture.
Lightly add some paint to the end of your brush and tap it on the edge of the cup to move the paint downward.
Painting the milk paint was a little more tricky than expected.
Versitile for pieces you don t want to look quite as flat yet you can easily achieve a matte finish if desired.