Cracked Paint Effect On Wood

The thicker the paint the bigger the cracks will be.

Cracked paint effect on wood.

The wife wanted a chipped paint look on the baseboards and trim in a bedroom. A thin layer of paint will only make tiny hairlines cracks that don t look very good. Sand the surface of the wood to make it smooth. My favorite way to do it is with chalk paint.

The more different the base coat and top coat paint colors. Trust me i learned the hard way. As the paint and glue dry the cracks occur. This is the only technique i use to make crackle paint it works every time without fail.

Brush only once over the glue rather than using several brushstrokes in the same area or you may hinder the crackling process. This is how simple it is to create a cracked paint effect on any piece of wood old or new. Check out a viewer who used the technique to refinish some. Paint wood surface with base coat paint and allow to dry thoroughly.

It is critical that you clean and seal the dry cracked wood on your home s exterior before you paint it to avoid costly repairs later. You can use latex paint of any level of gloss for the base coat color but a semi gloss or satin is ideal so that the cracks of color shimmer in the light. However this works great with latex too. Proper surface preparation is the key to success when you.

I ll show you some pictures with acrylic further down. Do the same if repainting an old furniture so that it is nicer and. Using a smaller brush brush the surface you want to distress with glue on top of base. Regular elmer s or wood glue will work.

Moving in the direction of the grain. Using acrylic paints and some wood glue this technique works every time.