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 paint over the crackle medium in the same direction used to apply the medium. 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. Use a flat latex or acrylic paint for the top coat otherwise the crackling may not happen. Furniture with a crackle finish has lots of lines that show the paint color under the top coat.

Use a spouncer brush to sponge paint the top coat if you want spider web like cracks. Crackle glaze requires the top coat to be a matte or flat finish for the pattern to form correctly. White glue may also be used as a crackle glaze medium. You can either leave the surface its existing color or pick something new as your base.

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. To get a crackle finish you will need to think backwards. The lines or cracks might be long minuscule or somewhere in between. Choose a shade of paint that.

Avoid brushing over freshly coated areas to give the crackle pattern time to form. As the glue dries completely a subtle crackle effect appears. Paint the furniture black and allow to dry to act as a base coat. 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. Brush the paint over the glue while it is still tacky to achieve the crackle effect. The color peeking through the cracks in the finish is the base coat. 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. Horizontal strokes if the medium was applied. The process gives the furniture a beautiful vintage appearance making it look as if it s been handed down for generations. Be sure to dab paint in the cracks and crevices of the furniture.

Shop interior stains and sealers. Brush only once over the glue rather than using several brushstrokes in the same area or you may hinder the crackling process. Apply a light coat of matte or flat finish paint lost atlantis shown. Apply a coat of water based yellow or white wood glue we use a cup of titebond to all surfaces.

To give furniture an antique crackle decorative finish. Brush one coat only of flat latex or acrylic paint over the crackle medium or glue. If you are happy with the shade of wood stain or paint you can crackle the surface as is.