Chalk Paint Or Spray Paint Chairs

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Chalk paint or spray paint chairs.

One light coat and then another coat about 5 minutes apart. It helps you to achieve a farmhouse style with painted furniture and shabby chic home decor. To get complete coverage on a wood dining chair one can of spray paint is needed. It only took about 10 minutes to do the second coat with spray paint while painting the chair with regular chalk paint took about 25 minutes.

Chalk paint is a latex based paint that gives furniture and walls an ultra matte finish that s easy to distress. Whether you re trying chalk paint for the first time or you re an expert diyer behr s white interior chalk paint is a top rated option for all skill levels. New pinty plus 11 82 oz. Chalk painting furniture has been one of the most popular ways to paint furniture projects and crafts.

Spray paint dries much more quickly than brushed on paint. Chalky based paints dry fast by the time i painted all 6 chairs the first one was dry and i just started over. Stone chalk finish spray paint model nov 791 9 29 9 29 can 9 29 9. Leaving your chalk painted surface bare or with no topcoat is the simplest treatment with the least alteration to the finish.

Use the sprayer to paint the bottoms first and then flip the chairs over to paint the rest. See more ideas about chalk paint chairs redo furniture furniture makeover. It adheres easily to most surfaces and dries to a soft matte finish. How doers get more done.

If using lighter colors like yellow you may need to have a second can to fill in any areas. Inspect the chairs to make sure you didn t miss any spots spray them if you did. However although something is popular doesn t mean that other alternatives can t work as well or better at a much smaller price point. Furniture paint wood paint 16 ounce chalked paint liquid chalked paint ren wax clear chalkboard paint.

However adding no protection means your piece is vulnerable to the elements wear and tear and natural distressing. Don t forget when spraying the chairs spray using light coats only. Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything walls kitchen cabinets metal wood and even fabric but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old. Spray paint is easier to apply on furniture with spindles small pieces or intricate nooks and crannies.

The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work. The second coat gave significantly more coverage for the chair done with regular chalk paint while the chair done with spray paint wasn t quite as heavy you can still see the wood grain on that chair. Easier cleanup no brushes rollers buckets or paint trays to wash.