Hi Penny! Chalk paints are on the thicker side so thinning them with a little water or using a water spray mister while painting REALLY helps with brush strokes! To fix your dresser tops, I would wait until the wax cures so you can paint over the wax. Then repaint and wax. Hope this helps. I love this piece! I just painted a antique secretary in country chic lazy linen with some accents of pebblebeach.
Now the old brass hardware looks icky. So I used gilding wax on the hardware in dark silver. Can I poly over the gilding wax?? Or you could remove the hardware and poly the piece. Spent a bunch of time putting 2 coats of white wax over 3 coats of satin poly on my dining table.
The wax washed off the first time I wiped down my table with a wet rag. Sorry guys, with all the questions sometimes a few slip through the cracks.
Hello, I am working on a piece that needs to be waterproofed. Should I apply the waterproof sealer to it before doing the poly?? Hi Meagan! Love the job you did! If you want to put a poly finish, like Tough Coat, over Hemp Oil or apply paint over it, I would suggest letting it cure for 30 days and then give it a light sanding prior. If you apply a new finish over the oil when it's still oily, the new finish may not adhere properly. You should not try to put the poly over the wax , but you also should not put the poly over the Danish oil.
It's not designed to work over other finishes. I would strip the wax and add more coats of DO. Wax is tough to get out of raw wood completely. You can try dying it with a water dye, otherwise an alcohol dye. You can stain it also if necessary. Seal your color work in with a coat of shellac before doing any other finish coatings.
The surface should look slightly wet or glossy. You don't want to apply too much wax because only a thin layer is left on your piece after buffing it out. With most waxes the more you buff, the shinier the surface will become. Wax as a top coat, does not apply when you have used Latex paint because as you may know- Latex has a rubbery surface and the wax cannot penetrate it. Also, this is why when you bang into a piece painted with Latex - the latex typically chips or flakes off.
Its worth mentioning that when applying a clear wax or varnish over a chalk paint , it will likely alter the chalk paint colour to some degree. This is especially so with white finishes. Applying a clear coat over a white finish tends to make it turn yellowy, giving it an aged or Victorian look. Re: how long to add sealant then wax? So what is the correct way to use both wax and poly? This past Fall I refinished this antique dresser with a black Polyshades stain. Polyshades stain has an oil-based polyurethane built right into the mix.
The rule of thumb is to apply poly then wax. Wax should always be the final topcoat applied to a piece of furniture. I once painted a cabinet that crackled after each layer of paint. I sealed it with poly, re-painted, and the paint continued to crackle.
Apparently the cabinet had years of buildup of furniture polish aka wax and was not allowing the paint and poly to properly adhere. If you prefer to poly a piece of furniture that already has a waxed finish, you must first remove the wax by wiping it down with mineral spirits or a TSP solution. Be sure the area is very well ventilated, wear protective gloves, and I always wear a P rated respirator mask.
In this stained dresser example I showed you how we applied a wax over a polyurethane topcoat. You can also use this method over paint. Would you use a gloss or matte poly? And how long would you wait after the final poly coat to apply the wax? I use a satin poly although a matte poly would provide the needed protection too.
Sometimes I use the brush-on poly and sometimes the wipe-on poly. Even placing a dresser that has a wax next to a warm heater or in direct sunlight has the potential for the wax to melt. Good luck with your project! I chalk painted and waxed my dining room table. I used too much black wax and now it transfers to anything that sits on the table. I was hoping to be able to use a water based poly to seal it. The rule of thumb requires that you first apply polyurethane and then use wax as the final topcoat to your piece of furniture.
Wax does great when used as a polish, and using it for the same purpose would be great. Even as you apply polyurethane to your wooden surface, you must apply thin layers so that it cures first and adhere properly to the surface. Additionally, thin layers help in ensuring that the finish does not have bubbles.
This question trickles down to how long your polyurethane will take to cure so that it is ready for the application of the wax. Usually, oil-based polyurethane takes about 24 hours to dry. Water-based poly product, however, takes only 6 hours to dry. Overall, you will have to wait up to one month for your polyurethane finished surface to cure.
Therefore, if you are looking to wax the surface, you must wait until the polyurethane finish cures before you apply the wax. Polyurethane is a unique finish that takes quite some time before it is ready.
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