In terms of maintenance chalk painted furniture has to be re waxed every 3 years and more often if it is a high use furniture piece.
Chalk painted furniture with dark wax.
Since chalk paint provides a flat finish it usually requires a top coat to seal it in.
Traditionally polyurethane is often used as a topcoat.
When the wax hardens it seals the painted surface with a lovely natural looking soft sheen.
Once a piece is painted with latex paint it will never need ongoing maintenance just an occasional wipe with a damp cloth.
It s harder to touch up.
To prevent a color change on your furniture apply clear wax and plenty of it.
A furniture paste wax is popular among by diy users like us.
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Remove any excess wax with a lint free cloth.
But adding clear wax first or mixing clear in with your dark will help you remove the extra dark wax if necessary.
The sheen can then be controlled by additional buffing.
Because both chalk and milk painted furniture is porous in nature wax easily absorbs into the surface.
As a matter of fact it works fantastically on non wooden materials painted with chalk paint including glass ceramic laminate metal and various others.
While the clear wax is still wet apply dark chalk paint wax with a chalk paint wax brush working in small areas at a time.
Chalk paint is a very dry paint.
The chalk tique dark paste wax is a very efficient wax for furniture.
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Fusion doesn t require sealing with wax but sometimes you want to add a little more sheen or color.
If you had started with dark wax before applying a coat of clear wax too much of the dark wax will be absorbed by the paint and your furniture piece wouldn t look how you had envisioned.
It will quickly absorb the wax you apply to it right after painting.
However it may be a challenge to work with and tends to develop a yellow stain as it ages.