Cracked Paint Effect On Wood

This is the only technique i use to make crackle paint it works every time without fail.

Cracked paint effect on wood.

However this works great with latex too. Proper surface preparation is the key to success when you. 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.

The wife wanted a chipped paint look on the baseboards and trim in a bedroom. Crackle medium is a specialty product that causes paint applied over it to crack resulting in a finish that looks aged and distressed. The only paint i don t like using it with is regular acrylic. Trust me i learned the hard way.

Brush only once over the glue rather than using several brushstrokes in the same area or you may hinder the crackling process. A thin layer of paint will only make tiny hairlines cracks that don t look very good. I ll show you some pictures with acrylic further down. The thicker the paint the bigger the cracks will be.

Using acrylic paints and some wood glue this technique works every time. Regular elmer s or wood glue will work. Paint wood surface with base coat paint and allow to dry thoroughly. The more different the base coat and top coat paint colors.

Moving in the direction of the grain. As the paint and glue dry the cracks occur. 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. Sand the surface of the wood to make it smooth.

Brush the paint over the glue while it is still tacky to achieve the crackle effect. My favorite way to do it is with chalk paint.