Cracked Paint Effect On Wood

This is how simple it is to create a cracked paint effect on any piece of wood old or new.

Cracked paint effect on wood.

Brush the paint over the glue while it is still tacky to achieve the crackle effect. Regular elmer s or wood glue will work. Check out a viewer who used the technique to refinish some. A thin layer of paint will only make tiny hairlines cracks that don t look very good.

Crackle medium is a specialty product that causes paint applied over it to crack resulting in a finish that looks aged and distressed. 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. Paint wood surface with base coat paint and allow to dry thoroughly.

Sand the surface of the wood to make it smooth. The thicker the paint the bigger the cracks will be. Trust me i learned the hard way. Do the same if repainting an old furniture so that it is nicer and.

The more different the base coat and top coat paint colors. My favorite way to do it is with chalk paint. The wife wanted a chipped paint look on the baseboards and trim in a bedroom. Moving in the direction of the grain.

The only paint i don t like using it with is regular acrylic. This is the only technique i use to make crackle paint it works every time without fail. I ll show you some pictures with acrylic further down. Using a smaller brush brush the surface you want to distress with glue on top of base.

Using acrylic paints and some wood glue this technique works every time. Brush only once over the glue rather than using several brushstrokes in the same area or you may hinder the crackling process.