Crackle Finish
What experience do folks have with getting a "crackle" finish? I have tried
the Old Fashioned Milk Paint product with mixed success. Any tips on getting
good results with that product, and any other techniques that you reccommend?
MB 11/18/99
Reply: I'd suggest taking one of the
milk paint classes with Eli Rios and Old Mill in York PA. You'll learn the
basics of making a very believeable old finish. JT 11/19/99
REPLY: To add a bit of the
crackle effect to a chair or any sort of case work,I use a heat gun. Mine
is an industrial Stanley...but I think a hair dryer might do also.I actually
found this technique quite by accident.I had to get some samples out to a
customer in a real hurry, and couldn't wait for the milk paint to dry....so
I put the heat gun to it.(Temperature up high and held in close).Paint is
to be wet, and as it dries too fast...crackle happens.I then put another
wet coat over that and do the same thing(2 colors).Now, restraint is important
here I think,interpretation (art) is on your mind...vary the level (intensity)of
the effect, as you apply it to different areas.Again try this on scrap first.To
finish off,try over this, the burning shellac thing, buff (wipe) out shellac
coat with a dampend wrag(with alcohol)to remove any runs or lap lines.Consider
also a dark tinted wax to add a final character to the piece.Have fun. MWT
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