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I love using Chalk Paint to paint piece of furniture, and just well-nigh annihilation. So today I'm sharing the v top ways to seal Chalk Paint (plus pros and cons of each)!

I've had a long beloved affair with Chalk Paint.

I've been painting and refinishing furniture (and just stuff) for so many years, I tin non even count.
So when I first heard about this Chalk Paint stuff, I had to try information technology out. That was at to the lowest degree eight or so years ago.
I hateful, how fun is it to effort something new when y'all've been using the same ole, same ole for years?

So much fun.

Well, the Chalk Pigment led into and so many brands and types, which and then led into Milk Paint and then on and then on. Merely today it's all most Chalk Paint.
However, these tips for how to seal Chalk Pigment tin can too become forth with sealing Milk Paint, too.

So keep that in mind if you lot are a Milk Paint lover. I never actually got on board with that much.
I practise have a few pieces on my blog that are milk painted merely I didn't fall in love with it.
Although, I do still plan to do a few more pieces with it! (I have more samples to use over here and want to try a few things)

Of course I started out using wax to seal Chalk Paint because that is how I was told to do it.
I quickly, very quickly, decided to try poly instead. I had good luck with it (and at the fourth dimension, wasn't even certain if it was supposed to work or not because I hadn't really seen anyone using it every bit a sealer for CP)

Wax and I have non e'er had a love affair. ;)
It'southward a love/hate relationship, for sure. And for many reasons.

As I go through the top v means to seal Chalk Paint today, I'm likewise going to give the pros and cons of each, that I've institute along the way, plus a few production options.
You lot'll find there is no "perfect" sealer. They all accept pros and cons.
It just depends on the look you lot are afterwards, the durability you are later and the amount of work you'd like to put into it.
I hope this mail service volition be helpful to you in your time to come makeover adventures!

I finished 5 boards with Chalk Paint and the varying sealers and then you lot can see (somewhat anyway, it's hard in photos) what the unlike finishes await like. (AND how the different finishes change the wait of the pigment)
I really should be calling this 6 merely one is not an bodily sealer that I'm sharing today but information technology can be used every bit such…if you accept the cons that go along with it.

v Means To Seal Chalk Paint

Isn't it amazing how each acme glaze gives the pigment a completely different look?
That is something else to go on in heed when deciding on a top coat for your project.
Past the manner, I used Duck Egg Bluish (Annie Sloan Chalk Paint) on the sample boards.

1 – Wax

Well, you know nosotros had to starting time there, right?

PROS-

gives a beautiful, unmatched sheen and lustre
feels so polish
paint can be added for a diverseness of color options
resists water
fairly durable wear
normally won't yellow over time

CONS-

takes a flake of "elbow grease" to use and buff
more time consuming to apply
needs touch ups and repeat applications over time
not impervious to heat
tin not be repainted over, except with more than Chalk Paint

Some waxes to try:

Dixie Belle Wax
Americana Decor Creme Wax
FolkArt Domicile Decor Wax
Annie Sloan Wax
Miss Mustard Seed's Wax
Briwax

ii – Polyacrylic

I'thousand going to be talking almost water based poly, non oil based. Oil based is similar but it has more of a tendency to yellow over fourth dimension so I don't use it often.
Y'all tin can use polyacrylic sprays or liquids.

PROS-

multiple cease options, shiny to matte and even flat
very durable
you tin can spray, castor or roll the product
quicker application time
paint color tin can be added to create an assortment of finished looks
can be painted over

CONS-

even though it'south water based, it can yellow over fourth dimension changing the colour of your paint
stains tin sometimes appear in the underlying Chalk Pigment
might need more than than i coat
brush strokes are possible, if using a brush

Some polys to try:

High Operation Top Glaze
Flat Out Flat
Polycrylic
Varathane

3 – Glaze

Coat is a fun finish if you want to change the color of your project, subtlety.

PROS-

a variety of colors are available
like to apply as poly just a brush or rag tin be used
adds dimension and involvement
can exist painted over

CONS-

doesn't give as durable a end
glazes are usually colored, (white, chocolate-brown, black, etc) so the colour of the coat volition affect the final finish colour

Some glazes to try:

Winter White Glaze
Van Dyke Brown Glaze
Rustoleum Smoked Glaze
Rustoleum Aged Coat

four – Oils

Oils work well with Milk Paint but they tin can likewise exist used with Chalk Paint. I don't actually use oils to seal Chalk Paint but it is a popular choice.
It works well on reviving one-time wood too!

PROS-

like sheen equally wax
not as durable every bit wax or poly
less toxic to use
piece of cake application
tin can add extra coats for more sheen, durability

CONS-

painting over it tin exist a problem
doesn't accept the same smoothen, finished "experience" as wax and poly
the color of the oil can impart color onto your painted slice
oil can "historic period" over time and yellow

Some oils to effort:

Miss Mustard Seed's Hemp Oil
Van'south All Natural Wood Stop
FolkArt Finishing Oil

5 – Rustoleum Matte Finish

I gave this one it's ain category because I find information technology to be a bit unlike from the other polys I've used.
To me, it's more of a blend, not fully poly-like.

PROS-

easy awarding
durable
nice sheen, more like wax
quick dry fourth dimension

CONS-

although durable, it doesn't seem quite as durable as regular poly
nice matte finish
additional coats may exist needed
the jury is even so out on whether this yellows over time

Go it hither >>>Rustoleum Matte Finish

And last, but not least, number half dozen which doesn't really count as it's not a "sealer"…simply I'thou including it anyway. ;)

6 – Buffing

Say what? Just buffed?
Yeah, buffing. Not adding a sealer at all. Did you know that Chalk Paint buffs up actually nicely without whatsoever top coat??
It creates a lovely, buttery soft sheen when buffed.

PROS-

easy to do
buffs to a soft sheen
more suited for outside items, weathered, etc.
keeps the color of the paint more "pure"

CONS-

non suitable for daily employ
not durable similar wax or poly

So there they are. The 5 peak ways to seal Chalk Pigment (or Milk Paint too).
I hope that yous find this information helpful!

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