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colorwashing
Name:Christy Vacchio City: Greensboro, NC
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| Question: I'm trying to color wash my kitchen and I think I've messed up. I was trying to do two color glazes but when I went back over th first glaze, it looks like the bottom glaze is coming right off. What did I do wrong. |
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| Answer: Hi Christy! One possibility is that you used a glaze that was not compatible with the interior paint that was already on your walls. Do you know what sort of paint is on your walls already? If it is latex paint, you should use an acrylic glaze. To tint the glaze, you should use acrylic paint. If, however, the paint on your walls is oil-based, you should use an oil-based glaze. To achieve a tint, you should mix the glaze with alkyd paint or artist's oil paint. If you used a glaze that was incompatible with your wall paint, or if you mixed your glaze using two incompatible ingredients, this could explain the poor adhesion of your glaze. One last question: what sort of a finish did the walls have to start with? Was it a lower gloss finish, like a matte, eggshell, or satin? Or was it a semi-gloss or gloss? Generally, the glazes are just recommended for matte through satin finishes. You could be having problems getting the glaze to adhere if your walls are too glossy. |
| Answer: Are you using latex? Latex dries to the touch in about 4 hours, but it takes 2 weeks to fully cure and become waterproof. Until then, your new layer will re-wet the previous layer and partially "lift" the color as you work it. You may decide that you like the look of the two layers blending this way, but if not, you'll need to wait two weeks between layers to give the first glaze time to completely cure. (I've also heard that clear acrylic varnish between the layers will prevent the problem, but I haven't tried it for myself yet.) |
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