daniel lane
08-23-2013, 2:56 PM
Hi, all -
A while back, I asked about filling scratches/dents before milk painting. I didn't have the success I wanted to see when I tried it with a sample board, so I switched to GF's "milk paint" (yes, I know it's latex) in order to get better coverage. I'm done painting, but I'm not really happy with the final finish - it's not the sheen, which I like, it's the fact it marks up easily when touched with something. I don't want to topcoat with poly, and I was thinking about basically just rubbing it down with oil like I was planning with the no-quotation-marks-needed milk paint. Is this insane?
The project is my tool chest. I was hoping not to mention that until I could post pics of the finished project, but I feel it's important to mention it because I want people to understand that I'm expecting it getting dinged up/etc. as it is used and therefore I'm not looking for a really hard, durable top coat. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
daniel
P.S. Yes, I'm going to try it on a sample board, but I'm fishing for others' thoughts/experiences here so I don't have to watch the sample board for months to see how it holds up.
A while back, I asked about filling scratches/dents before milk painting. I didn't have the success I wanted to see when I tried it with a sample board, so I switched to GF's "milk paint" (yes, I know it's latex) in order to get better coverage. I'm done painting, but I'm not really happy with the final finish - it's not the sheen, which I like, it's the fact it marks up easily when touched with something. I don't want to topcoat with poly, and I was thinking about basically just rubbing it down with oil like I was planning with the no-quotation-marks-needed milk paint. Is this insane?
The project is my tool chest. I was hoping not to mention that until I could post pics of the finished project, but I feel it's important to mention it because I want people to understand that I'm expecting it getting dinged up/etc. as it is used and therefore I'm not looking for a really hard, durable top coat. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
daniel
P.S. Yes, I'm going to try it on a sample board, but I'm fishing for others' thoughts/experiences here so I don't have to watch the sample board for months to see how it holds up.