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Chalk Paint What I Loved about it (and why I will never use it again)

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Chalk Paint is a very popular choice for giving old furniture a new look.  Chalk Paint gives furniture an aged, and vintage appearance, and is easily distress for a lived-in look.

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One of the most mentioned advantages of using chalk paint is the apparent lack of preparations needed. It is said that one doesn't need to do any sanding before painting

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But, does skipping the preparation part of painting furniture with chalkpaint, actually save you time?

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I was curious about all the raving reviews about chalk paint and was excited to try it out myself.

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Chalk paint is a thick, dry paint. It is very hard to not have brush strokes when painting with it.

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Getting a smooth finish with chalk paint is very difficult. Brush strokes remain visible. You can embrace that look, or try to hide it with multiple layers of paint

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Bleed-through

The lack of a proper primer can cause bleed-through in your furniture

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Wax in - Wax of

To give a lasting and enduring finish to chalk painted furniture you have to wax your piece thoroughly. This can take quite some time.

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