Bench Stool Progress
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12 January 2014 at 4:51 pm #25804
It is possible to clean the brush, but you will have to be very quick. Milk paint dries very fast and hard. By the time I was done painting the stool the paint had started to dry in the base of the brush.
12 January 2014 at 5:24 pm #25808Ok, here is the finished product. The photos show the progression from raw wood to complete. Here is a list of the steps.
1. sanded to 220 grit
2. milk paint
3. burnished with steel wool
4. three coats of clear shellac
5. rubbed out with steel wool
6. paste wax appliedLike I’ve said in other posts, if you try milk paint don’t panic when the paint dries flat and rough. I have got consistent results with the above steps. The completed finish always has good color and is very smooth.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.@gman3555, that’s the same process I just finished with my table base, but I had to use 3 coats of latex paint. If milk paint does it in 1 coat, it sounds like a win to me.
Did you use the milk paint as a stain for your cherry table base or was it thick?
Thanks!
15 January 2014 at 12:12 pm #26002Thanks Florian…David R. you are correct…I addressed the issue of top coating in an earlier post in this thread….
“Milk paint also offers no real surface protection and must be top coated. Shellac and tung oil seem to be the most popular.”
Milk paint, when dry, is very porous. Top coating just adds a layer of protection and makes it easier to clean.15 January 2014 at 2:27 pm #26005Greg, your stool turn out amazing. Thanks again for sharing your process. The milk paint is something I have been wanting to try. The colors and richness from the shellac/wax you show on your project rocks. I normally am not in a rush and could easily do a three day routine for a great finish.
15 January 2014 at 5:18 pm #26014Thanks for the kind words John. It may just be beginners luck, but milk paint has given me very consistent results so far. Easy to use, hard to screw up and easy to fix if you do.
16 January 2014 at 12:17 pm #26045Florian…that sounds interesting. I know there are several recipes on-line for making your own.
Did you try this site for purchase?
http://www.american-heritage.de/milk-paint.htmlNo, thanks for the link! It was a different site and the milk paint was more expensive than on the one you linked above. I’ll try one of the recipes and have a look if it works. If not I’ll order some online. For me it’s a question of the prize, too. With shellac for example I pay less than a third by mixing my own and it’s just putting some flakes in alkohol and waiting for 24 hours.
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