Comments on: How To Create Hand Rubbed Paint Finish

By: THAT Painter Lady

THAT Painter Lady — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:34:14 +0000

I like the Light Brown BriWax I can always add another layer if it's not dark enough. This is a good color for antiquing furniture.

By: wanda

wanda — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:00:48 +0000

I have a question about the BriWax. If I want to go over a off white painted cabinet what color would I use? Would dark brown make it too brown? I want it to look antique but not real..real dark. Could you help me?

By: THAT Painter Lady

THAT Painter Lady — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:44:18 +0000

Hi Amanda –

Stripping paint when you are pregnant is better left to your “helpers”… Please don’t take any chances.

The barn wood red color I love is actually a “craft paint” from
Deco Art Americana Acrylic Paint
It’s a brown red and it looks “old” even before distressing. I love it.

I use Bri Wax instead of the Howards to get an old stained look. Bri Wax

Seal the entire project with something that is “flat” finished or you will loose the “old” look. I found acrylic sealers in “flat” at the hardware stores.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:14:33 +0000

I want to do a rubbed “barn red” finish on a chest/dresser I just picked up at a yard sale for $10. It is very basic design, solid wood (pine, I think), with great construction, however it has at least 5 heavy coats of paint on it, thick enough to impede use of the drawers. I plan to use this piece in a nursery. Oh, and I’m 6 1/2 months pregnant and I’d like to do as much of the project myself as possible. (My husband, father, and a friend are available to do some steps, but I am not a “hands-off” kinda girl)

What is the best method to strip this piece? I’d like the “peek-through” color to be the wood color (which I usually darken a bit with Walnut Howard’s Restore-a-Finish).

Since it will be in a nursery, should an additional sealant be used?

Any suggestions for a red paint that’s not too obnoxious, but true enough to be “red” and not a “burgandy”?

Thanks for any help!!

By: THAT Painter Lady

THAT Painter Lady — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:32:39 +0000

The “satin rubbed” look is going to be a result of the “sealer” not the paint. The last layer is always the layer
that gives you the “finish”. So… look for satin finish sealer and you should be good.

:0) debra