Crackle painting is a faux painting technique that gives an old cracked paint appearance to the surface of wood. “Older” layers of paint show through the cracks, adding to the rustic appeal. In short, crackling does a great job duplicating the natural paint crackling that often takes place on painted surfaces over time.
How To Apply Crackle Paint
How To Do Crackle Painting
- Second step: Once base coat is dry (be patient if it's not, it will dry eventually, promise) paint a thick layer of WOOD glue onto the surface and spread around where you want the crackle to appear. Make sure you apply the glue quickly because the layer of paint needs to be added onto the glue while it's wet.
- For the finish on my chicken wire bulletin board I decided to use the crackle paint effect. The made this a very simple and easy finish to achieve. Supplies Paint brush Instructions Step 1: Base Coat First start by using a paint brush to apply your base paint color to the surface.
How To Make Paint Crackle
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