Upcycling

catherinebrady

I have mahogany kitchen chairs that I want to paint with a light colour chalk paint. My question is do I have to sand them down first

TIA

listermint

Yes, always sand surfaces as it provides a key for the next new coat.

In this case you need a key as the paint will find it difficult to stick without surface prep.

twignme

I believe that if you use Annie Sloan chalk paint, you don't need to sand.

garv123

catherinebrady wrote: »

I have mahogany kitchen chairs that I want to paint with a light colour chalk paint. My question is do I have to sand them down first

TIA

I was advised not to use chalk paint on bedside lockers because it isn't hard wearing.

I got a satin eggshell finish instead and it came out great.

Sleepy

Sand, sand, sand some more. Apply a primer coat, then paint.

The chalk paint band-wagon is very much on it's way back out of town though

dok_golf

You can use either Zinsser B.I.N. or Fleetwood Bloxx It primers without sanding. The B.I.N. would be better for ensuring knots don't bleed through but the Bloxx It covers better.

Shortbread

I've used Annie Sloan and find it lasts a bit longer if you sand and undercoat first. It does chip badly on chairs though. I recently did mine again in Colourtrend eggshell which gives a nice matt finish but wears better than the chalk paint. The chalk paint does like nice on furniture that doesn't get a lot of knocking about though.

_Brian

I used chalk paint and wax on a kitchen dresser I was refurbishing.
Wouldn’t use it again, it’s a bother to be waxing and all that, coverage is poor and I can’t see it being hard wearing.