My Favorite Top Coats for Chalk Paint | Seal Painted Furniture

My favorite top coats for chalk paint or furniture paint are featured in this video. I use these top coats for chalk paint and other matte furniture paints.

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[InLoveWithLove]

Pretty lady with a cute t-shirt. Helpful video for this newbie, thank you!

[chrisw.]

Love this video. I used to paint vintage furniture with chalk paints for a company in the UK and we used all of these top coats. Thanks for making this look so easy and accessible for people.

[mauriciakanafany]

A great tip someone gave me was to apply the hemp oil using a fine sandpaper. So you pour oil more generously than usual, then you pass the find sandpaper in a small circular manner, and then remove the excess of oil with a cloth. This creates a very smooth surface... and if you want to get creative and distress some parts of the piece, then you can either sand it more intensely or use a coarser sandpaper in those spots.

[kristienatrevororr-haugh]

So happy I found your channel! I am wanting to refinish my dining room table and chairs but I have been too nervous. Wish me luck...going to start tomorrow! 😬🙂

[sundaytaybron]

Thank you! You answered all my questions! Keep it coming!

[kindlelight]

So a year ago, I got an end table and coffee table in my first home and I just wanted to be daring and have some fun so I found a video on Youtube that was perfectly done and my projects came out great! I am about to do a cedar chest, so I started looking up videos again. Have been watching yours all day and recognized that end table in this WAS YOURS THAT I FOLLOWED A YEAR AGO! now for sure :) You're amazing!

[PamzieM]

Help here . . .I just had my kitchen cabinets painted in Repose Gray and my kitchen walls are in a color by Benjamin Moore in Ashwood, now what I want to do is take an old bar height dining room table and chairs, take the leaf out to make it square to use in my kitchen and chalk paint it in
shades of gray. It has a pretty slick top, and I am wondering if I should use something like dixie bell primer first. Also, any suggestion or pictures of techniques. Id appreciate it

[lovliesusie]

I’ve been painting my kitchen all day just watching your play lists. So relaxing and informative.

[Tunenine]

I just started using Dixie Belle products and love it, the way it goes on and the outcome is awesome. Big Mammo Butta in unscented and orange is on the way, just ordered this morning. I needed new furniture, tired of that the style and now all I have to do is use chalk paint and my whole home is looking totally different. I love the idea of what you did on that dresser with the gold, that's was awesome.

[ms.sprituallyinclined]

I would like to see you do project...using the Hempseed Oil, thanks.😍!!

[chauvir]

I love all you videos. I've learned a lot from you. It doesn't hurt that you're a very pretty lady. lol.

[FknNefFy]

There are so many things you could use to protect it but since you were talking about the waterproofing there is a poly something topcoat made for Boats and there is also serve flax for surfboards lol I don’t know about that I just came up with that last one

[annettehalliday]

Great video, THANKYOU Christina. I do not “flip” furniture, i am practising on my own. I find it a worry choosing a top coat so THANKYOU i feel more armed now. 👏👏👏

[WilliamFontaineJr]

Would love to see the oil too coat over chalk paint after curing. How much sheen is added?

[Jeanpierce-ry]

I just used a Rust-Oleum spray chalk paint (white), to restore a bathroom medicine chest. It's my first time using this spray chalk paint. It's easy to use and I'm okay with the results - did run a bit but that was my error. However, should I use a protective coat over the finished project since it's in the bathroom? The chest is made of metal but the mirror has a wooden frame. Thanks for all your videos, I love 'em.

[michellekrause]

how long should you wait for the chalk paint to dry or cure before adding wax or oil to finish?

[carinewillemse]

18:28 GMT London
Hi Christina, I painted a fireplace surround with chalk paint. I want to apply a water based liquid sealer first and then Annie Sloan wax on top of that. Do you think the wax will adhere to the sealed chalk paint?

[anaramirez]

Lots of information. Very helpful. Just what I needed to hear in a very short time.

[saminanasir]

I used wax on my chalk pain on staircase. Pain was coming of with a little scrub even after waxing.

[tallchick]

I just painted a dresser white with regular paint and made the mistake of putting polyurethane on it. 🤦🏼‍♀️ it turned yellow. 😢 So a friend suggested I lightly sand it and apply chalk paint. It worked fairly well. I did have a few bubbles that had to be sanded. It’s not perfect. I don’t care for the wax finish, which is too matte for my taste. Is there another finish I can apply AFTER wax has been applied to get a glossier finish? Thanks so much.