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Getting a Rustic, Distressed Finish Without Sanding

4/5/2015

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Do you like the chippy, distressed look of this table but hate to sand?  We decided to try layering several colors on it by scraping the paint on with a hotel key card.  (Credit cards also work well for this technique.)
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Here's a bench we painted using the same technique.  The first coat was painted with General Finishes Milk Paint in Brick Red (using a paint brush with lots of random brush strokes).  Next a layer of blue (a custom color mix of Milk Paint colors) was scraped over the bench.  Finally a layer of Patina Green Milk Paint was scraped over the bench.  Each scraped layer is uneven and lets some of the previous colors show through.
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Wouldn't this bench look great in your yard?  The matching end table (shown in the picture below) was painted the same way.  No sanding necessary!
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Valen
9/6/2017 11:01:18 pm

Me interesa

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chantal
1/15/2018 05:03:34 am

J'aimerais apprendre cette technique

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