Posted: 2/16/2017 6:16:48 PM EDT
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My wife is doing a project where she has to paint every other board and then age the boards she painted to look old. How does she accomplish this?
I'm not a woodworker so I don't know how to help her. Flame me if you will. And no, pics were posted already. They will not be posted again. |
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My wife is doing a project where she has to paint every other board and then age the boards she painted to look old. How does she accomplish this? I'm not a woodworker so I don't know how to help her. Flame me if you will. And no, pics were posted already. They will not be posted again. light sanding, burnishing etc... Aged painted surfaces are ones that have been used, and worn, to reveal the bare wood underneath. Careful, yet random and light sanding on the typical "wear" areas and high spots/edges/corners should get you there, but it's a practice thing to get the touch... Mostly though, if you're happy with what you create, then it will be just fine. A.W.D. |
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light sanding, burnishing etc... Aged painted surfaces are ones that have been used, and worn, to reveal the bare wood underneath. Careful, yet random and light sanding on the typical "wear" areas and high spots/edges/corners should get you there, but it's a practice thing to get the touch... Mostly though, if you're happy with what you create, then it will be just fine. A.W.D. Thanks. What grade of sandpaper should she use? |
| I aged a dresser using the technique AWD described and it turned out great. I'd also recommend applying a color layer, let it dry and then put another layer with a diff. color over it. When you relief the paint with the sandpaper, it will reveal a couple layers of colors which makes it look like the wood was repainted at some point from its original color and adds a certain level of character imo and might help to convey the wood is older. |
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light sanding, burnishing etc... Aged painted surfaces are ones that have been used, and worn, to reveal the bare wood underneath. Careful, yet random and light sanding on the typical "wear" areas and high spots/edges/corners should get you there, but it's a practice thing to get the touch... Mostly though, if you're happy with what you create, then it will be just fine. A.W.D. Quoted:
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My wife is doing a project where she has to paint every other board and then age the boards she painted to look old. How does she accomplish this? I'm not a woodworker so I don't know how to help her. Flame me if you will. And no, pics were posted already. They will not be posted again. light sanding, burnishing etc... Aged painted surfaces are ones that have been used, and worn, to reveal the bare wood underneath. Careful, yet random and light sanding on the typical "wear" areas and high spots/edges/corners should get you there, but it's a practice thing to get the touch... Mostly though, if you're happy with what you create, then it will be just fine. A.W.D. This but it also need to tell a story. Paint will rub off in places where it is used the most. The edge of a bench for example. It will also get dings and dents in it. Said bench might have marks from where you throw your car keys on it repeatedly over time. The corner might get dinged in from when it was "moved". Some people distress wood with hammers and chains. Sure, it looks like it's been beaten hard over the "years" but it doesn't tell a story and thus looks like shit. So tell your chickey snack to think about it and make it tell a story. |
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This but it also need to tell a story. Paint will rub off in places where it is used the most. The edge of a bench for example. It will also get dings and dents in it. Said bench might have marks from where you throw your car keys on it repeatedly over time. The corner might get dinged in from when it was "moved". Some people distress wood with hammers and chains. Sure, it looks like it's been beaten hard over the "years" but it doesn't tell a story and thus looks like shit. So tell your chickey snack to think about it and make it tell a story. Good points, and important. A.W.D. |