How To Use Chalk Paint On Concrete Floors

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How to use chalk paint on concrete floors.

Annie sloan chalk paint has no chemicals no acrylic has no plaster of paris in it. If your floor has been previously painted it s a good idea to abrade it first to ensure best adhesion of the paint. Latex paint colour of your choice. At the bottom of this post i will share many questions and answers asked about chalk painting floors.

It i9s purely organic. Where my shop is located its just another warehouse with ugly concrete floors. You ll need a stir sticks a couple of 2 1 2 inch synthetic angled sash brush a telescoping extension pole two roller covers a roller cage a 5 in 1 tool a roller tray and liners. The kind at big box stores or home made are not true chalk paint.

And finally i also love the treatment that rachel of vanhook co. Using a little painter s tape to hold the stencil in place we applied the paint using a roller a paint brush by annie and also a flat head round brush all are shown in photo above personally on the concrete i liked the flat head round brush but if we were painting on linoleum or smooth tile i think i would have love the annie. 1 gather your materials. Thoroughly clean your floor using sugar soap ensuring all stains have been removed.

Use a thick roller and apply two coats let cure over night. If you re painting onto raw concrete you may prime it with plaster primer or simply paint straight onto the clean surface with chalk paint. Knowing how to paint concrete floors can make the difference between a stylish statement and a mess. There are so many options when it comes to chalk painting your floors.

You can paint concrete if it is totally dry and clean. How to stencil concrete floors for a faux timber effect. No need for a top coat. She tore out the old carpet covered the hardwoods with a wash of chalk paint distressed the floors and then coated them with polyurethane.