Woodworking Family Life Style: SIGNATURE WHITE PAINT FINISH email answers

Thank you for your emails and the complements.

Im so very glad I have inspired you as so many

inspire me on a daily bases.

My signature *white* is a custom color I have

mixed at Cloverdale paint, a Canadian company.

The process for my signature white is quite detailed as Im looking for a smooth, clear, long lasting finish. Rather then a distressed

or antiqued look.

I do distress some of these pieces, however it

is usually only lightly distressed and most steps

are still followed.The real trick to the signature finish is the primer.

Primer smooths the undersurface of the finish,

similar to way we woman use foundation make-up.

Pictured here is a grey primer I usually use for darker colors.

I prime a minimum of 3 coats with a quality brush.

I use a brand sold at HOME DEPOT called

Performance Select SILVER. What determines

when I have enough coats of primer is if the piece

looks finished. The resulting 2 to 3 coats of paint I

then add smooth the top surface and make it easier

to wash or wipe later and of course

the final color and gloss.

Latex paint takes 28 days to fully cure so you must

be careful with your top surfaces once completed

with adding accessories such as lamps and decor.

One helpful trick is to add an

additional clear coat. With painted white surfaces

it can be a pain to get a brushed clear coat on with

out little dust (black specks) getting onto the

surface either from the air, the brush being used or

just from you moving over the piece as you do it,

but it can be done being aware of these issues.

Another alternative is to stain the top surface with

a rich dark walnut which ends up looking stunning

against the creamy white and then a clear coat

is much easier to still add.

Hope this helps with your current projects!

Plz leave your questions below and Ill be

happy to respond.

Woodworking Family Life Style