How To Clean Chalk Paint After Sanding

With wax you have to reapply it every few months using cleaners and just the traffic of people will ware off waxand you have to reapply.
How to clean chalk paint after sanding. I like how the Chalk Paint is polished and the end result is a silky smooth surface. If you have to sand areas before painting with chalk paint be sure to spray a clear acrylic or shellac over those areas and allow to dry before you begin to paint. I never use a power sander.
The mineral spirits will break down the wax and as you scrub the wax will start to pull away from the paint. While blowing the dust off with compressed air removes the dust it also mixes it into the air so some of it can settle back onto the surface and so you can breath it. Chalk paint cracks when the furniture wasnt cleaned well before painting.
Use a cup or glass and fill it with water. Here are some quick tips on how to remove chalk paint from your paintbrush. A good primer will ensure that your new paint finish stays put.
You could just reaply chalk paint then use poly over it. Then you will need to give the entire surface a good cleaning with a degreaser like TSP to clean off the residue left behind by the mineral spirits. In this video Im going to show how I remove wax and repaint a vanity without sanding it.
Just allow the water to saturate the brush. If the cracks are deep you may need to sand the piece. The vanity was previously painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in t.
It is good to use a shop vac to clean the surface between sanding grits removing the larger grit particles from the wood before sanding with the next higher grit. You will need to clean your piece after sanding before you move to the fun part of painting. Dust and furniture polish can stop paint from sticking to the surface.