Shabby Kreide FARBE - Decorative Chalk Paint

Thanks to the high solid content allows to obtain a good filling, making surfaces homogeneous with a few number of applications. With good expansion and flexibility, it gives the possibility of perfectly smooth finishes when sanded,. Over-varnishing possible with water- and solventbased paints, waxes, shellac polish. The colors and the special formula of Kreide Farbe make it particularly suitable to obtaining shabby chic and Provencal style finishes.

Provencal style finishing:
For finishing of this kind, preferably apply one or two coats of Shabby Kreide Farbe by brush, 130-150gr/m2, as basecoat. Once completely dried, you can apply a third coat of a differentcontrasting color, to cover particular parts or even the entire surface.

Now sand with sandpaper grit 220-400, depending on the amount of material to be removed.

Stripped Shabby Effect:
For finishing of this kind, preferably apply one or two coats of Shabby Kreide Farbe by brush, 130-150gr/m2, as basecoat. Once the basecoat has dried, apply on the interested points of the surface (usually edges, but just as good on the flats) by abrasion, Transparent Softwax Filler. Then apply a third coat on the whole, of a different color from the basecoat.

With scotch brite going to remove the Kreide Farbe just where Softwax Filler prevented adhesion. In those points the effect will be of a stripped surface, with the actual formation of an imperfection in thickness between the two coats of gypsum paint.