How To Clean Chalk Paint After Sanding
Soak the paintbrush in water.
How to clean chalk paint after sanding. The Chalk paint will go over anythingbut the poly will protect the surfaceand no. A good primer will ensure that your new paint finish stays put. In this video Im going to show how I remove wax and repaint a vanity without sanding it.
The vanity was previously painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in t. You could just reaply chalk paint then use poly over it. Then seal it with shellac let it dry and then paint another coat of chalk paint.
Dust and furniture polish can stop paint from sticking to the surface. No need to worry about completely removing it in order to paint over it. Keeping a shop vac handy andor shop towels with a spray bottle of your furniture cleaner of choice is also helpful.
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. After you scrub the whole piece wipe off any residue with a wet rag. I typically will sand using 200 or 220 grit sandpaper or sand sponge.
You will need to clean your piece after sanding before you move to the fun part of painting. The mineral spirits will break down the wax and as you scrub the wax will start to pull away from the paint. Some people attach their shop vac to the dust collection chamber of the sander to help reduce the dust going out into the air.
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. Just allow the water to saturate the brush. Chalk paint cracks when the furniture wasnt cleaned well before painting.
