How to Weather Wood

Now that we have actually stopped moving the country, and have settled into a house ( lastly) I’m really delighting in having the ability to do the important things I desire to do. I like working with wood which is just something you don’t get to do a whole lot of while moving. Today I’m going to share with you how to weather wood for when you want new wood to look old! (See how I use this method on a. Wood Shim Vase. ).

Before we get going, you will need to know how to make my. Do It Yourself Wood Discoloration

Do It Yourself Wood Spot.
Minwax Dark Walnut Discoloration. –. Lint free fabric. or.
brush. –. White Acrylic Paint
( or any proper sort of white paint). –. Steel Wool
( Grade 2– Coarse).
Gloves. –. Protective Eye Wear.

( safety initially!).

How to Weather condition Wood.

Let’s talk about our wood real quick. For this tutorial I am using regular ole wood shims, so depending upon the kind of wood you will be dealing with, the total look may differ. Different woods take in things in a different way. I simply desire you to be knowledgeable about that before you get started, so you might wish to test it somewhere if you have a specific look in mind, ok? Ok! So initially you are going to stain your wood with the Minwax Dark Walnut using your lint totally free fabric (or brush) and let this dry. If you are finishing a piece of furnishings you might wish to give it a light sanding when you are done. I didn’t do this since I was simply dealing with wood shims, but you ought to sand between coats if you are trying to find a great finish!

When that has actually dried (and sanded if required) You are going to dry brush on a thin coat of white acrylic paint. If you aren’t acquainted with dry brushing first put some paint on a paper plate and spread it out kinda thin, then take a dry brush (I like to use the inexpensive ones from Wal Mart for this) and just get a little bit of paint on completion of the bristles. Attempt and ignore my wintery dried out hands and concentrate on the paint; ).

Now you are going to simply brush this along the wood, re dip in the paint as necessary, but don’t get brought away due to the fact that you desire your brush to remain dry, so get every bit of paint off you can previously you get more on there. When you are done it should appear like this.

When your paint dries, you are going to sand and distress it with your Grade 2 Steel Wool. Keep sanding up until you are delighted with the appearance! Now clean up off any dust residue on your wood, and you are going to use a coat of the. Do It Yourself Wood Spot.

Let totally dry prior to you apply another coat, because the color does change rather a bit as soon as dry. Here is a visual of how the procedure will look and how the wood modifications.

And that’s How to Weather condition Wood.

Now you can seal it with your preferred Polyacrylic and end up any final steps you might have!

What job do you wish to try this on? If you make anything with this process, I would love to see how it turns out, you can have a look at my.