Faux antiqued leather painting - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

essendoubleop · 08-09-2006, 01:37 PM

I'm painting my room and I've already finished my base coat. It's a semi-gloss, purple color called Purple Suede. I want to make it a little bit darker so I was thinking about doing a faux antiqued leather texture that I saw at Home Depot. I think it'll look really good in my room. I was thinking about the top color being a really dark purple, almost black. Anyways, I read something about having to add a glaze to the 2nd paint before putting it on. Is that really necessary if I just get the 2nd paint in high-gloss? Also, from what I understand, I simply roll the 2nd paint on, then go over it with a fitch edge tool immediately? Should the 2nd paint go on just as thick as the base coat?

ozahs · 08-15-2006, 10:32 AM

I did that technique in my bedroom, turned out nice. It is important for the top coat to be darker than the base in order to produce the desired effect. You also probably want to include the glaze, as straight paint will probably be too thick to produce the desired effect. Once you roll on a small section of the second paint, you immediately use the stipple brush to add the texture to the finish. It is important to apply small sections at a time, and immediately blend in the edges of the sections before the paint can dry, otherwise you will have uneven edges. I also reccomend doing one wall at a time, and tape the edges of the walls as you do them for a neater appearance.

It will be well worth your time to test out the procedure somewhere to make sure it looks right.

08-09-2006, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
essendoubleop Psycho	Faux antiqued leather painting I'm painting my room and I've already finished my base coat. It's a semi-gloss, purple color called Purple Suede. I want to make it a little bit darker so I was thinking about doing a faux antiqued leather texture that I saw at Home Depot. I think it'll look really good in my room. I was thinking about the top color being a really dark purple, almost black. Anyways, I read something about having to add a glaze to the 2nd paint before putting it on. Is that really necessary if I just get the 2nd paint in high-gloss? Also, from what I understand, I simply roll the 2nd paint on, then go over it with a fitch edge tool immediately? Should the 2nd paint go on just as thick as the base coat?

08-15-2006, 10:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
ozahs Tilted Location: Eden Prairie, MN	I did that technique in my bedroom, turned out nice. It is important for the top coat to be darker than the base in order to produce the desired effect. You also probably want to include the glaze, as straight paint will probably be too thick to produce the desired effect. Once you roll on a small section of the second paint, you immediately use the stipple brush to add the texture to the finish. It is important to apply small sections at a time, and immediately blend in the edges of the sections before the paint can dry, otherwise you will have uneven edges. I also reccomend doing one wall at a time, and tape the edges of the walls as you do them for a neater appearance. It will be well worth your time to test out the procedure somewhere to make sure it looks right.