Thank you! After paying $30 for one tiny quart of country chic paint and then running out doing my project I started looking for more affordable chalk paints, I was worried I couldn’t use this brand in a hvlp paint sprayer but I’m very happy to see that I can. 😊
Great review! This is the paint I started out with on my very first few pieces I painted to sell. I found the dark colors very hard to brush on and avoid looking streaky.
If your new to this the paint is really important!!! I too am on a budget so for a long time I stuck with one brand because it was a "big name" and kept thinking it was the settings on my spray gun or water to paint ratio was wrong. I finally after several projects switched paint brand and WOW what a difference and the good thing was it was only $2 more and saved my self after months of headaces
@@betterwithagerenovations I used Behr in the beginning and have now switched to Krylon and it has performed much better for me without having to spend a lot more money, and honestly I haven't tried anything else. Being new to this I just couldn't spend that much money and screw it up while in the learning phase.
Ahh thanks so much! Glad you liked the review! That's a great question. Yes, you totally can tint your white chalk paint with another chalk paint of the same brand.
I don't want chalk paint I just want the colours it comes in. It seems like to get the shades you want in a tremclad style paint you pretty much have to mix colours yourself buy buying multiple cans (which is too costly) and a sprayer. The only other way I can think of is to get a custom spray can from an autobody supply store but that paint tends to be very thin.
what did you end up with as far as diluting it, because my sprayer just keeps spitting and splattering, and i tried watering it down several times still seems to do it. basically wasted a whole container and the piece i painted has runs all over it because i had to go on so thick to cover the splatter....
I am so sorry to hear that you struggled with this paint! I swear that I said it in the video but if I didn't, I believe that I thinned it by about 20%. I will say though that this paint wasn't the very best to spray. But I do believe that I thinned it about 20%. Spitting and splattering might also have to do with if the sprayer is all the way completely clean or not as well. But darn, I am so sorry to hear that you struggled with it. That is never fun.
@@ARayofSunlight ended up getting a different sprayer that let me control the air flow and paint flow more and it seemed to work out better, I think I will probably try a different brand next time around
I don’t measure my water to paint ratio very often. But the ratio also depends on the exact paint that is used. Some paints are thicker than others, and some can’t be thinned very much or it messes with the composition of the paint. 10%-20% is typically how much I thin my paint.
Thank you! After paying $30 for one tiny quart of country chic paint and then running out doing my project I started looking for more affordable chalk paints, I was worried I couldn’t use this brand in a hvlp paint sprayer but I’m very happy to see that I can. 😊
Great review! This is the paint I started out with on my very first few pieces I painted to sell. I found the dark colors very hard to brush on and avoid looking streaky.
I should say, I spray everything now, so I'm sure it would be just fine sprayed.
I LOVE it! I’ve boughten 3 cans of it
If your new to this the paint is really important!!! I too am on a budget so for a long time I stuck with one brand because it was a "big name" and kept thinking it was the settings on my spray gun or water to paint ratio was wrong. I finally after several projects switched paint brand and WOW what a difference and the good thing was it was only $2 more and saved my self after months of headaces
@patickkelley4838, what brand did you switch to, if you don't mind sharing this info?
@@betterwithagerenovations I used Behr in the beginning and have now switched to Krylon and it has performed much better for me without having to spend a lot more money, and honestly I haven't tried anything else. Being new to this I just couldn't spend that much money and screw it up while in the learning phase.
Great job and excellent review. Thank you. Can I tint my white chalk paint with water based paint?
Ahh thanks so much! Glad you liked the review! That's a great question. Yes, you totally can tint your white chalk paint with another chalk paint of the same brand.
What would you suggest for a beginner using brushes (can’t use sprayer)? Heirloom, All-in-one paint, chalk paint?
If you don’t mind brush marks, use Heirloom for sure.
I don't want chalk paint I just want the colours it comes in. It seems like to get the shades you want in a tremclad style paint you pretty much have to mix colours yourself buy buying multiple cans (which is too costly) and a sprayer. The only other way I can think of is to get a custom spray can from an autobody supply store but that paint tends to be very thin.
what did you end up with as far as diluting it, because my sprayer just keeps spitting and splattering, and i tried watering it down several times still seems to do it. basically wasted a whole container and the piece i painted has runs all over it because i had to go on so thick to cover the splatter....
I am so sorry to hear that you struggled with this paint! I swear that I said it in the video but if I didn't, I believe that I thinned it by about 20%. I will say though that this paint wasn't the very best to spray. But I do believe that I thinned it about 20%.
Spitting and splattering might also have to do with if the sprayer is all the way completely clean or not as well. But darn, I am so sorry to hear that you struggled with it. That is never fun.
@@ARayofSunlight ended up getting a different sprayer that let me control the air flow and paint flow more and it seemed to work out better, I think I will probably try a different brand next time around
What would you say was the final ratio used for thinning/watering it down?
I don’t measure my water to paint ratio very often. But the ratio also depends on the exact paint that is used. Some paints are thicker than others, and some can’t be thinned very much or it messes with the composition of the paint. 10%-20% is typically how much I thin my paint.
What kind of sander you use with the vacuum attached? I need one of those pretty bad. Husband is yelling at all the dust. Please Help!!!
Links to the products I used are in the description of this video for ya.
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