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Welcome to the second part of my milk paint series. Previously, I showed you how to mix powered milk paint to make it easy for application. Last week, I gave you some suggestions on how to make milk paint “chippy” and this week, I am going to show you how to prevent it from chipping

Again, authentic/powered milk paint has a mind of its own and can be unpredictable, but you can maneuver it a little bit with practice.

As I mentioned in last week’s blog post, I feel like it is important to keep in mind that “chipping” is different than distressing. Distressing is intentionally done by hand. It is when you take a piece of sandpaper and run it across or over the edges of a painted piece of furniture to show the color or wood that is underneath. Chipping, however, is done by the paint. It is when the paint on your furniture comes off in the form of a flake or it bubbles (gets air between the paint and the piece of furniture), which allows it to easily come off with a scrubbing pad or a 220 grit piece of sandpaper.

Watch the video below and see the written examples under this video.

How to prevent powered milk paint from chipping when painting a piece of furniture:

Suggestion 1: Paint the milk paint on a raw piece of wood/furniture. This allows the paint to stick really well because there is not a barrier in-between the wood and the paint.

Suggestion 2: Clean your piece of furniture really well by degreasing, deglossing and sanding it, so the paint sticks directly to the wood. With that being said, if you use milk paint on a brand new, raw piece of furniture, it should not chip since there is no barrier or product between the wood and the paint.

Suggestion 3: Most milk paint companies offer a product called a “bonding agent” which is basically a glue that you are mixing into the paint to help it stick. This does NOT seal the milk paint, it only helps it bond to the piece of furniture better to decrease the likeliness of it chipping. You typically add two parts paint and one part of the bonding agent, however, if you add a little extra bonding agent, it doesn’t hurt anything!

When it comes time to paint, make sure you use a Zibra Paint brush for the smooth application! I am using the 2” Palm Pro in the video. If you’re curious to know what type of Milk Paint I like to use, I recommend Shackateau Interiors Milk Paint!

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