As promised here is chair #2!
If you remember it started out looking like this:
Just a quick note; I had someone ask me a really great
question on how I do the stripes and here’s what I told her, maybe it’ll help,
who knows, it’s just a little trick to make life easier. We could all use easier, right?
Once you have your tape in place (and you can use Frog Tape or
Scotch Blue I really have no preference, they both work well. But I've found cheaper ones really
stink, so get something more towards the top shelf) you will paint, your
first coat, whatever your base coat is. What happens is the first coat A.) Bleeds the most, so if you’re using
the same color no one will see the bleed. B.) The first coat seals the
tape not allowing more paint to bleed under. For instance in the case of this
chair, I primed (let that sit a couple days), painted the rungs white (let that
sit at least 48 hours) Then taped and painted white as my first coat between my
tape lines. Once dry I went back and
painted blue (at least 5 coats). Let
that all sit over night and removed my tape the next day. Now, like I told my friend this isn't full
proof. I did have SOME touch ups but not
nearly as many as I would have (especially when doing a white/dark stripe). We've used this technique on walls too and it
really works. I also let my tape sit over
night before I pull it off which helps with less bleed and peeling. AND, I use Benjamin Moore Interior paints which helps because the paint is thick-the waterier it is the more bleeding can occur.
So there you have it…Here's the next piece in Santa’s
workshop…so look for "reveal" in the next week.
Again, this is going to be a Syracuse University inspired chair for my friends classroom! So, get ready for some more orange and blue!
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| Happy Painting! Mary |
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