This is rerun from Kelli's blog Restore Interiors
**** I know a lot of you really like Ralph Lauren Glazing medium. Home Depot is no longer carrying it, I bought 4 gallons for $1 at my local Home Depot yesterday, run, don't walk to you local Home Depot!!
Just in case you missed it, here is my take on Glaze
With a good bonding primer, you can paint and glaze any surface you desire, don't believe me? Head over to my blog and check out cabinets. I have had a lot of requests for the glaze formulas I use. I mix all my own glazes, and use only Modern Masters products in my glazes.
There are many available Glaze Mediums for purchase in Paint Stores. Glaze can be tricky, and can dry too fast on you sometimes before you get the "look" you want. Modern Masters Glaze Cream has a very long "open" time, which allows you plenty of time to work with it until you get it right. You can even add more as you go, which most glaze mediums do not like to do. There are many fantastic products on the market, I just prefer to mix my own because that allows me control over how dark or light, warm or dark brown, red toned, or gold toned, etc. I want my glaze to be. I typically use a one part colorant to four parts glaze recipe.


I would recommend using a warm brown or a sepia tone (for a redder glaze) The list is endless, and the possibilities are endless. Glaze is a fun product to try out. Just be patient. It can take a bit of practice to get it right. There are as many ways to apply and wipe off Glaze as there are products. I do A LOT of glazing, and have found this method to be my favorite: Supply List:
Cheese Cloth (which is easily purchased from the "wood stain" section of any home improvement store)
Chip Brushes, large and small
Latex Gloves (Glaze can make a mess of your hands and looks like icky dirty fingernails if you get it under your nails, yuk!)
Begin by using a chip brush and apply the glaze liberally over one surface at a time.





I was at that HD today, didn't see glaze on the "oops" rack. Is it on the shelf?
ReplyDeleteI tracked down this post on the other site just a day or so ago. Love it, want to try it, need some bravery, lol! -V