How do you make your own chalk paint that will work outdoor?
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Vicky Price
How do you make your own chalk paint and will it work for a patio umbrella
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This will show you how to make your own chalk paint! https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/how-to-make-your-own-chalk-paint-and-how-to-finish-your-project-3634417
If you want it to withstand the outdoors I'd recommend a waterproof sealer to finish the project.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CHALK PAINT and How to Finish Your Project!
Personally, though I have used chalk paint on indoor upholstery, I wouldn't recommend homemade chalk paint for outdoor fabric for durability reasons and because the entire point of chalk paint is to get that matte, distressed, waxed finish -- and I don't think wax would hold up on an outdoor umbrella for very long -- think of the problems in summer heat