How To Add Metallic Effects To Furniture with Metallic Accent Cream

Country Chic Paint
by Country Chic Paint
This fabulous product is water-based and environmentally friendly with low VOCs. It is super easy to work with and you can use it to add beautiful metallic effects to all your furniture and home decor projects.
Currently the Metallic Cream is available in 4 colours in pint (16oz) jars:
Trigger (pewter)
Pocket Watch (gold)
Belt Buckle (bronze)
Silver Bullet (silver)
In this tutorial we'll show you how to apply Metallic Cream to your project to add a beautiful shine on accent areas. If you'd rather watch a video, we also have a video tutorial available towards the bottom of the post!
Step 1) Start with a painted piece


Prepare your surface, paint, and distress your piece as desired by following our previous tutorials available here.


Step 2) Allow it to dry completely


Make sure any paint on your surface has been allowed to dry for at least 12 hours. Overnight is best.
Step 3) Apply the Metallic Cream


Using one of our wax brushes, a cloth, a sponge, or a chip brush, apply a small amount of Metallic Cream to your surface. You can even use your fingertip to highlight accent areas if you wish. Use a very small amount as it goes a long way and you will likely find you don't need much to see a big difference!
Step 4) Work in small sections


Metallic Cream dries very quickly, especially when applied in thin layers. Be sure to work with small areas of your piece at a time so you can remove any unwanted cream immediately before it dries.
Step 6) Smooth with a cloth


If you used a wax or chip brush to apply the cream and you'd like to remove the brush strokes, you can smooth the cream further with a clean, dry, lint-free cloth.
Step 7) Seal your work


Our paint doesn't require a top coat, and the Metallic Cream does offer additional protection. However, you may certainly use Tough Coat or one of our five waxes to further finish your work. Tough Coat is highly recommended on surfaces that are used frequently, such as table tops.


We wouldn't advise using wax first, and then using metallic cream. Since the creams are water-based, they will not adhere well to an oil-based, waxy surface. Just keep in mind that wax always goes on last.
Watch this video to see company co-founder, Rosanne using Metallic Cream first hand!
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