Can you use chalk paint and acrylic paint together on wood?

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I'm painting a wood desk and want to use Annie Sloan Chalk paint as a base and paint details with acrylic paint, has anyone done this? When would I seal with wax?

Shari · Answer

Well, I've successfully used latex interior paint over Annie Sloan chalk paint so I don't know why you couldn't use acrylic over ASCP. Recently I wanted to paint a headboard. I've used ASCP several times and have mixed feelings about it. I like a little finer finish on my furniture and from my past experience with it, chalk paint just takes too much effort to coax that finer finish out of it. Nevertheless, I decided to use it again for the headboard. When the headboard wasn't looking like I wanted after 2 coats of chalk paint and I found myself already dreading the waxing process that was yet to come, I decided to switch over to regular latex paint. After just one coat of white gloss latex right over the chalk paint, the finish was perfect and I was done...without all the effort and no waxing.

I would suggest you wax as the final step. The acrylic likely won't stick if you wax and then try to paint the details last.

Wendy Johnson · Answer

I don't have an answer but I am interested in the answer, hope you don't mind

Lynn · Answer

this is off topic sort of, but I mixed my own with plaster of paris, and custom latex. For some reason the color ( eggshell) showed up white. So I painted over the chalk paint with the latex and it looks great. Haven't waxed it yet, which is supposed it darken it a bit. Either way, it looks great and I'm thrilled !

Cherie · Answer

I did it on my outdoor swing and did NOT use wax at all. I painted the swing with homemade chalk paint then later added a couple of details with acrylics. They shouldn't hurt any type of paint as they are water based.

Tammy Merriman · Answer

I'm still in the process of painting the desk but I will let everyone know soon!  Thanks for everyone's advice!

Di porreca · Answer

over fifty years ago, my father used to make me furniture and always coated the paint, or stains with bowling alley wax - or heavy butcher's wax.  LONG before Annie came up with this.  it was always beautiful and held up well to everything.

Lisa Rankin · Answer

I used acrylic mixed with chalk paint (the orange parts and the gray parts). Waxed as usual. Seems the be perfectly fine as long as the acrylic is fully dried before waxing. Hope this helped.☺️

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