Damaged Table Goes Coastal.

Some of the holes were worst then others. I was able to sand some of the smaller chips in the grooves. And since this is a newer table it was a veneer applied to partical board so I could only lightly sand with out going through veneer. I was going to be adding drywall mud to my white base color only so that it would adhere. I literally filled the big holes with drywall mud.

i let the drywall mud dry before applying my white base coat.

I left the base of table the dark tone, since they were in fairly good condition and I was mainly concerned with the top. I put two coats of my white base coat and let dry completely for 24 hours.

Even with two coats it still bleed through but I knew I was going to be applying a million strokes of paint so it wouldn’t show..

I purchased craft acrylic paint. I used ten different colors for dimension. Light and dark Grey, red, two different turquoise blues, browns, beige, black and a navy blue and white tons of white. I bought cheapo chip brushes that I think work best for layering.

I kept a spray bottle close so that when I needed to blend in colors with my chip brush for the weathered look. This is my first coat of colors.

Here you can see that once i got enough coats of different color on there I could spray with water and work color together with paint brush.

Once I got it going I would have to go back over with white and blue to keep bringing in my base colors and give it a layered look. This is literally the 20th time I had gone over it.

When I got the way I liked it I went back over with some black and brown to age it.

Once it was all dry I lightly sanded and then went over with two coats of poly urethane for durability. This is the completed picture and I think it will work perfectly to hide future damage and the chairs blend in better then the contrasting dark and light. It matches my coastal decor perfect. And got me going with my next post. Let me know your thoughts and thanx for looking.