Allow six weeks or longer.
Chalk paint over marble fireplace.
She used french linen chalk paint on the floor tiles and then ran a wash of pure white and water 1 part each over the dried french linen and immediately wiped off the excess.
Here annie has chosen paris grey.
Annie shows you how to paint a marble surface using chalk paint.
The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.
Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat.
Kristin young totally transformed her fireplace surround using old white chalk paint by annie sloan.
Like most water based paints chalk paint takes weeks to cure.
As marble tends to be shiny annie recommends starting with a thin coat of chalk paint.
I would assume the same thing might happen on a fireplace surround or mantle.
Mary did a great job.
So we went neutral.
Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.
Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly.
In hot weather wax gets sticky and tacky.
Poly will work fine on chalk paint but never put poly over chalk paint that has already been waxed.
Apply a soft wax over the painted marble if you wish.
Leave to dry for a couple of hours.
This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend.
I would suggest using a water based poly on chalk paint if it is going to be near heat.
It will make the poly chip and peel.