annie sloan calk paint , anyone used it ?

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I bought a bookcase and want to paint it , this stuff you apparently don't need to use a primer.
I used it to pain my fireplace which worked out well .

Anyone used it?

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No but I'd love to try it. I mostly use Farrow and Ball in eggshell for upcycling. I have heard Annie Sloan is fine without primer, but you could always give a light sand to be sure. Is the bookcase varnished?

bizarrely I'm not sure, I bought it online live at local auction house and dh is collecting on tuesday, think it is stained pine, lovely glazed one tho for £60 !!!!!!

Yep, I've used it on loads of stuff - went a bit mad tbh! I've even painted over old kitchen units and it looks great. As long as you add a good cover with the wax, it's brilliant.

It's fab. I HATE sanding and priming and varnishing. Just paint, wax and go.

did you use it straight or did you water it down?

did you buy the special AS brushes?

Used it straight. Even with only one coat on something white.

No. I used normal boar bristle ones to paint and a paint cloth for the wax.

oh good , her brushes are £££

Just butting in.. if I want to paint wooden stools, do I need to buy a wax then too?

think it protects the paint and gives it a sheen..you could try without

Just use a good boar bristle brush and it's fine. I stirred the hell out of the paint with a chopstick.

No, didn't use special brushes, didn't water it down unless I knew I wanted to do two coats. You definitely need to wax as you get a residue otherwise. Absolutely love this stuff, as like expat, I hated all the priming nonsense.

I use it a lot.

Her brushes are not 'all that' (having bought 3 of them!). They are nice, but they do still shed hairs - much to my frustration. The thing is that you need a 'soft brush' and not a firm, straight one... so if you can get something similar then great, if not, invest in one.

Sometimes I use it as it is, sometimes I add water (not to the pot though, tip some into another container and add water to that). Some of the colours are 'thicker' than others. Some colours give a good coverage in one coat, others don't.

I use old white t-shirts for the waxing and a small brush for difficult places/corners.

MrsPaddy - you don't have to use wax, but it is much better if you do.

Love it. We've used it on bookcases and tables. Never got round to waxing them and they're all ok. Only gave them one coat although TBH a second would probably be a good idea.

I walk about our house now eyeing things up to paint with Annie Sloan paint - love the fact you don't need to sand/prime etc! Oh and we used normal homebase brushes!

LiveAbove what are your kitchen cupboards made of/finished with (before AS)?

MrsP - no, you don't need to sand anything, except maybe a really cheap horrible veneer and that's only to rough it up a bit.

oh I have just googled some before and after photo's with Annie Sloan.. .beautiful!!!

You are best to tip the pot upside down for about half an hour before mixing the hell out of it (this gets the chalk part mixed in a lot better as it 'settles' at the bottom of the tin).

We are just looking into painting furniture - I'd never heard of this so I'm pleased I found this thread.

We have some hideous cheap bookcases, Argos typed efforts, sort of chipboard stuff with smooth, shiney wood effect on the outside. Know what I mean?

We can't afford to replace it, would this stuff work on it?

It was a recycled kitchen that was heavily varnished dark oak. I used one tin of paint and did two coats, before sealing with the wax.

It works on almost anything.

Especially cheap shiny veneer crap.

Experiment with clear, dark and liming wax depending on the finish you want.

Am currently obsessed with Provence and dark wax; last summer I did my kitchen all Scandinavian in duck egg on the cheap cabinet doors and white lime waxed them. They are bloody gorgeous if I do say so myself...

Another fan here.

Has anyone used an alternative to the Annie Sloan wax? Something....erm....cheaper?

I'm thinking of using the provence for my bookcase cabinet thingy, did you ue it stright or did you lighten it..and can I be arsed to do the double colour thing??

I'm not so keen on the heavily dark waxed and roughly painted look she does