Hi there, it's Rosanne from Country Chic Paint and today I want to show you how you can use
our new Beeswax Distressing Bar to give your piece a beautiful distressed
look much easier, so stay tuned for more
For this tutorial we're going to be using our brand new Beeswax Distressing Bar. It is made out of 100% Canadian beeswax and it smells
amazing. As you can see it's got a little bit of white on it and that is normal
because it is pure beeswax. We will also be using some fine grit sandpaper and
a damp cloth. We're also going to be using some paint and brushes and stir sticks
as well. So this distressing method that I'm going to show you today is called
the resist method. What you'll do is you'll apply a resist medium in between two coats
of paint so that the second coat of paint in a contrasting color doesn't adhere
It's wax, and wax is oily so the paint won't adhere to the parts where you've
applied the beeswax. You're going to lightly sand it and then the paint comes off
really easily. So it's much easier to create that distressed look as opposed
to not using the distressing bar. I will show you how to do this process
step-by-step. This chair over here was painted in a kind of like a barn red
color and we covered it with one coat of our All-in-One Decor Paint in the color
Bliss, and as you can see it pretty much covered in one coat. As we were moving
it we kind of scratched a few pieces but it's got amazing coverage in just a
single coat. In another video you can learn more about our All-in-One Decor Paint
so make sure to check that one out as well. So before starting the actual part
where we apply the beeswax, you want to make sure that your coat of
paint has dried fully, so I would suggest maybe waiting for you know waiting for
it to dry overnight or something like that before you
you actually go ahead and use the Beeswax Bar, and if you're using this on a
piece of unpainted furniture or something that already has a paint on it
you want to just make sure that it's clean before you start so you're gonna take a wet
cloth with some soap and water and just wipe it clean and make sure it's dry before
you start the next step. Your second step is to take the easy-to-use Beeswax Bar
bar and rub it on your project exactly where you would like your base color or
natural wood to show through with the bar you can apply the wax exactly where
you'd like it I suggest putting it on areas where wear and tear naturally occurs
After the wax has been applied to the areas you would like the underlying
color to show through you can immediately apply your top color
Paint as you normally would over the entire piece
Once the piece is dry simply take a piece of fine grit
sandpaper and run it over your piece I'm using a 600 grit sandpaper here and what
you'll see is that in the areas where wax has been applied the second layer of
paint will not have adhered very well. This will allow the second coat to come
right off leaving a nicely distressed effect. So this was just a short
demonstration to show you how the Beeswax Bar works. I will finish my chair later
You can see that the areas where the Beeswax Bar was applied like right along
this edge and over here for example that's where the coat of Bliss is
going to show through. After you're done distressing you want to follow up with a
rag to remove any dust and then you're done. If you would like you can apply wax
or Tough Coat to finish it but with our All-in-One paint a wax or other top coat
is not required, it is optional. So I hope you've learned today that distressing is
really easy with the resist method and by using the Beeswax Distressing Bar
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Thank you so much for watching and happy painting!