headsup! Aldi Chalk Paint

[thetyreman]

Some really nice chalk paint on offer today only in aldi,

just tried it out, amazing stuff....

bargain as well, get some while you still can,

I was there the second it opened like a crazy cat filling my bags up, I've got enough to last me a while

 

[ED65]

I spotted that in the current leaflet here, we're getting it in next week in Ireland. Good to hear it works well.

For anyone who hasn't used chalk paint before and is thinking of getting some, do yourself a favour and don't wax it when you're done!

 

[thetyreman]

I spotted that in the current leaflet here, we're getting it in next week in Ireland. Good to hear it works well.

For anyone who hasn't used chalk paint before and is thinking of getting some, do yourself a favour and don't wax it when you're done!

I was going to wax it, but quite like the matt look it gives, might heed your advice and not bother now, I've got a test piece of scrap pine to mess around with, out of interest why not bother with the wax?

I got all 4 colours, just because I'll find a use at some point for all 4 of them, when I make my tool box the charcoal is going to be really nice, a very dark almost black grey.

 

[rafezetter]

The recipe for chalk paint is extremely simple - 3 part latex paint, 1 plaster of paris 1 water. easy. So you can use any colour not just what's available.

An interesting site: http://salvagedinspirations.com/best-ho ... t-recipes/

 

[Glynne]

Thank you for the post.
I've made a point of an actual post as well as "thanks" given the suggestion that forum members should stop just re-advertising what Aldi & Lidl have on offer.
In terms of decoration, I'm essentially the labour - herself is the designer, colour coordinator, project manager etc and the fact that you mentioned that chalk paints were on offer has given another source of potential inspiration ( and cheaper than Farron & Ball). Cheers.

 

[ED65]

...out of interest why not bother with the wax?

A couple of reasons but the main one is it's a bit pointless to choose a dead-matt paint if the very next thing you plane to do is change the finish. Makes much more sense to use a matt paint if you want a matt finish. Where you do want some sheen use a paint that has it naturally, there are no shortage of options (and a far larger colour range to pick from).

The surface of chalk paint is prone to wear and waxing helps reduce that, but I think part of the charm of the paint is how it weathers.

...when I make my tool box the charcoal is going to be really nice, a very dark almost black grey.

Agreed. One of my favourite colours, I was considering painting the understructure on my bench charcoal grey.

( and cheaper than Farron & Ball).

That's not hard! I think paint made from rainbow dust and fairly sprinkles might end up being cheaper than Farrow & Ball :mrgreen: