The Texture Paint, Special Material for Antique Furniture

The texture paint is the paint to make the texture finish. The texture paint is initially used for wall painting. With various models, the texture can produce life and an attractive finishing look. It can bring more dynamic to the wall than the paint finish that is flat and monotonous. But then, with the development of the furniture models and styles, the texture effect is also used for furniture finishes. Now, the texture finish for furniture is growing as more and more models and colors are made. There are many techniques and texture effects that are created. The finishing material suppliers have also been providing various types of texture paint to be used in the furniture finish.

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There are several types of texture paint that can be used in furniture finishing. Here are the texture paints that are most used in the furniture finishing.

• Water-based emulsion texture paint.

It is the texture paint that is most easily found and could be the most widely used. It is water-based paint, latex paint, or wall paint that is designed to make texture effects. Actually, almost all of latex paint can be used to make texture. But some paint suppliers provide the special paint for texture finish. It is available in many colors, and some special effects are available. You can make the texture paint ourselves by increasing the viscosity of the regular latex paint. You can add some talc powder into the paint to make a thick and viscous paint that can function as a texture paint.

In the furniture finishing, the water-based texture is mostly used in combination with other wood finishing materials, such as stain, glaze, and thinner-based clear coating for antique finishing.

• NC-based texture paint.

It is the development of NC paints that is very popular in the wood furniture finishing industry. The NC texture paint is a kind of base coat that is designed for texture application. The white or black is the most available color, although other colors can also be generated. This paint can be applied with a spray gun since it dries relatively faster than the water-based texture.

You can also make the texture paint from the NC base coat if necessary. You can add some talc powder into a base coat paint to make a thick paint that can be applied as texture paint.

Tips in the application of texture paint.

• Use the type of texture paint that is compatible with the whole finishing system.

Texture paint will form a thick finish in the finishing layer. The thick texture should be compatible with the overall finishing layer. The incompatible finish can lead to the finishing problem, such as an adhesion problem or a cracking. You also need to make sure that you are using the same type of paint in accordance with the type of coatings used in the finishing system.
The water-based paint texture is a good choice because it can be used in combination with various types of clear coating. The NC, PU, or acid curing, or even the varnish or shellac, can be used together with the water-based texture paint. It can also be used in combination with other wood finish materials, such as glaze, powder glaze, stain, or base coat.
While the NC texture paint is rather limited, although it is quite easy in application. He should be used in the finishing process that is suitable with the NC paint. The finishing with the lacquer coating, NC coating, varnish, or shellac can use the NC base texture paint.

• Choose paint and the application method according to the effect needed.

Although you can make the texture paint, in my opinion it would still be easier to buy the texture paint from the paint store. There are varieties of texture paint you can choose according to our need. Some special paints to make special textures are also available, such as sand texture or hammer shield (which is quite difficult to make). What you need to do is find the right material according to the effect you want.
The effect of texture is also determined by the application method. There are many techniques to apply the paint with a variety of tools to make many different effects. The paint can be applied by brush, roller, sponge, scotch brite, felt, knife, etc., and each of them will give a different texture effect. The NC texture paint, the sand texture, and the hammer shield texture should be applied by spray. The spraying equipment that can apply the thick material is needed since he deals with the viscous material.

• Take the time for the drying.

The texture paint is a thick paint; it takes a relatively long time for the drying. Make sure you provide enough time for the drying process. The texture will be down a little bit when it is fully dry, and the different texture pattern with the wet paint may result. So make sure the texture paint layer has been completely dry to get the proper effect. For the water-based texture, normally you need to wait for about 1 day to let it dry completely, while the NC texture paints need about 3 or 4 hours to dry. The  paint that is not dry will also lead to many problems in the finishing, such as :adhesion, bubbles, and color problem