How To Clean Chalk Paint After Sanding
You will need to clean your piece after sanding before you move to the fun part of painting.
How to clean chalk paint after sanding. Some people attach their shop vac to the dust collection chamber of the sander to help reduce the dust going out into the air. A good primer will ensure that your new paint finish stays put. You could just reaply chalk paint then use poly over it.
In this video Im going to show how I remove wax and repaint a vanity without sanding it. Chalk paint cracks when the furniture wasnt cleaned well before painting. No need to worry about completely removing it in order to paint over it.
You can get this can at Hobby Lobby for under 500 disregard the pencils those were for another project and comes in handy. It is good to use a shop vac to clean the surface between sanding grits removing the larger grit particles from the wood before sanding with the next higher grit. Then seal it with shellac let it dry and then paint another coat of chalk paint.
If the cracks are deep you may need to sand the piece. After you scrub the whole piece wipe off any residue with a wet rag. I typically will sand using 200 or 220 grit sandpaper or sand sponge.
Use a cup or glass and fill it with water. I never use a power sander. While blowing the dust off with compressed air removes the dust it also mixes it into the air so some of it can settle back onto the surface and so you can breath it.
If you have to sand areas before painting with chalk paint be sure to spray a clear acrylic or shellac over those areas and allow to dry before you begin to paint. Just allow the water to saturate the brush. The Chalk paint will go over anythingbut the poly will protect the surfaceand no.