DIY Antique Finish Technique

Want to age your new projects but not wait 70 years? Checking out my technique for a rustic antique finish for your builds. For more tips and tricks head to www.LazyGuyDIY.com

[@funnybunnies1724]

I love how simple this is! Can't wait to try it!

[@susiemckenna8160]

you rock this is exactly what i have been trying to figure out how to antique look using more than 1 color

[@paulamcdonald8154]

Thanks so much ..looks easy enough

[@clashfive]

Brilliant, thanks for the tip

[@Thatbrownguy454]

Great tip man

[@rl4889]

Underated video. Awesome !!Ty

[@ARTANDCRAFTEASYTOMAKE]

Good

[@21thTek]

GREEEEATTTT !!

[@maureenmcbride3845]

Would a bristle brush work as well ?

[@jeffveron8783]

What type of paint did you use???

[@blizz8008]

Simple and easy tutorial. For the colour paint, is it solvent based or water based?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

Thanks! Water based paint and stain is what I used.

[@steffl8562]

What type of paint did you use for this simple project? Also can you use sand paper? Steph......

[@stormrider1309]

Great job. As I can see you used minwax jacobean stain. What piece of wood you worked on it? Looks like Maple? Is it going to be same result on ash wood?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

The wood is just good old, cheap, big box store bought pine! Personally, if i'm using a premium wood like Maple for a build, I skip the antiquing technique and use something like Rubio Monocoat "pure" or a tinted color to bring out the woodgrain.

[@mikelawrence9050]

Thanks for the video! Does it matter what type of paint...oil based, or latex based?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

I'd stay away from oil based paints and use latex. Just because most of the stains you'd use over top are water base as well.

[@claire6022]

great i like it the most of all the videos here on yt of this kind. I would just like to ask, I live in a country where the Minwax brand that you use in this video cannot be found. Do you know if it would be possible to use an oil other than this one? maybe restoration oil for wood or something like that to have the same result? thanks:) and also can this oil or another be used for chalk paint?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

really any stain should work, if you have access to water based stain that would be best compared to oil based. Also, the paint type doesn't matter as much as it does to sand it to distress it. Especially get the edges and then the stain darkens the look.

[@claire6022]

@@LazyGuyDIY thank you so much. u amazing man 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@maureenmcbride3845]

What was that turquoise color. I just cant find. I get home is is to Caribbean or to mint. Driving me bonkers

[@Anonymous-li8jm]

Do you need to polyurethane it once completed to protect?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

Depends on the stain you use, a lot of the varathane or min-wax stains are stain and poly. In that case, no.

[@dmoss8928]

Can you go ahead and paint and stain then sand?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

Nope, you need to sand in between the painting and staining. The good news is you don't need total coverage of paint, actually, the worse the paint job, the better the look since you're going to be sanding away the paint in order to give the stain areas to soak into. You can start sanding and staining as little as 10-15 minutes after you apply paint as long as it's dry.

[@danielparedes9272]

Any color stain will work?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

Yep, just make sure it's dark enough to contrast with your wood color.

[@jeanallen5361]

What grit sandpaper, please?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

180 to 220 works just fine.

[@jeremysearcy1233]

What color is the stain?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

Minwax Jacobean

[@mangofamm9361]

What type of grit should I?

[@LazyGuyDIY]

I believe I used 150 or 180 grit

[@bradcrampton8920]

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[@James_T_Kirk_1701]

This looks terrible, sanding something with a cheesy “farm house distressed vintage look” is HARDLY antique.

[@jeffveron8783]

Actually, this looks beautiful. Which is why I have come to KZbin for help. What I’ve noticed with every wood worker is how upright and cocky they are. Their sense of humor is as dry as their oak boards sitting on the shelf, further drying out. Why? Why are most wood workers so absolutely dry and boring and think they are better than anyone else? Go get drunk. Have a great time. Do something other than cut others down.