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Time wrote on 2011-12-18 23:44
I need to paint this wooden chest, but all I have enough of to cover the entire thing is a bottle of colorwash, the directions say to apply it over a white base coat...Which...i cant do, without going and buying a white base...which means I would just buy a different color altogether, so what would happen if I just didnt have a base and used it as regular paint?
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Kueh wrote on 2011-12-18 23:52
It would still come out the color you have.
But it would not only not last as long, but it would have poor contrast if there were other colors, and the color itself wouldn't be as vibrant as it could be.
Still, the effect would only be noticeable if you had a comparison to work with, so I don't think you should worry.
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Time wrote on 2011-12-19 00:09
Quote from Lyre;697318:
It would still come out the color you have.
But it would not only not last as long, but it would have poor contrast if there were other colors, and the color itself wouldn't be as vibrant as it could be.
Still, the effect would only be noticeable if you had a comparison to work with, so I don't think you should worry.
It would still last a while though right? I mean pretty much what Im doing is jsut painting over this like plain wood colored box with it, then doing stenciling around some of the edges, I want it to last for a while, but if it wouldnt last that long I will just buy new paint...Also I should probably make sure I can paint with the other paints on top of it anyway...
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Kueh wrote on 2011-12-19 00:15
Paint with or without a base could last for 10 years or even assuming we're talking in-door conditions.
The paint wouldn't start to like degrade off the box. (In fact, the opposite is more likely to happen. I used to have a picnic table in my back yard, but the wood rotted away and the shells of paint are still there, albeit mostly crumbled.)
The thing about lasting longer only refers to the intensity of the color. If there wasn't a base, then the color would either darken or start to fade, depending on things that I have no clue about. So, basically this:
If you want the box to be bright, you should put a base on. If the color is already dim, and getting a base would be a hassle, don't bother.