Aged finish, how?

[lkazista]

So LOML found a piece of art that she loves. It is a hunk of flooring that was cut out of an old barn, then painted with a basic print on it. It is approx. 3 feet by 5 feet. The part that she loves is the old paint and rotted look about it. I can buy similar pine bead board T&G flooring at HD, but how do I go about giving the whole thing an 'aged' look?

I plan on knocking out as many of the knots as possible to give it some character there, and slamming some chains on the piece to give it some wear. I guess it is that partially 'rotted' thing that is stumping me.

Thanks for any help in advance,

Lee

[Boomer_01]

Lee,
I used this technique to age an oak bookcase so it would look like an old English painted piece.

First I panted the cabinet in an off white color I cant remember the name of the color but it resembled a white that had yellowed with age.

Then I distressed the painted surface with a piece of wire cable strung with a variety of screws, I-bolts nails washers etc. I also used an awl to make wormholes and a dulled screwdriver to vein the surfaces.

The I did an aging sanding and removed the color on the “touch” areas and surfaces. I followed the distressing with a hand applied coating of Minwax oil stain in “Deep Walnut”. I ragged on the stain and then removed most of it leaving the dark color to highlight the distressing. I just kept applying stain and then removing it until I got the patina I wanted.

You might also consider painting the base color a dark brown or using a dark stain then applying the lighter paint color then distressing and then aging. After I finished the entire piece I paste waxed it to a dull sheen.

My wife really liked the final piece and several visitors have complimented it.

Boomer

[ivwshane]

Can you post some pics of it?

Lee,
I used this technique to age an oak bookcase so it would look like an old English painted piece.

First I panted the cabinet in an off white color I cant remember the name of the color but it resembled a white that had yellowed with age.

Then I distressed the painted surface with a piece of wire cable strung with a variety of screws, I-bolts nails washers etc. I also used an awl to make wormholes and a dulled screwdriver to vein the surfaces.

The I did an aging sanding and removed the color on the “touch” areas and surfaces. I followed the distressing with a hand applied coating of Minwax oil stain in “Deep Walnut”. I ragged on the stain and then removed most of it leaving the dark color to highlight the distressing. I just kept applying stain and then removing it until I got the patina I wanted.

You might also consider painting the base color a dark brown or using a dark stain then applying the lighter paint color then distressing and then aging. After I finished the entire piece I paste waxed it to a dull sheen.

My wife really liked the final piece and several visitors have complimented it.

Boomer

[lkazista]

Lee,
The I did an aging sanding and removed the color on the “touch” areas and surfaces. I followed the distressing with a hand applied coating of Minwax oil stain in “Deep Walnut”. I ragged on the stain and then removed most of it leaving the dark color to highlight the distressing. I just kept applying stain and then removing it until I got the patina I wanted.

Boomer

So did you apply the stain to the entire piece? Right over the paint, or did you apply to the bare wood spots that you had sanded only?

I would LOVE to see a photo of the piece, and maybe a close up of some detail.

Thanks for the tips!

Lee

[Boomer_01]

Lee/ivwshane:
I will see if I can borrow a digital camera from someone and get a few shots.

It will be next week if thats ok.

Boomer

[JR]

There's a shop here specializing in kids furniture, finished in faux old. They use a white color like Boomer mentioned, then a second (and maybe a third?) coat with a "color". They use pastel greens and blues for these top coats. Then they sand as Boomer described.

Extra color layers make it seem as if the piece had been re-painted at some point, enhancing the oldness idea.

JR

[bobevans]

Check out the General Finishes website. They have some great products and tips to achieve that antiqued distressed effect you are looking for. You can purchase them at rockler.com

general finishes website:

http://www.generalfinishes.com/tips/...nt_samples.htm