Pat Nevin - Antique Glazing

Antique glazing of cabinet doors demonstrated by Pat Nevin.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• antique
• glazing
• kitchen
• cabinets

[Norbury53]

I'm just wondering if someone from the US can help me here. There are lot's of tutorials etc. here on YouTube that mention "Glaze" as a product. When I go to the HW store, or paint shop, here in Australia the only "Glaze" I can find is the glaze in the eyes of the store assistants - there simply is no such product here. It must exist in some format I would imagine, so can anyone tell me what it actually is? It seems to me that when this technique is used here it is done with ordinary paint.

[gutwrench32]

After you prime and paint the cabinet door,try using stain on the door ,wait about 2 minutes and lightly rag it off,let dry overnight, then spray a poly over the finish. Twice as fast ...even if you brush them!In my opinion, they also look better done that way!

[heyheyfreak]

@greatdanechick2 I would wash down your already painted doors with tsp and rinse them. This will prep them nicely in order for your new glaze to stick to the surface. A very fine sanding might not hurt either. Hope this helps you. Pat

[greatdanechick2]

thank you for this simple video. Will a glaze mixture go over a gloss or semi-gloss finish? Or will I need to prime and paint again for it to accept the glazing finish. Thanks for your help.

virginia

[heyheyfreak]

@mrsJaszyjoe Go with the glaze from a paint store. Although the white latex glue worked well for my project, I don't have a long history and track record of using it. Seems to work well though!

[heyheyfreak]

@sewdutch That's a touchy situation. The glaze you make should do your entire project! If you need to make more glaze, try to make it as closely to your 1st batch as possible!

[heyheyfreak]

@darthkristie You can use which ever you feel comfortable with. I used the elmers white glue just to kinda experiment with on this. It worked very well on this project but you can can use white glue or latex glaze from a paint store. Keep it thin!

[darthkristie]

Hi Pat - in your video, you said the ratio of the mixture is 1 water, 1 paint and 1 glaze (latex). but in your response below to nwchicagoguy below states 1 water, 1 paint, and 1 elmer's glue (school glue?). Please clarify which is correct, school glue or latex glaze? Thanks in advance.

Cheers, Kristie

[sewdutch]

If you have to make a second or third mix of paint and glaze and the mix is not exact like the first, would you be able to see that? I have 28 cabinet doors to do something with, and would like them to look similar.

[mrsJaszyjoe]

What are the pro's and con's of using glaze vs glue to make the glazing mixture? Is the glue you use a wood glue or a wall paper glue, I assume that it must be water-based glue? We are going to do our kitchen cupboards, does the glue make the coating more durable?