Depending of where you live, faux finishes can be hard to track down. I spent so much time trying to get my hands on Antique Glazing, with no success. One day at work our Sico rep was in so I took the opportunity to ask him if there was any other alternative, to which he recommended this recipe.
If you aren't aware how paint works, for every colour there is a particular Base you need. For example, for a light colour you need a white base, for a mid tone colour a medium base, and for dark colours a neutral or deep tone base. Every brand is different, but has the same format. For Antique Glaze you need to buy a Neutral or Deep Tone Base. It can be hard to tell what one is which, so just ask a person who works in the paint department. DO NOT tint this paint when you buy it! They might try telling you it needs tint to work, but that's ok, its for a different purpose.
Once you have your Base paint, all you need is another colour paint which you want your glaze to be. Mix the two together at 4 : 1 of Base : coloured paint.
For example: 1 cup Base and 1/4 cup coloured paint.
Note that you don't need much, this goes quite far, so 1 cup would be ALOT of glaze. I just chose those measurements for example.One really great thing about this homemade glaze is that a quart of Neutral Base will last a long time, and since you can take out small amounts at a time you can achieve so many different colours!
Now you have your Antique Glaze! I hope that wasn't too complicated, if you have any questions feel free to ask : )
Also a few other notes: When using this glaze its best to put it on furniture that has been painted with either a Semi-Gloss or Satin/Pearl sheen. If you use it on flat or eggshell paint it will end up really smudgy and not very attractive (trust me, I learned this the hard way!).
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