A friend of mine and I have been painting a whimsical mural
on a wall of our Church Nursery.
Here's the latest post... just click on the photo.
My question is...
if we don't cover the paint with something clear and scrub-able, the mural will wash off the wall!
What you YOU advise that we do??
on a wall of our Church Nursery.
Here's the latest post... just click on the photo.
My question is...
if we don't cover the paint with something clear and scrub-able, the mural will wash off the wall!
What you YOU advise that we do??
Nothing shady here... just a little "shaky!" ;-)
11 comments:
Shady,
You local paint store should have a clear coat of some kind, give them a try. It looks lovely BTW
Yes you can clear coat it and they ought to offer a satin finish so it wouldn't shine. As about a coating that won't yellow!
it's a delightful mural.
gail
Erect a bulletproof glass barrier in front of it. Just kidding - I 3d the opinions here, a non-yellowing sealer of some sort should do the trick.
Lovely wall art.
:)
When I am protecting wall paintings I use Polyvine Decorators Varnish.
This comes in satin, gloss or dead flat. I would recommend satin (for a dead flat finish, you have to use satin then cover it will dead flat and it is not as protective).
Unfortunately - this is quite expensive so I don't know if your Church would fund it. Although it may be cheaper with you than it is in the UK
http://www.polyvine.com/category/show/polyvine%20trade/polyvine%20varnishes/6
Hope this is a starting point for you and you find something.
Have a good weekend
K
PS - I have no affiliation with the company - its just what I use.
Love your mural!
Yes, ask at the paint store. I'm sure they will have something for you to use.
How talented , this is so cute. I think everyone has made good suggestions..
Many thanks to each of you. Basically, those were my thoughts too. Karen, I'll check out your link! :-) I'm headed to the paint store(s) tomorrow morning. We'll see what they have to say.
And thanks for the compliments. We had such a fun time doing this!
I was thinking the same thing, Shady. If it were me, I'd ask the paint store staff. They know about these things. You're a multi talented gal. The painting is sweet and the kiddos will love it.
Hi Grace! This was a fun mural. We definitely need to get the wall coated. I've had a lead on a product by Miniwax. Will be checking it out. :-)
Hi Shady - the finished mural looks really great now and the children will love it!
I was going to suggest Polyvine Decorators Varnish in a satin finish, but I see that Karen has already beaten me to it!
Hope you're having a great weekend and that it's not as wet there as it is here! :)
Hi Nutty Gnome, I've just waiting for you to come help us! ;-)
Thanks for being prepared with the tip. I looked up Polyvine on the internet... I think it's not available in the US?? At any rate, the Miniwax product sounded very much the same, and I can find it easily here.
It's not wet here, but it's been very cold and the forecast is SNOW. I'm ready!!! :-) I want to watch it fall out the window tomorrow and play Christmas carols!!
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