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Spray Glaze

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Here's another example of how the spray glaze can be used. In the left picture, the entertainment center section has been stained and sealed. In the right picture, the profiles of the crown molding and the fluting on the face frame have been glazed. All the surfaces have a coat of toner (dye in a highly thinned coat of finish) for added color and depth.

Stained Entertainment Center
Stained and Sealed
After Glazing and Toner

Along the same lines, these pedestals were glazed to darken the recessed areas and add some depth to the look of the fluting and turnings. The pedestal on the left has been glazed and none was removed before the toner and topcoats were applied. If you spray a light coat of the glaze on just the areas you want it, you don't have to remove any of it before topcoating. In the picture on the right, the left pedestal is stained and sealed and the one on the right is stained, glazed, and toned.

Stained Entertainment Center
Glaze Sprayed on Recesses
Before and After

Here's the final series showing the spray glaze being used over a pigmented finish (paint). In the picture on the left, I'm using a touch-up spray gun to spray the glaze into the corners and recesses including the corner profile at the edge of the door. The picture on the right shows the door after being glazed.

Spraying Glaze Glaze Over Paint
Glazed door

The look for this finish was "an old, grimy looking painted effect" so I scrubbed off most of the glaze, leaving it concentrated in the corners. Backing up for a minute, the steps before the glaze included primer sanded flat followed by a coat of paint/pigmented finish. The left picture shows scrubbing the glaze off, keeping the pad flat so it left glaze in the corners/recesses. The picture on the right shows the final look for the paint & glaze. Once you get the look you want, you'll need a coat or two of clear finish over it to seal and protect.

Removing Glaze Selectively Final Look
Glazed Painted Door