How To Do Ragging Finishes

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This is a very quick and effective way to achieve an interesting effect on a plain wall,

using a scrunched up, lint free rag or even a plastic bag.

Materials

  • base coat
  • oil based top coat (see Parchment Finish)
  • turps (white spirit)

Tools Needed

  • brush or roller
  • lint free cotton rags

[edit] Method

1 You may find some team effort worth while here, as the effect depends on the top coat of paint being 'lifted off just after it is applied. While one person is painting the top coat, the other member of the team can follow behind doing the ragging. If the top coat is allowed to dry too much, the effect will be spoiled as not enough of the base coat will show through after ragging.

2 Just after the top coat is applied, it is 'lifted off by dabbing with a rag or something similar, exposing the base colour and creating an interesting crushed effect. The base coat can be of emulsion or acrylic paint or oil based. Oil based paints give a richer look than emulsion.

3 For the top coat, use oil based paint thinned with turps (white spirit), or emulsion or acrylic paint, thinned with water. You can contrast colours or tones of the same colour, by applying a top coat that is darker than the base.

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