I've been painting fabric for 20 plus years. I've used house paint, poster paint any type of paint as long as it was water soluble. I've found the best way is to water down yr paint at least 2/3rds paint to 1/3rd water. Sometimes I've even done 50/50. Means you need lots more coats but the paint soaks right into the fabric. I usually give it a wipe over between coats with a soft scouring pad or sandpaper. If recently been adding fabric softer or hair conditioner to the last 2 coats. Again running over the fabric with a scourer between coats. Years ago I also mixed PVA glue with my paint to seal it, this also worked Really well. Cheerz from Australia

I loved it with the original fabric texture showing through. It's good to know that you can keep the original texture, or not, depending on the primer. Thanks for the video!

Love it! Thanks for the demo. I am Happy to know I can use a primer and my leftover house paint!

Thank you for making these videos. They’re so informative. And have saved me money 😁

THANK YOU! This was very helpful. I rescue dogs and have been wanting to paint my sofas but I need something more durable. I've been considering trying a primer too so this was really really great.

I used satin on a flamestitch chair just like that but I put fabric softener in the paint. It looked like leather so it was perfect. I used a med Tourquois.

I found this to be a great video. Kids just bought a used travel trailer that could use a bit of an update👍🏼

Thanks for testing this out for us. Love the testing with primer and stain release. Have just found your site and subscribed - looking forward to more great diy's!

I am going to try this. Thanks for the info.

Small panic attack when the ketchup came out!! But those test results were awesome 👏

Yours looks gorgeous!

I think it turned out good, you did a great job!

Awesome video, & it answered my questions, thanks so much for sharing!!

So much helpful information, thank you!

So awesome!!! I am going to give this a go on my $15 thrift store couch 🎉wahoooooo!

I suspect if you add a fabric medium to the mixture it will come out softer

Wow! ThanQ for this amazing video!!

Excellent! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the video! So helpful.

Thank you! This was very informative!

Can you demonstrate how to decoupage and paint an upholstered chair ..please ? Love your work !

This is fantastic, i have a large sofa i want to paint, but it would cost a fortune with chalk paint

Thank you so very much for sharing much appreciated

Great vid! Now I’m torn I’ve seen others doing the mix with fabric softener and latex paint as well. Do you have any thoughts on that?

Thank you so much. I am new to paint in general. I'm glad I found your video. I've watched many other videos before I found yours. They say to lightly sand it down in between paint to soften it up a bit; that was about chalk paint. I wonder if it it soften this latex paint if you lightly sand it a bit. Again, thank you.

Great video !!! Thank you

Thank you!!

I’ve noticed some people that do the painting process on upholstery sand with a fine grit sanding paper in between.

I bought some old chairs that had stains on them. I successfully got the stains out, the original color was off white. I used water, clorox and Dawn dish detergent. I was surprised as to how clean they ended up. They even smelled a whole lot better. I don't know yet if I want to paint them but I'm leaning toward that.

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She is very good!

Excellent! Thank you so much for the tips! Great job! I've seen where they've done 4 coats of chalk paint. Can you just add the primer to the latex paint instead of painting separately?

Brilliant

On the 2nd coat did you dilute the primer also?

Thanks for the tutorial. Can i use latex paint on my comforter cover to match it to the color of the wall? thanks

Regarding stiffness - I’m just starting to look into this, and have seen three videos before yours (saved yours for last (best for last!) cuz I REALLY wanted to avoid using pricey chalk paint. However, the former videos all did something in common - to make it softer, they sanded with a very light 400 or 600 weight sand paper BETWEEN each coat, even with using chalk paint. I wonder if this is all that is needed with your finished product? To lightly sand it out, wherever it’s rough (or all over if needed). Thank you for this inspiring video!! I’m sold, and will use a regular primer on the first coat - a great discovery you made..and shared ❤ Oh, and love the idea of satin finish to avoid staining! And I think it came out BEAUTIFUL. Nice result!

Should the chair be treated with ScotchGard after?

Hi. For many years I have painted old Dec chairs with acrylic paint. I put them in the shower to fully wet them so they tighten back up. Let them dry. Mix 2/3 paint 1/3 water and paint away. 2 to 3 coats. I have not had any trouble and they last year's. Plus when they get wet I just dry them with a rag and can sit on them right away. Your tutorials are great.

The only problem and I have tried more than once it might look pretty but will always feel gritty and stiff

What if your like tax paint says on the can paint plus primer do you still have to do a coat of primer or can you just use the paint as is

so do you dilute kiz primer to using

So I did a test on some RV cushions and I use the latex paint that I had which already had a primer in it. I’m on the second coat and it feels very rough.

Is this method better than your fabric paint video on fabric chairs?

So it has been a year later. How has this held up? Has it cracked any from people sitting on it?

Very Nice, but why not prime the whole area. WOW! the final coats looks GREAT!

I’ve always wondered this. I latex painted an ikea couch without primer and found that the old color showed through so I had to use too many coats which ended making the fabric crunchy. Never thought about doing primer first. Had I used primer, I would’ve used less latex paint, and the fabric wouldn’t have been so stiff. Will do this on the next project. Great way to renew a dated chair that would’ve been thrown away anyway.

I wonder if stained area use primer BUT then time reset after 48 hours feather in so its more uniform? ALSO- maybe 50/50 water paint with added primer in it, several coats-48 hour betqween- lightly sand with 400 grit? and last coat MAYBE?- add "soft water based wax"?tytyty for sharing

There's a product that you can get from Hobby Lobby diamond hard I plan to use this product on some end tables not sure if I can use it on a couch and it's a repurposed interior exterior acrylic satin and it sticks to any surface without sanding or priming smooth finish durable and scratch-resistant

I used the fabric paint as suggested but my chairs came out hard and stiff any suggestions to softening up my chair

I don’t have time to read all the comments, so maybe out someone already said this, I feel like if you primed it with a Kilz type paint first that maybe you would have less trouble with stains coming through. I have watched videos on using chalk paint and so I am just comparing information. Thanks for sharing.!

What is reason for water

Was this cleaned?

Tannic acid removes water stains - those brown stains? Gone in 60 seconds. From your janitorial supply / building maintenance supply store.

So I watched this video, painted my fireside chair with kilz premium primer. So when I'm getting ready to paint the chair with my satin paint, do I spray it with water in addition to mixing my satin paint three parts paint one part water? Thanks for the tutorial

This looks wonderful! How is it lasting? I have two chairs I want to paint using this technique. I plan on just using a tinted kilz primer.

did you seal the chair after it was done. I see alot of others using some sort of sealer.

Hi! Do you know if I could use this paint for outdoor mesh chairs? Thanks

Other people who paint on upholstered chairs say to sand the material between coats and at the end. What is your opinion and how is the chair now 2 years later ?

It seems like if you prime the fabric then paint, it would look better.

I want to paint two black fabric cubes to yellow I have Dixie belle paint lemonade chalk paint can I put a water base kiltz under it chalk paint?

All the chairs/couches I've seen painted,they sand it afterwards to soften it up..I see you didn't do that..maybe you should try that & see if it softens it up..

There are products made to keep fabric soft when you paint it.

I think yor suppose to sand it in between pairing that is what a friend did 🙋🏻

So I have a red fabric gazebo out back and of course the red has faded very badly after two summers but the fabric is in good shape. I wonder if I tried this technique and used exterior paint if it will keep it from fading. Any thoughts?

Hi can you use the same technique on an upholstered cornice ? Thanks

So others clean or wipe the fabric first before painting. You didn't why is that and does it look nice?

Was the second coat of latex paint diluted 3 to 1 also? Was the kilz primer water based or oil based?

Does anyone know if you can paint a velvet type fabric?

Hi Kay

Hi! Hmmm.. Chalk paint isn’t make from latex... btw. Right? Isn’t latex like acrylic? Basically plastic. I’m a mixed media artist and the qualities of acrylic/latex and chalk or clay based paint are very different. The clay based paint I use, Debi’s DIY has nothing but natural ingredients. I tried using regular latex years ago and it felt crunchy and I didn’t like it. Clay based paint feels like fabric when you’re done if applied right and can be very cost effective because it’s so pigmented and takes very little to create a dye..

You never posted the second video. And it looks like you aren't making videos any more. What happened?

I think I used egg shell

was it me or did that paint look like it was about to start peeling after the first 2 coats??? 12:19

0:11 Er... chalk paint is _not_ made from latex paint! It's made from calcium carbonate, water, and pigment powder. It's all the DIY chalk paint hack videos on YT that tell you to make it from acrylic paint as a way to save money!

I would have used the kill all over the back of the chair

It isn't what chalk paint is made from, it's often used when making it, yes. The science part, 8lbs for under $30 I get mine. Don't use plaster of Paris, noooo

Why didn't you just put primer over everything that way everything would look the same

Why not clean it 1st

You should have just cleaned that it looks terrible ma’am the first coat I had to sign in just to let you know