It really took just a few seconds to sand off that shine.
Diy distress vinyl to look like leahter.
You can see that some of the letter corners were sanded right off.
I went lightly and focused mostly on the black letters.
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If you want the piece to look like it s been painted before you ll want to buy two colors of paint so the base color shows through when the top player is distressed.
But with htv you want to only distress from the back non shiny side of the vinyl.
Rub candle wax on the areas where you d like to see color show through.
Laying it flat on the table makes it more difficult to get a good distressed look.
I decided to take my palm sander to my vinyl.
When the base coat is dry start sanding off areas that would naturally end up distressed places where hands would have held it or corners that could easily get nicked.
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For the color look.
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If you want wood peeking.
With emphasis on the edges of the furniture use the sander to gently remove some of the paint and primer allowing the underlying wood to show through.
To distress the finish and make the painted surface look more naturally weathered take the sander back to the surface of the furniture when the paint has dried.
Faux leather items typically feature a thin outer layer of leather like plastic or vinyl over a filler material of a different color.
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Sanding too hard or too much will likely crack the fake leather layer and reveal the filler which may or may not be to your.
Rub the surface of the garment with fine grit sandpaper rated at around 150 or 200 grit using a very gentle back and forth motion.
If you drape your vinyl over the side of a counter table top it is easier to distress.
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I wanted to see if i could lightly distress it without ruining the vinyl.
Look at this beautiful distressing.