Polyvine Crackle Glaze -  Easy To Apply Water Based - All Sizes

• Water-based
• Low odour
• Water wash up
• Quick drying
• Easy to apply

Designed for use with emulsion or latex paint, this acrylic medium produces consistent cracking for dramatic effect.

Apply your Polyvine Crackle Glaze between two layers of emulsion base coat. This will cause the top layer to crack, revealing the colour of the base coat.

Use a good quality brush to avoid brush marks, and allow the base coat to dry thoroughly before layering. Check out our how-to video for hints, tips and inspiration.

Application:

Choose two colours of matt emulsion paint, one for the base coat – the colour of the cracks, the other for the top coat. Apply the base coat and allow to dry. Seal with Polyvine Decorator’s Varnish. 

Mix the Crackle Glaze well. Apply in one direction and allow to dry.

This coat must be smooth and even. If it’s not, remove the glaze with a damp cloth and re-apply, working it into the surface with the brush before laying off to a smooth even coat.

Apply the topcoat of matt emulsion, thinned with water to produce an easily flowing paint.

Apply at right angles to the Crackle Glaze coat.

Load brush with a generous amount of paint and apply in one pass only, allowing the paint to flow off the brush.

Do not over brush as this will mix the glaze and paint and no cracks will appear.

The thickness of the topcoat determines the size of the cracks – the thicker the coat the wider the cracks.

Caution:

Always try the technique on a test piece before embarking on the project.

Walls and vertical surfaces need a lot of practice.

COVERAGE:

8 square metres per litre