Review on 🎨 Delta Creative Ceramcoat Prep All-Purpose Sealer 2 oz (070050200W) by Amanda Castillo

I used 1 bottle of this paint to cover one side of a standard door in a heavy coat of crackle. This was my first experience with crackle paint and was confusing at first, but I'm quite happy with the end product as crackle paint is notoriously difficult to use. Here are some things I've mostly found out the hard way. This goes UNDER the top layer of paint that you want to appear cracked. It's clear and shiny. If you want the base to be a different color, you must paint it first and let it dry completely. I applied this to a 1960's hollow core wooden door. I haven't done any surface prep either and it's holding up quite well at the moment, but I would suggest prepping the surface for longer use. I wanted big cracked cracks for a more rustic look, not tiny cracks, so I applied a very thick coat. If you want THIN small cracks, apply a THIN coat. If you want the craquelure to be the same size, try to keep the craquelure paint the same thickness. (This may seem obvious, but I haven't and my crackles are inconsistent in size. I like to think of it as "rustic"!) The crackles are kind of beaded and taped together on the door (trying to fix this taking photos). I used a 4 inch bristle brush. Then the most difficult thing is to wait the right time for the paint to become "sticky" or sticky. but it doesn't dry out. I waited about 20 minutes when it was warm with very high humidity. Be especially careful as it goes from sticky to dry (and therefore unusable) very quickly. Then I covered it with a thin top coat of ivory latex paint. It immediately started cracking, which was cool to look at, and the cracks kept getting bigger until the paint was dry. It was fun to just fix an ugly door. No, it's not perfect, but I'll replace it eventually, but custom doors can be expensive, cracked paint isn't! Anyway, one last tip: paint your brush strokes in the direction where most of the lines should run in both the craquelure and the top layer. Use a napkin, the top layer is heavily drained from the craquelure. And if you have enough paint I would try experimenting with craquelure thickness and drying time, practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting! It immediately started cracking, which was cool to look at, and the cracks kept getting bigger until the paint was dry. It was fun to just fix an ugly door. No, it's not perfect, but I'll replace it eventually, but custom doors can be expensive, cracked paint isn't! Anyway, one last tip: paint your brush strokes in the direction where most of the lines should run in both the craquelure and the top layer. Use a napkin, the top layer is heavily drained from the craquelure. And if you have enough paint I would try experimenting with craquelure thickness and drying time, practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting! It immediately started cracking, which was cool to look at, and the cracks kept getting bigger until the paint was dry. It was fun to just fix an ugly door. No, it's not perfect, but I'll replace it eventually, but custom doors can be expensive, cracked paint isn't! Anyway, one last tip: paint your brush strokes in the direction where most of the lines should run in both the craquelure and the top layer. Use a napkin, the top layer is heavily drained from the craquelure. And if you have enough paint I would try experimenting with craquelure thickness and drying time, practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting! No, it's not perfect, but I'll replace it eventually, but custom doors can be expensive, cracked paint isn't! Anyway, one last tip: paint your brush strokes in the direction you want most of the lines to go in both the craquelure and the top layer. Use a napkin, the top layer is heavily drained from the craquelure. And if you have enough paint I would try experimenting with the thickness of the craquelure and drying time, practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is art not science! Happy painting! No, it's not perfect, but I'll replace it eventually, but custom doors can be expensive, cracked paint isn't! Anyway, one last tip: paint your brush strokes in the direction you want most of the lines to go in both the craquelure and the top layer. Use a napkin, the top layer is heavily drained from the craquelure. And if you have enough paint I would try experimenting with the thickness of the craquelure and the drying time, by practicing on another surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting! Use a napkin, the top layer is heavily drained from the craquelure. And if you have enough paint I would try experimenting with craquelure thickness and drying time, practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting! Use a napkin, the top layer is heavily drained from the craquelure. And if you have enough paint I would try experimenting with the thickness of the craquelure and drying time, practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting! by practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting! by practicing on a different surface first before moving on to your final project. Crackle Paint is an art, not a science! Happy painting!