Make Your Own Chalk Paint! (Cheap & Easy Recipe)

I've used your recipe before and it worked well. I just made a batch and used some Behr acrylic latex paint (3 parts) and 1 part plaster of paris after making it a liquid paste with water (same consistency as in your video), but when I mixed in the paint its very thick and chaulky and I've mixed it up for 2 days with no changes, even added a tiny bit of water. What am I doing wrong this time? The paint is a few years old, but still liquid and no clumps. It worked so well the first time I did this for some frames I painted a year ago with a different paint I used. Thank you in advance for any recommendations.

Thank you, 🎉🎉🎉this is awesome....so cheap in comparison to store bought little jars.

Thanks 😊

Thankyou! Is a jar that small jar enough paint for an end table?

Have you tried talk

I i want to make a whole tin of color how amount should I add the plaster of Paris

Your a good teacher thanks for the help

Your awesome .I love your tips .

after watching a couple other chalk paint recipes yours seems it would be the easiest. Looking forward to giving a try and also less expensive the ready made chalk paint 😊

Your tutorial is the best. Very clear instruction.

❤ it!!

Can I use chalk powder instead of plaster of paris

For something less expensive try chalk line refill it works great.

Thank you so much

I know that this video is old, but in case someone is looking for another coating option, I use Mod Podge. It comes in glossy or matte and is way cheaper than the other options.

Thank you! New subbie here. Take care.

And also use one of the mini whisks. I use that to mix paint and it works great.

Thanks for sharing. You are the first I have seen mix the P.O.P with water first! Makes so much more sense! I'm going to make my own now thanks to you! Blessings

Watched a few times, love it!

Could I use this recipe to paint the base of my slow cooker--it's so ugly--and thought this might adhere well and last during high heating?

Can you use this to paint an accent wall?

Thank you ever so much
Mr. DIY Dork😊 for ur GREAT recipe on making chalk paint.. I’ve been wanting to use chalk at $25 n more I just cldnt do it..now the sky the limit..😂❤

Great on-point tutorial. Subbed. Can one use this paint with a reusable stencil?

The paint has a water fraction. Adding Plaster of Paris to water activates the plaster other than that it sure seems like that is a lot of paint just to paint that little chunk of wood. We hope this dude doesn't give up his day job or develops a market for weighted Mason Jars.

I love this! I feel like all the chalk paint tutorials on YT are monetized by expensive chalk paint companies, and the paint is EXPENSIVE! Thank you so much for this hack. You rock!!

Do I have to prep first?

I tried this and it was a disaster! The paint turned into a gloppy mess, despite adding more and more water. What did I do wrong?

Hi . I want to know what is plaster of Paris?

The best way to make sure the plaster mixture doesn't stick to the sides or bottom is the add the plaster mixture to the paint, not add the paint to the plaster mixture.

Short and to the point, super clear....i love this!!! Im about to makeover all my stuff. Beautiful table

BEWARE: this will dry out super fast! I used the same ratio as the video and my paint was getting solid by the second end table (10 min tops). I had to add a lot of water to save the paint and what was applied was thick and chunky. I’ll have to sand off and paint with normal paint or actual chalk paint. No way you’re getting multiple coats before this hardens up on you.

Great information!

Calcium carbonate does not dry out as quickly as plaster of Paris Andis actually a true chalk

now I want to know if I can make my own plaster of paris and use that. hmm

awesome. so happy to find your channel

Absolutely agree with most everyone, awesome tutorial and right to the point...Thx...

Great video! Could you spary the paint with spary gun?

Awsome ty so much for this info ... this is my weekend diy project as well chalk paint . Didn't k ow it was so simple.and easy... lol ty so much

turned out awesome. Great job!

Yes, it did turn out perfect. Thanks

This Really helps po s because chalk paint is very expensive. Thanks a bunch. I just subscribed so I'm looking forward to all the cool techniques you have! Have a great day!

very cool

Can I do this on glass?

If you use a gloss finish first then the matt finish you won't get the cloudiness. Learned this trick when I was restoring artwork after Katrina.

Can I use any kind of flat Latex paint? What about the WOOD to be painted does it require a paint before I apply CHALK PAINT?

Came for the paint. Stayed for the sweet tunes.

Great video, thanks

This might be a weird question but can you write with chalk on it, like a chalkboard?

Great video! Thank you!