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How to Use Ragging For Wall Texture
The decorative painting technique of ragging is just as easy as the sponging method for creating wall texture and color but creates a more sophisticated look.
Difficulty Level: Easy Time Required: Varies
Here's how:
1. Materials: oil-based or alkyd paints (darker color for base coat; lighter color for the top), oil or alkyd glazing liquid, plastic wrap, cheesecloth or cotton rags, painter's
tape, disposable gloves, brushes, rollers & rolling tray.
2. Make sure the wall is smooth and clean.
3. Use painter's tape to protect woodwork on doorframes and baseboards.
4. Apply the darker color of paint as a base coat. Let dry thoroughly.
5. Mix equal amounts of the top coat (lighter color) and glazing liquid. You'll need enough of this glaze mixture to cover the entire wall.
6. Work in wall sections of approximately three-foot square. Roll the glaze mixture smoothly and evenly onto the wall.
7. Put on your disposable gloves prior to ragging.
8. Wad up plastic wrap, cheesecloth or cotton rag, press it onto the wall and lift away. This removes some of the glaze mixture from the wall so that the base coat shows through.
9. Continue pressing and lifting, turning the rag and working in a random manner.
10. Use a new rag whenever the current one becomes saturated.
Tips:
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Clean-up is more difficult with oil-based and alkyd paints but this technique needs to be done with paints that will mix with glazing liquids and have slow drying times to
allow you time to lift the top coat creating the effect.
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Step back from the wall every now and then and take a look at the effect you're creating. It will help you decide whether you've lifted enough of the glaze mixture to achieve
your desired effect.
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Use rags without any seams or hems. These imperfections will leave marks when you lift the top coat.