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Crocodile Finish

July 13, 2009 //  by Paint It!

I mentioned last Friday that I would be showing you some photos of a fabulous crocodile finish I helped my friend and fellow decorative painter, Susan Siefer, out with a few weeks ago. This finish really is best with an extra set of hands!

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Susan started out by having the walls base painted in this great shade of red. We had 3 identical crocodile stencils from Faux Effects to play with. Since we were troweling a metallic dimensional product thru the stencil, we had to wash the stencils after every 3rd repeat or they would become too clogged with product. These stencils are very fragile, so you need a good sized area to wash and dry and spread out.

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The more repetitions we added, the more we liked it.

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We were working in a mudroom and a small hallway that led to the garage. You really need a large utility sink nearby to keep washing off the stencils, so this location was ideal. I’d think twice before I’d do this in a room that did not have easy access to such a set up.

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100_0383Croc6 /> Of course, it also helped that this was an absolutely gorgeous house, with layers of moldings and detailing.

A rare shot of me at work, since I’m usually working solo!

After all the repeats were done, we added a final toning layer to soften the gold and give it a richer, deeper look.

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You can see the contrast well in these two photos

100_0413 All finished! You can see the hallway (far right) that goes to the garage in this photo.

100_0414 This shows another hallway that leads from this mudroom to the main part of the house. The croc finish stops at the edge of this wall.

Susan later glazed the ceiling. This job was a lot of work but we both kept remarking how much fun it was and how we got more excited about it each day. Thanks for the opportunity to try out this finish, Susan!

Category: Completion of Job

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  1. Cary

    July 14, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    That is SO awesome! I would love to know exactly how you did this? What color was the red? What metallic dimensional product did you use and what color? I simply must try this! Wow!!!!

  2. Fauxology

    July 18, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Yummy!

  3. Shanna McCurley

    April 21, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    Painter girl,
    This is beautiful. My partner and I are about to do a whole room using the Faux Effects stencil & products. What metallic did you use & what top glaze? We have always used sheetrock mud then the a variety of FE browns for the crock. Thanks for your input.

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