Do You Have To Seal Chalk Painted Furniture. If you're brand new to chalk paint, and are wondering what the hype is about and why you should even use chalk paint, i recommend but the real question is: How to paint furniture using chalk paint.
If you used outdoor paints, you might not have to coat them at all, but to be extra sure, there's a clear coat available i used a carnauba car wax to seal my chalk paint, painted furniture in my airbnb.
You don't have to do this step, of course, but i like to and here's why: I have learned recently that there is a clear varnish that you can apply over chalk paint that will seal it so that the furniture can be used outside. I have painted dressers with chalk paint before so i'm leaning towards spraying the table and chairs with that. The particles will get trapped in.
