Gator Hide from Dixie Belle Paint is the ultimate in protection for your paint work!
It is super tough and therefore great for using on table tops and kitchen cabinets. It's formulated to repel water and so is ideal for use in kitchens and bathrooms!
Gator Hide is a water based poly-acrylic.
PLEASE NOTE: Water-based sealers such as Clear Coat are best used over lighter colours as they are non-yellowing. Over darker colours they can appear ‘cloudy’ if applied too thickly. Consider an oil-based sealer over very dark colours (Hemp Seed Oil, Big Mama’s Butta or Fusion’s Stain & Finishing Oil), or take care to ensure a very thin application.
How to Apply:
It’s simple to use, allow your last coat of paint at least an hour to dry (more in colder or damp conditions) then, using a damp brush or the Blue Gator Hide Sponge, apply a very thin, even layer of Clear Coat and allow to dry. Do not over work the application; work in small sections. After about an hour it should be dry and then you can apply a second coat to make it even. Repeat with an extra coat if you feel your project needs it.
Wash your brush/sponge in warm soapy water after use. Dixie Belle’s Clear Coat is water resistant and can be cleaned using a non-abrasive cleaner after just 7 days.
**TOP TIP – for large flat areas such as sideboard tops, paint on your chosen Clear Coat finish and then wipe it off with one of our Lint-free Microfibre Applicator Pads or the Blue Gator Hide Sponge for a totally even, brushstroke-free and flawless finish**
Troubleshooting:
If your project starts to show yellow stains, this is not the clear coat, it’s a common issue in furniture painting known as ‘bleed through’. Sometimes the furniture you are working on could have tannins in the wood that are bleeding through the paint, or there could be a heavy stain, or it could even have absorbed nicotine in a house with smokers in its past life.
When you apply the clear coat over your painted piece, it can exacerbate the problem by drawing the stain through the paint. However, now that you have clear coated the piece, it is sealed and that should block the stain from coming through again, so go ahead and re-paint.
Other Dixie Belle Finishing Products include:
Clear Coats
Hemp Oil
Best Dang Wax
Big Mama’s Butta
Easy Peasy Wax
Coverage:
236ml (8oz) gives 37.5 sq ft of coverage (3.5 sq m)
473ml (16oz) gives 75 sq ft of coverage (7 sq m)
946ml (32oz) gives 150 sq ft of coverage (14 sq m)
Colour Accuracy Disclaimer
Whilst we’ve taken every effort to replicate the colours you see on screen to accurately reflect the colours in the Dixie Belle Paint collection. Due to differences in screen settings, we cannot guarantee an exact colour match. Learn more about Colour Accuracy.
This item is normally ready to dispatch in 1-2 business days, we will advise you if your order is likely to take longer to dispatch.
Delivery Charges -
ROYAL MAIL 48HR TRACKED delivery service £3.95 (excludes Sundays and Bank Holidays)
** Please note these prices exclude large items and furniture
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Returns
If you are not happy with any product you order – don’t worry – you can always return it. We want you to be happy with everything you purchase from Vintage Attic.
Please email and let us know as soon as possible if you would like to return an item. Please return the item/s in their original condition within 14 days and we will refund you (excluding postage charges). Please use the original packaging to ensure against breakages. It is important to return items by recorded delivery as we cannot be held responsible for any items lost in transit. We will refund or exchange your order once it is received by us.
Please be aware that if the value of the product returned reduces the value of the original order to below that which qualifies for a volume discount we will deduct the discount value or the postage cost value from your refund.
Unfortunately due to the nature of the products we are unable to refund or exchange personalised items.
