Do the Ceruse

The ceruse finish is very popular these days . Many shops struggle with this one so here is a finish schedule for achieving this finish on oak. The first thing to make sure of is when building the project all the grain texture is the same. You can't mix rift grain with plain sliced grain or it will look terrible and be very difficult to get the color to match. This sample is plain sliced grain.

See how the area with rift grain looks lighter than the plain sliced? That is because there is more white in the grain closer together and gives the appearance of being lighter.

Step 1: Spray on dye stain. For oak this would be a very wet application of Keystone Nerosol Black J.
10 grams Black J concentrate to 8 oz Alcohol.

Step 2: Wash coat of sealer. TA44 sealer reduced 150%, spray 2 wet passes.

Step 3: Scuff sand lightly with red scotch brite pad (use scotch brite to avoid burning through edges)Do any color adjustments before the next step.

Step 4: Apply Camger Coating Hi Hide Water Based Sprayfill #202-010-3-1 thinned 50% with water.
I wipe it into the grain with a rag and then squeegee off the excess with a window washing squeegee.

Step 5: After the primer thoroughly dries (1 hour or even overnight if you have the time) sand excess off the surface with 400 grit sandpaper on a sanding block. Make sure not to burn through the color.

Step 6: Full coat of TA44 sealer.

Step 7: Scuff sand with 400 grit and top coat with TS0002 Acrylic 2K Urethane.

Colors may be switched around to taste but that is the basic formula.

Notes: Make SURE your base color is correct before adding the white glaze. You can't tone or adjust the color at all once the white has been applied.