This is my new project to renovate my Victorian Slate Faux Marble fireplace. But I need some assistance with regards with what paint to use.
As background this is a fireplace made from lengths of slate. The Victorians then painted it with a "Faux Marble" effect to make it look like a marble fireplace. So my fireplace has 1) plain black marble effect (no marbling) 2) with brown marble effect panels.
I am lucky in that this is the original Faux Marble paint and no-one has painted over it (many seem to hate the fake marble effect) or worse (in my opinion) removed the fake marble paint with paint stripper so it is the 'original slate'.
My issue is that the Faux Marble effect is in okay condition for most of the fire surround. But the black marble effect, which basically looks like black paint with a thick varnish, has been warn away from the lower ground touching sections. So these areas are now bare slate.
My question is does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on what paint and what varnish I should use on these bare slate areas to reproduce an effect similar to the undamaged area? To be clear I am looking for black marble effect with no marbling.
With thanks SFK
As background this is a fireplace made from lengths of slate. The Victorians then painted it with a "Faux Marble" effect to make it look like a marble fireplace. So my fireplace has 1) plain black marble effect (no marbling) 2) with brown marble effect panels.
I am lucky in that this is the original Faux Marble paint and no-one has painted over it (many seem to hate the fake marble effect) or worse (in my opinion) removed the fake marble paint with paint stripper so it is the 'original slate'.
My issue is that the Faux Marble effect is in okay condition for most of the fire surround. But the black marble effect, which basically looks like black paint with a thick varnish, has been warn away from the lower ground touching sections. So these areas are now bare slate.
My question is does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on what paint and what varnish I should use on these bare slate areas to reproduce an effect similar to the undamaged area? To be clear I am looking for black marble effect with no marbling.
With thanks SFK