Thank you. I've been wanting to whitewash my rock fireplace, but have been nervous that it would just look like painted stone. This is the first tutorial I've seen that enhances the natural look. Brilliant.
Thank you for this tutorial. I am going to do my brick fireplace in a few days and I will use this technique. It’s so beautiful and I love it so much.👍👍❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
The best advice I can give you is you want to test out the thickness of your white wash on a piece of stone first that’s not attached to the fireplace. Do you want to play around with a technique a little bit and see how it looks when it dries before you start on your actual interior.
Excellent! Thanks so much for this fantastic idea! We just bought a cape cod style home with a very old stone fireplace that is also dark, and this is an excellent idea that I will definitely be using when we move in to our new home in a few weeks. Once we finish the project I’ll come back and let you know about the results. Thanks again!
Thank you for all the positive feedback everyone. And I apologize for the video quality. We tried to use the good camera seems that there is a issue with it. But this was a one chance project and I can't redo the video without losing the details. In the future if I help someone to do this project I will update the video without the annoying sounds and other distractions. In the meantime please try to focus on the point of the video and not the negatives. This practice will help you not only obtain knowledge from the video but knowledge from life.
Scott Riddle high quality cameras don't do videos well. They will zoom slowly in and out to find good focus. The only way to shoot a high quality film is with someone who can use the manual focus like a pro. The camera is just amazing for pictures ;)
Thank you so much! Cannot wait to try this on our stone fireplace this week. While others didnt care for the movement of the camera or an "annoying sound" ... I didnt notice it at all because I was too wrapped up into listening to your guidance. Thank you for taking the time to post this
Thank you for taking the time to post a positive comment. The most important part about doing this right and making sure the paint doesn’t go on too thick to fast. Is to start with almost little to no pain at all in your original water mix. It’s like baking. You can’t take the salt out once you put it in. Get a rock from outside and play around with it first. When she’s mastered that rock. It can take 3 to 4Layers before it looks perfect. Then move to the fireplace. Have a great day! Riddle.
Did you have to clean the stone with anything first? I have a gas fireplace with medium gray stone around it and they all just look dirty to me and the mortar that I think was once white is now just a dirty beige looking. Can you add some kind of light gray to the mixture so they stones don't look so white?
Mary Ellen Thomas Not sure if you found an answer, but I think he said (in his reply to someone else) to go lightly and then to reapply to your liking.
Nice work and great idea...I'm going to use it to save $3500 on refacing my existing stone fireplace. Thanks sooo much for sharing your idea and the process!
Thank you for this tutorial. I have a very similar fireplace and am excited to find an inexpensive way to update it. I also read through all of the comments and appreciate that you have monitored them and answered the various questions people have asked. I don't mind the shaky camera work...the information is so valuable! Keep up the good work on your channel.
Angela Kay Angela. Thank you so much for focusing on the information instead of the poor technical work of this video. LOL! Thank you for having the intelligence to take the time to read the comments before questioning or commenting. Seems so obvious right? But very few people do this. I’m sending you special burst energy because of the gift you gave to me today of positive energy and pressuring me that they’re still sensitive intelligent people out there in the world!
Ok, trying it now. Like a good researcher...I looked at other DIY videos, yours I identified with the most, sort of like one of my art professors. I'm watching yours every time. Thank you Man!
Awesome video, I too have the exact same stone fireplace and was talking to the wife about doing something like this! thanks perfect video, your work looks great.
I did this on fake stone, it looks awesome. I had the dark terra cotta and caramel colors and wow what a great brightness & cheery look to the room now-thanks
This is an excellent tutorial. We have a mid century brick fireplace with red & green soot-stained bricks. The mortar is a warm cream shade. It looks pretty strange in our updated family room. We were going to paint it flat white, but something about that approach bothered me. Now I know why. Whitewashing seems to be the best direction.
Great advice! I live in a house in the country with the same dark stone 70's fireplace. I'm trying your technique right now. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks!
Thank you Janine. My best biggest advice is to make sure you experiment on a stone or rock it is not attached to the fireplace when you begin. Because once you start there’s no going back. Have fun with it! Stay safe. Riddle.
Pixie canaday Our mountain home was build in 1978. So I understand. You will really notice and enjoy. The difference in light value in your room once you do this . And I remind everyone to experiment on a piece of stone first. Because once you start there’s no going back! Thank you for taking time to comment! And best of luck with your project! Please feel free to post a pic when you’re finished.
Hi, I have a flat stone wall previous owners have put some sort of varnish over it so instead of cream stones they are an ugly dark yellow its dreary and Im wondering what I should use to brighten it up and make it look more modern? What is the paint you are using I am in Uk. Also my fireplace has red brick can this also be painted nothing matches and the room is dark any help appreciated thanks..
Thank you for your positive comment! And focusing on the actual material instead of being one of the nitpicking negative Nancy’s. LOL OL! You are awesome! Thank you again.
Scott, I reviewed several videos out there on how to change the color of this ugly 70's fireplace of ours in our tiny home. Yours was the best and looked the most natural. And using a primer made more sense than a paint. I used the Zinsser 123 Primer but what I did different was the gal at Home Depot added 2 oz of black to it. That gave me a nice gray granite color. They had gray Z Primer but it looked too metal gray to me. I had a lot of dark stones and many with black in it. I was able to control the color as you stated by doing random stones and I used a rag to adjust color too. The black from the stones really brought out the granite look. I, also, went over with another light swipe here and there to highlight areas. It definitely doesn't look like a white painted stones like other had, which is what I didn't wanted (pasty white stones). Your technique and Zinsser, I believe was the best choice for my fireplace. Questions, for you or your viewers. 1. The top of the hearth on mine has a shiny granite looking stone top with speckles of different colors. Yours looked like slate that was porous. I paint the rough stones or material around it though. What should I do for the top because I don't want it to be a flat color? 2. While painting, I noticed the grout(sand color) was very crumbly and had cracks around stones. Anyone know how to fix this without it being a major job of sanding and cleaning? Tips, I found the runnier it was it filled in the natural crevices of the stones better. Yes, a little messy but it was so much easier and covered better than when it was a thicker base. Then as Scott mentioned, come back and add more to it. Another tip, do the side of the fireplace first to get the right color you are looking for, then move on to the front of it. It the color is too dark, add water to the brush and go over it again. Fantastic looking if I do say so! Scott, thank you, thank you for this video and tutorial. To think I almost paid someone to paint it for me! 🙃
I am asking him not to use strong chemicals. So he says he won't. He says he will do a lot of scrubbing. I am not sure so we shall see. But in general, I don't like bleach when working need my flowers. I love plants. Thanks Scott. I think you;re cool giving us tips on how to paint and stain. I love to stain too. I just did the borders of my pool. I made it treat to match my terra-cotta tiles around the pool but I think I willl change it to brown to match the fence. It was easy to do and I learned that deck and patio stain can be very marshmallowey but adding some water to your brush helps make the stain lighter and easier to apply. I am not scared to add water now to anything. If anything~ you can always reapeat if it 's too light. Aloha.
Ours is EXACTLY like this and came on YT to see what designers are doing to keep the texture. We are also going to add a mantle from one side to the other...lots of chizzilimg for that one. Going to use your tips and white wash it tomorrow. Thanks for the upload!
Tressa Barnett I tell everyone the same thing. Experiment on another piece of stone first. My goal was to maintain a more natural texture. Vs creating texture. You don’t want it looking fake.
My fireplace stone looked much like yours before you painted. While away, my dgtr painted it a solid dark grey some yrs ago!! Have hated it since. Am hoping I can paint as you have instructed still getting somewhat the finished look as you have.
Diane Vitale Hi Diane. Like I tell everyone. Do you want to experiment on a piece of stone that’s not fixed this way if you mess up it’s OK. Play around with different techniques. Figure out the perfect paint amount versus water.
Thanks Scott!! You did your stone work painting like an artist. I do artwork and have sold on ebay as well. Think I can figure out painting on fireplace seeig your work. THANKS sooo much!
Looks real good man, I've been asking/searching around for ideas on how to make mine look a little better, best video I've came across! Hopefully mine will turn out, that's some nicer rock work on yours though.. thanks for the video!
Thank you Caleb. The trick is to be patient and not rush the process. Having not enough paint in your water is better than having too much. Have a great holiday!
Ulli Dunbar Make sure you experiment on a rock or another piece of stone that’s not on your fireplace first. This way you’ll get a feeling for how to do the white wash. Slow is best.
Justina Branham We just completed putting in our own fireplace insert! That was quite a job but saved us $3000. I would love to do a mantle but it’s just a little tricky because whoever built the fireplace did not center it. Even the painting I hung above it centering it with the fireplace is a little awkward. My big big big project? I’m a sculptor so I was going to do stark white Coral and see creatures and then grout them in all through and in between the bricks turn to get into a giant white coral reef!
I have that same stone on my 1978 built house. its not stone at all, but manufactured of concrete. any idea what's behind it? in thinking plywood and lathing. I'd like to year it out myself. More work than I'm up to doing right now.
Has anyone used a grey primer on this same stone fireplace. The one from the 70s with brown, black, beige stones? Not sure if I want to go white but thought grey would look more like granite. Love this video, thank you.
🖌Love it..I have the same stone.🤪 I need that technique here.. Your cameraman needs a steadier hand and to slow down. What's with the clicking or tapping sound.. Thanks for the demo.
Some thing crazy happened about three months ago. After going to endless specialists and even being at the chronic fatigue clinic at Stanford? I discovered I have Lyme disease.
@@ScottRiddleArtist 😲I am so sorry Scott. I don't know to much about it, but it can be a life effecting issue. I pray 🙏 you manage well in life with that. Unfortunately we all have conditions we suffer with and have to live with in life, some to many to list. I do wish you well. Alway love the DYS projects. Thanks for that. Hugs.
Yes I’ve explained it in the comments below. It’s like that Cher song. If I could turn back time. This was back before super good video quality cameras were in our phones. My spouse bought me a digital camera as a gift from a pawnshop. Which turned out to be broken. Thus the noise you hear in the camera. But there’s nothing we can do about that. So best to focus on the information instead of the poor video quality.
Hello, thanks for the tutorial.. I have a similar fireplace that I would like to paint as well. I notice that you have a high point on your ceiling just like mine. It is very difficult to get up to the top. What did you use to get you up that high to paint the stones? I have a very tall ladder but it is not tall enough to get all the way to the top. I was interested in what you did. Thanks!
Did the job about 6 months ago. People could not believe their eyes when they saw the new look on the fireplace. I had to double the amounts of paint suggested in your video.. I tested the side that no one sees on 2 or 3 stones. The fireplace is at a slight angle in the corner of the room. With the amount of paint added to water as recommended it your video, it hardly showed any difference. With the double dose it did wonders. The mortar between the stones did not look great after that process. Then i bought the mortar sold in tubes and redid all the cement section between the stones. The darker contrast of the new mortar really brings out the lighter color of the stones now in many different tones of grey from light to dark. When the sun is shining through the patio door. WOW !!!!!! Is there a way to place pics in this reply to show the difference ?
Robert Denis Would love to see yours as well. iPhone has a movie maker app where you can actually add pictures (not to mention sound) to literally make a movie. Hope that helps. I'll keep checking back to see if you posted yours. Good luck! 👍🏻
LOVE THIS! What do you think about a bit of a tint into the white wash? Mixing with a tone that seems natural yet washed lighter. I have a beautiful (yellowish) stone in a home i am buying and the Gold/yellow tone need to be calmed down.
Ty❤️ that is a good question. And yes. Of course. The thing is… Like I tell everyone. You’re going to want to experiment on a piece of stone similar to your façade before painting the entire thing. Especially when you’re working with a tint. It’s going to dry a different color than what the wet paint looks like. what color are you thinking of?
We have virtually the same rock and hearth in the 40 year old condo we've owned for 3 years. Not sure what its been exposed to previous to our moving in so wondering what kind of cleaning or prep you did before you applied the primer?
Kimberley Deem . The beautiful thing about using the Zinzer as a primer is that minimal prepping and cleaning is necessary. Because it’s designed to cover stains and such. I would say if you want to do a really good prep.TSP works well!
Lol. Oh, the days that you could just wear a bandanna and it was just some thing to get heat from landing in your hair. The humans and all of their primitive deviances.
Have you ever seen one of the shows where the person loses all their weight and they received a complete makeover, then at the end of the show they >>DON'T
National Registry Test Tell you what. You give me the money.? And I’ll give you the shot.The last time I checked CZcams videos were still a free service.
@@ScottRiddleArtist i don't agree with how rude this original comment was but i do agree it would've been nice to end on a final shot of the completely finished product :-/
Tarot me a story hello. If you have time just read through the comments. We kind a cover that topic already. I did not wash it first. That's going to depend if you have such or just dust on your stone? Where their smokers in your house etc.? The instructions on the can would say to give it a good scrub first. I did not do this and still got great results. But you shouldn't be lazy with his type of big projects. Like I was .LOL
Close to what I've seen done to make a faux rock that this guy does at Disneyland.. just add a couple more colors in that whitewash/graywash/beigewash...or/and sprinkle on dots in dark grey...looks real
Hi there! I just discovered your video and your channel and curious to know how is the paint job on the natural stone been since you painted it? Looks like it’s been 5 years, any learnings? Do you still like it?
Great video, I like what you did versus painting the grout. For the Zinsser what color did you use? Does it come in multiple shades of white? Which one did you use?
Dari Ben-Naim Thank you!. It’s a really basic product with one color that I am aware of? White. If they have different shades of white? Go with the brightest one.
Hello. Many people have asked this question. And I would guess any high-quality exterior paint should do. Only reason I preferred this paint inside. It’s because the brick was difficult to clean so this paint is very good and forgiving at covering up stains and residue. I have not done the research if this can be used on the exterior.
I am wanting to paint the very porous rocks on the exterior of my home, they are a very yellows-golden brown and I want to paint my home gray and darken the rocks to look grayish black to compliment the gray of the house. Does Zinsser come in a darker color ? Would I white wash first and then go over with a darker color ? Thank you for your help
Cynthia Seda Hello. I have only seen it in white.But perhaps one of the hardware stores can tint it for you? I’m uncertain. But it’s worth asking.Also I am uncertain how long Zinzer is affective for hours and X terrier paint? You may have to use the Zinzer primer and then use some type of exterior paint wash over it. As I suggested in my other comments. You should do an experiment on another piece of stone or similar stone first before moving forward on the large scale project.
Hi Scott! I have the exact same rock - am guessing somewhere in the SC Mtns? My neighbor just did this process and it looks amazing! I do want to clean the stone with TSP (I'm a fan) but am wondering how to clean and rinse the stone without getting tsp in my eyes/skin since it is very toxic. Appreciate any ideas! Thanks!
Hmmm- it will be very difficult to rinse off of the stones because of the texture. He will need an excessive amount of water. This is one of the reasons I skipped that process. I have had no adverse reaction's or bubbling in the paint. I just gave it a good try scrub. With a dollar store scrub pads.
Hi! this looks great. You mentioned in the video that you hadn't cleaned the area of stone you painted for demonstration. Did you somehow clean the stone prior to painting and if so what did you use to clean stone surface? Thanks
DeAnn Smith Hi D! Thanks 🙏. Cleaning with a little tricky because it’s inside and near carpeting. TPS Is an industry standard though for getting smoke or nicotine off of things. But you have to rinse it very well. But to be quite honest the Zinzer primer is extremely forgiving and covers and coats a lot of things.I hope that was helpful.
Good question. I always say you want to experiment on another rock before you attack a large project like this. Get a stone painted a similar color gray and try to do the white wash technique over it. See what the results are. You may actually have to paint or half ass paint the fireplace a darker color before you do the white wash technique over it.
I used this tutorial for my fireplace inside and it turned out perfectly! I have the same rock on the outside of my home and I'm wondering if this ratio will work if I used exterior white paint? I'm afraid the primer would wash away if used outside. Any idea?
I have the same kind of fireplace and can't afford to remove the stone and thought about doing something like this but I hate the thought of "painting" stone or worse yet ruining the stone and making the space look cheap. My living room would differently get a new look. Not painting the grout makes the fireplace look more real. I might even ease up on whitewash to leave the natural color of the stone in. I can always add more color later.
Exactly. Just make sure you experiment on a similar type rock or surface that’s not attached to the fireplace before you start doing the entire thing. With paint it’s always important to give it time to dry so you can see the exact shade. It is going to turn into.
@@ScottRiddleArtist I am afraid I am going to lose that feeling of stone that makes a fireplace come alive. Testing the stone is a really good idea. It is kind of like dying your hair when you are 80.
@@citticat2 I'm considering over grouting mine(German schmear) to get rid of the deep grooves. Then doing a limewash but rubbing most of the limewash away so it retains the warmth of the stone. I'm terrified too.
@@BlessedAssurance. I thought about this for days and decided to leave the stone alone. I brought in some scents to pull the apricot color in the stone and called it a day. Painting stone could be just a fad people are doing and maybe it looks OK on brick. I have been looking at videos at homes for sale in Georgia and many of these homes including new homes have stone fireplaces. That was a deal beaker for me.
That’s very logical. And if you really doubt that you should just build a drywall façade or some type of façade around it. Giving the next buyer the option to access the original fireplace or not.
Just wondering, if this is just primer, did it yellow? Primer will yellow after a time. I white washed the beds my husband built me with primer, it has yellowed. I am going to redo it with a watered chalk paint. We purchased a new home and it has a rock fireplace that I would like to whitewash. I just want to make sure it doesn't yellow, thank you.
SawC A This primer is much more than just a primer. Is by professionals for the very reason you’re concerned about. Absolutely no yellowing! Or any other staining coming through. It’s a very reliable namebrand worth paying the extra money for.
Thank you! I have some of that primer already I used to prep a floor in our old home. I used Kilz on my bed, so maybe I will use this on the bed as well as the fireplace. Thank you for the info and video.
Can you go into a little detail about how I could try this on my exterior outdated rock on my house? What would you do differently if anything? Any sealants?
How my video is about in tear your painting. You will have to do your own research on this matter. Go to a good paint store and ask them if this product is interior and X terrier. And about multiple sealers. Do your homework.
Okay. I've been doing a lot of research and not finding anything that's helpful or anyone who knows what to do with exterior. You seemed to have a lot of knowledge about this so that's why I asked, I will keep searching thanks
OK the one thing I would recommend is a type of paint that has some type of acid into it which will eat into the stone to help hold it on longer. They do have some amazing concrete stain now that might do the job but I don't think I've ever seen it in white. But leaning towards concrete paint or concrete stain may be your best bet.I hope that was helpful? And please share what you do find out with us.
Bianca Rivers No you can’t remove it if you mess it up. LOL! Get a piece of tile or a piece of slate or a rock and experiment with that. Adding less paint into your water into the beginning to get a feeling for how many layers and how the paint is going onto the stone is important to understand before you start putting it on your fireplace. So just get a couple rocks piece of junk Slater something and experiment.
I have the identical stone on fireplace. I have been looking for a way to update without overdoing it with paint. This sounds really good. Do you think this would also work outdoors?
Amanda Sonne hello! Doing fake stone is a completely different methods so no. This will not work for that technique. Look up faux finishing and faux stone finishing. Best of luck!
I actually did it easily 1 measure paint, 3 measure water and painted it with two different brushes one large and one thin. It took me 7 hours and what an incredible job. I’m not talented at all and did it with an ease. Go for it.
I live in an old Welsh cottage and when we moved in 35 years ago we discovered a stone fireplace hidden behind plasterboard. The cottage was built in 1850 so not quite as modern as the American ones. I've been toying with painting just the mortar until I saw this video. I shall be whitewashing this weekend.
I give everyone the same advice. Experiment with white washing on a stone outside first so you get the hang of it. Also have plenty of plastic and rags it’s a messy process. Best of luck to you! Sounds like you have a real gem there
Hi Scott, I hired this guy Rodney and he is going to do a power wash and I ma hoping ti turns back to it's original He says he is going to use hot water too. I will take some before and after pictures because I want to share it with you. Maybe I'll do a youtube on it. aloha, Gina
golondriz3 Power washing can be really effective! If it’s an outdoor job you can even add Clorox bleach to the water if there’s no carpeting around or anything else that will get damaged.
ginaconi Hello. We have a fireplace insert or a syllable door on the front of our fireplace. So the brick is never affected by heat or smoke. In general Zinzer cleans up pretty well though without a sealer. If you were concerned with a fireproof material? That is very tricky. You’d have to somehow alter furnace paint I would guess. But I believe furnace paint is oil based and made from material that you could not white wash with
Great job! I am going to do this. My fireplace looks eerily similar to yours, except the grout is as dark a brown that you can get before it would be considered black. Any suggestions on doing the grout also?
I personally wanted the darker grout so that the stones stood out more. So there was more of a separation of color and it made it look more pronounced. Are you asking me if you should paint the grout?
Hi! Looks very nice! I have a question for you - I have this type of fireplace behind a WOOD BURNING STOVE. I want to paint the stone and mortar but I'm wondering if the fact that it's a wood stove and not a fireplace - and therefore much hotter - would make a difference on the type of paint I can use. I see a lot of conflicting information out there. Any ideas if the Zinzer paint would be ok? Any other advice or ideas?
Yes that is a valid concern. We have a fireplace insert so the heat does not concentrate around the stone. I do not know off the top of my head any water-based paints that are high temperature. The only high temperature paint that I’m aware of comes in the form usually of a spray paint and they use that to paint radiators in sometime stove pipes? But to my knowledge it cannot be mixed with water.
Phyllis Pias Hi Phyllis. I would just experiment with your darker gray colored paint the same technique practice on a piece of stone or rock similar to what you’re going to paint. Before you start on your wall. I think it will work.
We completed ours yesterday, but my husband feels the stone looks painted, not natural. Do you have a suggestion on toning it down? I think we used too much primer.
Did you do a test piece as suggested in my video? You may have to do a reverse process with grey or a little super watered down black. To low light the cracks in the stones.
Sadly we didn't test enough. We started out and it was so watery, it wasn't covering the stone at all. Then we went overboard and added too much primer. Some of them are fine, but the end ones are much too white and appear painted and not natural.
So just to confirm, these are molded concrete to look like stone correct? It's not actual stone?? I have what looks like the same thing, I just want to be sure.
Jrbrass I did the best I could but that particular paint is very forgiving with stains and dirt. But yes you want to attempt getting as much surface dirt and dust stuff as you can. Or if you have a thick layer of soot.
What if you want to add color? (not just the white?) I've done an entire fireplace that actually was white, and did a wash of acrylics before... and also a sponge/wash and brush highlight... end the end, it looked like slate... right now, I have the limestone, but was thinking about going stucco, but if I could perhaps add some color, I might do that. But when I attempted to add some color, there seems to be a sealant or something on the hearth, especially, and it just beads up. Perhaps this primer will take care of that? Or should I use something like TSP to clean it first? (which is a VERY messy job, btw) lol Thanks for any information you may have... the white looks SO much better than the darker colored rock. Great job. Love your artwork as well. Are you the artist?
Thanks cat- so this is what I would do. I would use the same type of paint with sealer and see if someone at one of the major hardware stores , or paint stores .could add tint to it for you. I believe that is is tintable. Let me know what happens .😉
Yes indeed. You can do a wash with any color. But I would advise you as I do in many other comments below. To do an experiment on a detached piece of stone similar to the color you’re working with. Before you start your big project. Different colors are going to show up in different hues especially a wash that’s diluted and when it dries of course it takes on its true color. The type of color or paint you use it’s going to depend on how clean your stone is. I believe the products called TSP that the painters used to get nicotine off of walls and residual environmental stuff before they paint. I would try that. You also want to know how extreme or if any heat is being transferred out of the fireplace and onto around the stone. I had no problem with bubbling or burning because I have a fireplace insert. But if you get a lot of heat making contact around the stone that could be a disaster. I would talk to the professionals where you buy your paint to get the best advice around this.
Brent Ferguson My spouse is areal penny pincher. Had the great idea of buying a “good “ camera at the pawn shop. Knowing nothing about high end cameras . You can add in the rest! 😂😂😂
It’s a very good question. My instincts would say if you used an exterior paint. That should do the trick in regards to water exposure. But I always recommend that people experiment with a piece of stone first. Before you take on a big project.
Thank you. I've been wanting to whitewash my rock fireplace, but have been nervous that it would just look like painted stone. This is the first tutorial I've seen that enhances the natural look. Brilliant.
Exactly the detail I was looking for to keep natural stone and texture of my fireplace. Great video. Gonna get started this weekend. Thank you
Thank you for this tutorial. I am going to do my brick fireplace in a few days and I will use this technique. It’s so beautiful and I love it so much.👍👍❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
The best advice I can give you is you want to test out the thickness of your white wash on a piece of stone first that’s not attached to the fireplace. Do you want to play around with a technique a little bit and see how it looks when it dries before you start on your actual interior.
Excellent! Thanks so much for this fantastic idea! We just bought a cape cod style home with a very old stone fireplace that is also dark, and this is an excellent idea that I will definitely be using when we move in to our new home in a few weeks. Once we finish the project I’ll come back and let you know about the results. Thanks again!
Thank you for all the positive feedback everyone. And I apologize for the video quality. We tried to use the good camera seems that there is a issue with it. But this was a one chance project and I can't redo the video without losing the details. In the future if I help someone to do this project I will update the video without the annoying sounds and other distractions. In the meantime please try to focus on the point of the video and not the negatives. This practice will help you not only obtain knowledge from the video but knowledge from life.
Scott Riddle high quality cameras don't do videos well. They will zoom slowly in and out to find good focus. The only way to shoot a high quality film is with someone who can use the manual focus like a pro. The camera is just amazing for pictures ;)
Thank you so much! Cannot wait to try this on our stone fireplace this week. While others didnt care for the movement of the camera or an "annoying sound" ... I didnt notice it at all because I was too wrapped up into listening to your guidance. Thank you for taking the time to post this
Thank you for taking the time to post a positive comment. The most important part about doing this right and making sure the paint doesn’t go on too thick to fast. Is to start with almost little to no pain at all in your original water mix. It’s like baking. You can’t take the salt out once you put it in. Get a rock from outside and play around with it first. When she’s mastered that rock. It can take 3 to 4Layers before it looks perfect. Then move to the fireplace. Have a great day! Riddle.
Did you have to clean the stone with anything first? I have a gas fireplace with medium gray stone around it and they all just look dirty to me and the mortar that I think was once white is now just a dirty beige looking. Can you add some kind of light gray to the mixture so they stones don't look so white?
Scott Riddle Fantastic tip!!!
Mary Ellen Thomas Not sure if you found an answer, but I think he said (in his reply to someone else) to go lightly and then to reapply to your liking.
Nice work and great idea...I'm going to use it to save $3500 on refacing my existing stone fireplace. Thanks sooo much for sharing your idea and the process!
Awesome thank you. I have this stone over my fireplace and was thinking about removing it. But you have given me a better idea
Thank you for this tutorial. I have a very similar fireplace and am excited to find an inexpensive way to update it. I also read through all of the comments and appreciate that you have monitored them and answered the various questions people have asked. I don't mind the shaky camera work...the information is so valuable! Keep up the good work on your channel.
Angela Kay
Angela. Thank you so much for focusing on the information instead of the poor technical work of this video. LOL! Thank you for having the intelligence to take the time to read the comments before questioning or commenting. Seems so obvious right? But very few people do this. I’m sending you special burst energy because of the gift you gave to me today of positive energy and pressuring me that they’re still sensitive intelligent people out there in the world!
Ok, trying it now. Like a good researcher...I looked at other DIY videos, yours I identified with the most, sort of like one of my art professors. I'm watching yours every time. Thank you Man!
Lane Faurot Young
Best advice . Do not rush the process. And test your skills and paint out on a rock or piece of stone first.
You just made my ENTIRE day!!! Totally doing this! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
OMG! I followed your directions and my project came out GREAT! Thanks for the inspiration!
kennyking78 awesome! Thanks for letting us know Kenny .
You have explained your technique perfectly and I appreciate your insight! Thanks!
Lori Maurer thank you 🙏.
Awesome video, I too have the exact same stone fireplace and was talking to the wife about doing something like this! thanks perfect video, your work looks great.
I did this on fake stone, it looks awesome. I had the dark terra cotta and caramel colors and wow what a great brightness & cheery look to the room now-thanks
This is an excellent tutorial. We have a mid century brick fireplace with red & green soot-stained bricks. The mortar is a warm cream shade. It looks pretty strange in our updated family room.
We were going to paint it flat white, but something about that approach bothered me. Now I know why. Whitewashing seems to be the best direction.
Great advice! I live in a house in the country with the same dark stone 70's fireplace. I'm trying your technique right now. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks!
How were your results from trying this technique? I have the same fireplace stone.
Exquisite. Thank you for the generosity of sharing the wonderous textures of your home.
Thank you.
Wow I love it I’m going to do it to my fireplace I’ve been looking for something and this looks fabulous. Thanks for sharing great job.
Thank you Janine. My best biggest advice is to make sure you experiment on a stone or rock it is not attached to the fireplace when you begin. Because once you start there’s no going back. Have fun with it! Stay safe. Riddle.
Great video!! I’m so excited to do this to our 1970s stone fire place!!
Pixie canaday
Our mountain home was build in 1978. So I understand. You will really notice and enjoy. The difference in light value in your room once you do this . And I remind everyone to experiment on a piece of stone first. Because once you start there’s no going back! Thank you for taking time to comment! And best of luck with your project! Please feel free to post a pic when you’re finished.
Hi, I have a flat stone wall previous owners have put some sort of varnish over it so instead of cream stones they are an ugly dark yellow its dreary and Im wondering what I should use to brighten it up and make it look more modern? What is the paint you are using I am in Uk. Also my fireplace has red brick can this also be painted nothing matches and the room is dark any help appreciated thanks..
Oh, and I was listening and following you, I didn't notice noise or have any issues with the video. Thank you for your time showing us this method.
Thank you for your positive comment! And focusing on the actual material instead of being one of the nitpicking negative Nancy’s. LOL OL! You are awesome! Thank you again.
Scott, I reviewed several videos out there on how to change the color of this ugly 70's fireplace of ours in our tiny home. Yours was the best and looked the most natural. And using a primer made more sense than a paint. I used the Zinsser 123 Primer but what I did different was the gal at Home Depot added 2 oz of black to it. That gave me a nice gray granite color. They had gray Z Primer but it looked too metal gray to me. I had a lot of dark stones and many with black in it. I was able to control the color as you stated by doing random stones and I used a rag to adjust color too. The black from the stones really brought out the granite look. I, also, went over with another light swipe here and there to highlight areas. It definitely doesn't look like a white painted stones like other had, which is what I didn't wanted (pasty white stones). Your technique and Zinsser, I believe was the best choice for my fireplace. Questions, for you or your viewers. 1. The top of the hearth on mine has a shiny granite looking stone top with speckles of different colors. Yours looked like slate that was porous. I paint the rough stones or material around it though. What should I do for the top because I don't want it to be a flat color? 2. While painting, I noticed the grout(sand color) was very crumbly and had cracks around stones. Anyone know how to fix this without it being a major job of sanding and cleaning? Tips, I found the runnier it was it filled in the natural crevices of the stones better. Yes, a little messy but it was so much easier and covered better than when it was a thicker base. Then as Scott mentioned, come back and add more to it. Another tip, do the side of the fireplace first to get the right color you are looking for, then move on to the front of it. It the color is too dark, add water to the brush and go over it again. Fantastic looking if I do say so! Scott, thank you, thank you for this video and tutorial. To think I almost paid someone to paint it for me! 🙃
Looks great Scott.
I am asking him not to use strong chemicals. So he says he won't. He says he will do a lot of scrubbing. I am not sure so we shall see. But in general, I don't like bleach when working need my flowers. I love plants. Thanks Scott. I think you;re cool giving us tips on how to paint and stain. I love to stain too. I just did the borders of my pool. I made it treat to match my terra-cotta tiles around the pool but I think I willl change it to brown to match the fence. It was easy to do and I learned that deck and patio stain can be very marshmallowey but adding some water to your brush helps make the stain lighter and easier to apply. I am not scared to add water now to anything. If anything~ you can always reapeat if it 's too light. Aloha.
You mentioned using a dremel for cleaning up paint that falls in the grout. Which dremel head did you use?
thanks, I have an old stone fireplace from the early 70s..this gives me an idea.
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Ours is EXACTLY like this and came on YT to see what designers are doing to keep the texture. We are also going to add a mantle from one side to the other...lots of chizzilimg for that one. Going to use your tips and white wash it tomorrow. Thanks for the upload!
To texture the hearth I would have used a sea sponge so it wasn’t flat.
Tressa Barnett
I tell everyone the same thing. Experiment on another piece of stone first. My goal was to maintain a more natural texture. Vs creating texture. You don’t want it looking fake.
My fireplace stone looked much like yours before you painted. While away, my dgtr painted it a solid dark grey some yrs ago!! Have hated it since. Am hoping I can paint as you have instructed still getting somewhat the finished look as you have.
Diane Vitale
Hi Diane. Like I tell everyone. Do you want to experiment on a piece of stone that’s not fixed this way if you mess up it’s OK. Play around with different techniques. Figure out the perfect paint amount versus water.
Thanks Scott!! You did your stone work painting like an artist. I do artwork and have sold on ebay as well. Think I can figure out painting on fireplace seeig your work. THANKS sooo much!
Looks real good man, I've been asking/searching around for ideas on how to make mine look a little better, best video I've came across! Hopefully mine will turn out, that's some nicer rock work on yours though.. thanks for the video!
Thank you Caleb. The trick is to be patient and not rush the process. Having not enough paint in your water is better than having too much. Have a great holiday!
It looks even better in real life than the video can shows. Completely changed the looks of the entire house
I am going to try this with my fireplace can’t wait for the results thanks
Ulli Dunbar
Make sure you experiment on a rock or another piece of stone that’s not on your fireplace first. This way you’ll get a feeling for how to do the white wash. Slow is best.
Really nice thanks for the tip..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Looks good, a nice dark mantel would look nice to complete it!
Justina Branham
We just completed putting in our own fireplace insert! That was quite a job but saved us $3000. I would love to do a mantle but it’s just a little tricky because whoever built the fireplace did not center it. Even the painting I hung above it centering it with the fireplace is a little awkward. My big big big project? I’m a sculptor so I was going to do stark white Coral and see creatures and then grout them in all through and in between the bricks turn to get into a giant white coral reef!
What if I want it to have a slightly gray tone? Could I just add a little gray paint to the mixture?
Just subscribed thanks so much for this helpful tip!
Susy G
Hi Susy! Thank you so much.
Brilliant Scott. Many thanks.
Very welcome
I have that same stone on my 1978 built house. its not stone at all, but manufactured of concrete. any idea what's behind it? in thinking plywood and lathing. I'd like to year it out myself. More work than I'm up to doing right now.
wonder how oil base primer mixed with Lacquer thinner would work?
Has anyone used a grey primer on this same stone fireplace. The one from the 70s with brown, black, beige stones? Not sure if I want to go white but thought grey would look more like granite. Love this video, thank you.
🖌Love it..I have the same stone.🤪 I need that technique here.. Your cameraman needs a steadier hand and to slow down. What's with the clicking or tapping sound.. Thanks for the demo.
Some thing crazy happened about three months ago. After going to endless specialists and even being at the chronic fatigue clinic at Stanford? I discovered I have Lyme disease.
@@ScottRiddleArtist 😲I am so sorry Scott. I don't know to much about it, but it can be a life effecting issue. I pray 🙏 you manage well in life with that. Unfortunately we all have conditions we suffer with and have to live with in life, some to many to list. I do wish you well. Alway love the DYS projects. Thanks for that. Hugs.
Yes I’ve explained it in the comments below. It’s like that Cher song. If I could turn back time. This was back before super good video quality cameras were in our phones. My spouse bought me a digital camera as a gift from a pawnshop. Which turned out to be broken. Thus the noise you hear in the camera. But there’s nothing we can do about that. So best to focus on the information instead of the poor video quality.
Really cool great idea thanks good job
Thank you !
I have the same rock (early 90's) fireplace wall I want to grey wash. I created a shiplap wall on both side.
Hello, thanks for the tutorial.. I have a similar fireplace that I would like to paint as well. I notice that you have a high point on your ceiling just like mine. It is very difficult to get up to the top. What did you use to get you up that high to paint the stones? I have a very tall ladder but it is not tall enough to get all the way to the top. I was interested in what you did.
Thanks!
Can you please give us an update of the finished product? I have the same style fireplace and would like to see your finished fireplace. Thanks
Thanks! That was helpful!
Did the job about 6 months ago. People could not believe their eyes when they saw the new look on the fireplace. I had to double the amounts of paint suggested in your video.. I tested the side that no one sees on 2 or 3 stones. The fireplace is at a slight angle in the corner of the room. With the amount of paint added to water as recommended it your video, it hardly showed any difference. With the double dose it did wonders. The mortar between the stones did not look great after that process. Then i bought the mortar sold in tubes and redid all the cement section between the stones. The darker contrast of the new mortar really brings out the lighter color of the stones now in many different tones of grey from light to dark. When the sun is shining through the patio door. WOW !!!!!!
Is there a way to place pics in this reply to show the difference ?
Robert Denis
Thanks for letting us know ! That’s great!
Robert Denis
Can you make a video and connected to this one? Feel free to post on here.
i have no video of former fireplace only pics
Robert Denis Would love to see yours as well. iPhone has a movie maker app where you can actually add pictures (not to mention sound) to literally make a movie. Hope that helps. I'll keep checking back to see if you posted yours. Good luck! 👍🏻
Thanks man ur a good teacher
LOVE THIS! What do you think about a bit of a tint into the white wash? Mixing with a tone that seems natural yet washed lighter. I have a beautiful (yellowish) stone in a home i am buying and the Gold/yellow tone need to be calmed down.
Definitely
Love the simplicity of what you demonstrated. Very nice! I’d like to know if instead of the white primer can another shade be added? Thank you!
Ty❤️ that is a good question. And yes. Of course. The thing is… Like I tell everyone. You’re going to want to experiment on a piece of stone similar to your façade before painting the entire thing. Especially when you’re working with a tint. It’s going to dry a different color than what the wet paint looks like. what color are you thinking of?
We have virtually the same rock and hearth in the 40 year old condo we've owned for 3 years. Not sure what its been exposed to previous to our moving in so wondering what kind of cleaning or prep you did before you applied the primer?
Kimberley Deem . The beautiful thing about using the Zinzer as a primer is that minimal prepping and cleaning is necessary. Because it’s designed to cover stains and such. I would say if you want to do a really good prep.TSP works well!
what paint should use for stone please?
Hi, do I need to clean the stone before painting it? If so, what is the best way to clean it?
Glad you found a passion out of the gang life 😎
Lol. Oh, the days that you could just wear a bandanna and it was just some thing to get heat from landing in your hair. The humans and all of their primitive deviances.
Have you ever seen one of the shows where the person loses all their weight and they received a complete makeover, then at the end of the show they >>DON'T
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Tell you what. You give me the money.? And I’ll give you the shot.The last time I checked CZcams videos were still a free service.
@@ScottRiddleArtist i don't agree with how rude this original comment was but i do agree it would've been nice to end on a final shot of the completely finished product :-/
How did you clean dust, dirt etc off stone first? Thanks for video!
I like using www.bobvila.com/articles/cleaning-with-tsp-trisodium-phosphate/
Do I need to clean the stone with TSP before painting?
Can I add color to the primer?
Thank you, GREAT VIDEO.
Tarot me a story hello. If you have time just read through the comments. We kind a cover that topic already. I did not wash it first. That's going to depend if you have such or just dust on your stone? Where their smokers in your house etc.? The instructions on the can would say to give it a good scrub first. I did not do this and still got great results. But you shouldn't be lazy with his type of big projects. Like I was .LOL
Beautiful
Do you have to use white paint or can the same effects work with a taupe color?
Close to what I've seen done to make a faux rock that this guy does at Disneyland.. just add a couple more colors in that whitewash/graywash/beigewash...or/and sprinkle on dots in dark grey...looks real
Great video thanks
Hi there! I just discovered your video and your channel and curious to know how is the paint job on the natural stone been since you painted it? Looks like it’s been 5 years, any learnings? Do you still like it?
Yes! I get many compliments. Especially from professional.
Thank God I found this video!!!
Great video, I like what you did versus painting the grout. For the Zinsser what color did you use? Does it come in multiple shades of white? Which one did you use?
Dari Ben-Naim
Thank you!. It’s a really basic product with one color that I am aware of? White. If they have different shades of white? Go with the brightest one.
What kind of paint would you use to do this to the outdoor part of the chimney?
Hello. Many people have asked this question. And I would guess any high-quality exterior paint should do. Only reason I preferred this paint inside. It’s because the brick was difficult to clean so this paint is very good and forgiving at covering up stains and residue. I have not done the research if this can be used on the exterior.
I am wanting to paint the very porous rocks on the exterior of my home, they are a very yellows-golden brown and I want to paint my home gray and darken the rocks to look grayish black to compliment the gray of the house. Does Zinsser come in a darker color ? Would I white wash first and then go over with a darker color ? Thank you for your help
Cynthia Seda
Hello. I have only seen it in white.But perhaps one of the hardware stores can tint it for you? I’m uncertain. But it’s worth asking.Also I am uncertain how long Zinzer is affective for hours and X terrier paint? You may have to use the Zinzer primer and then use some type of exterior paint wash over it. As I suggested in my other comments. You should do an experiment on another piece of stone or similar stone first before moving forward on the large scale project.
Love the technique.
Thank you 🙏
Hi Scott! I have the exact same rock - am guessing somewhere in the SC Mtns? My neighbor just did this process and it looks amazing! I do want to clean the stone with TSP (I'm a fan) but am wondering how to clean and rinse the stone without getting tsp in my eyes/skin since it is very toxic. Appreciate any ideas! Thanks!
Hmmm- it will be very difficult to rinse off of the stones because of the texture. He will need an excessive amount of water. This is one of the reasons I skipped that process. I have had no adverse reaction's or bubbling in the paint. I just gave it a good try scrub. With a dollar store scrub pads.
Hi! this looks great. You mentioned in the video that you hadn't cleaned the area of stone you painted for demonstration. Did you somehow clean the stone prior to painting and if so what did you use to clean stone surface? Thanks
DeAnn Smith
Hi D! Thanks 🙏. Cleaning with a little tricky because it’s inside and near carpeting. TPS Is an industry standard though for getting smoke or nicotine off of things. But you have to rinse it very well. But to be quite honest the Zinzer primer is extremely forgiving and covers and coats a lot of things.I hope that was helpful.
We have one similar but I'd like to so an even more subtle whitewash. Possible?
Michelle Porter
Yes- simply mix the paint / wash thinner.
Would this work on the outside of a stone house with similar rocks ?
I don’t see why not. But of course. You will have to use exterior paint.
The previous owners painted the our stone fireplace a light grey color. Can i still white wash it with that paint on it? Its a terrible color of grey.
Good question. I always say you want to experiment on another rock before you attack a large project like this. Get a stone painted a similar color gray and try to do the white wash technique over it. See what the results are. You may actually have to paint or half ass paint the fireplace a darker color before you do the white wash technique over it.
Hi, is that a water based or oil based primer that you are using? Thanks
Thanks Scott for the video! I have a question for you. Do you have to clean the stones first before you paint it?
Hello Vivian.
Technically, yes. You should. But the zinser is very forgiving . I did not clean first. And still had good results.
Awesome 😎
I used this tutorial for my fireplace inside and it turned out perfectly! I have the same rock on the outside of my home and I'm wondering if this ratio will work if I used exterior white paint? I'm afraid the primer would wash away if used outside. Any idea?
Ty! Kills? Exterior a good quality may hold up depending on your environment. Experiment on a stone . See what happens.
Love the idea and it looks great. Do you need to use any type of sealant to protect it?
Jane S - thank you 😊
Of course you could use a sealer Jane. This particular paint asked like a sealer though. And I have had no issues thus far.
I have the same kind of fireplace and can't afford to remove the stone and thought about doing something like this but I hate the thought of "painting" stone or worse yet ruining the stone and making the space look cheap. My living room would differently get a new look. Not painting the grout makes the fireplace look more real. I might even ease up on whitewash to leave the natural color of the stone in. I can always add more color later.
Exactly. Just make sure you experiment on a similar type rock or surface that’s not attached to the fireplace before you start doing the entire thing. With paint it’s always important to give it time to dry so you can see the exact shade. It is going to turn into.
@@ScottRiddleArtist I am afraid I am going to lose that feeling of stone that makes a fireplace come alive. Testing the stone is a really good idea. It is kind of like dying your hair when you are 80.
@@citticat2
I'm considering over grouting mine(German schmear) to get rid of the deep grooves.
Then doing a limewash but rubbing most of the limewash away so it retains the warmth of the stone.
I'm terrified too.
@@BlessedAssurance. I thought about this for days and decided to leave the stone alone. I brought in some scents to pull the apricot color in the stone and called it a day. Painting stone could be just a fad people are doing and maybe it looks OK on brick. I have been looking at videos at homes for sale in Georgia and many of these homes including new homes have stone fireplaces. That was a deal beaker for me.
That’s very logical. And if you really doubt that you should just build a drywall façade or some type of façade around it. Giving the next buyer the option to access the original fireplace or not.
Good info, I just wish the camera was more steady as I was getting dizzy watching this and having a tough time focusing on what you were saying.
Just wondering, if this is just primer, did it yellow? Primer will yellow after a time. I white washed the beds my husband built me with primer, it has yellowed. I am going to redo it with a watered chalk paint. We purchased a new home and it has a rock fireplace that I would like to whitewash. I just want to make sure it doesn't yellow, thank you.
SawC A
This primer is much more than just a primer. Is by professionals for the very reason you’re concerned about. Absolutely no yellowing! Or any other staining coming through. It’s a very reliable namebrand worth paying the extra money for.
Thank you! I have some of that primer already I used to prep a floor in our old home. I used Kilz on my bed, so maybe I will use this on the bed as well as the fireplace. Thank you for the info and video.
Can you go into a little detail about how I could try this on my exterior outdated rock on my house? What would you do differently if anything? Any sealants?
How my video is about in tear your painting. You will have to do your own research on this matter. Go to a good paint store and ask them if this product is interior and X terrier. And about multiple sealers. Do your homework.
Okay. I've been doing a lot of research and not finding anything that's helpful or anyone who knows what to do with exterior. You seemed to have a lot of knowledge about this so that's why I asked, I will keep searching thanks
OK the one thing I would recommend is a type of paint that has some type of acid into it which will eat into the stone to help hold it on longer. They do have some amazing concrete stain now that might do the job but I don't think I've ever seen it in white. But leaning towards concrete paint or concrete stain may be your best bet.I hope that was helpful? And please share what you do find out with us.
Possibly this?
m.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-Premium-1-gal-White-Solid-Color-Concrete-Stain-80001/100152405
Looks gorgeous! I want to do this, but I’m scared to eff it up! Can I remove it if I mess up?
Bianca Rivers
No you can’t remove it if you mess it up. LOL! Get a piece of tile or a piece of slate or a rock and experiment with that. Adding less paint into your water into the beginning to get a feeling for how many layers and how the paint is going onto the stone is important to understand before you start putting it on your fireplace. So just get a couple rocks piece of junk Slater something and experiment.
I have the identical stone on fireplace. I have been looking for a way to update without overdoing it with paint. This sounds really good. Do you think this would also work outdoors?
I’m sure it would be great outdoors. He would just have to use the proper exterior paint of course.
I want to paint a faux stone this way. Will it work the same? Do I prep it by washing it with vinegar and then rinsing?
Amanda Sonne hello! Doing fake stone is a completely different methods so no. This will not work for that technique. Look up faux finishing and faux stone finishing. Best of luck!
I actually did it easily 1 measure paint, 3 measure water and painted it with two different brushes one large and one thin. It took me 7 hours and what an incredible job. I’m not talented at all and did it with an ease. Go for it.
I live in an old Welsh cottage and when we moved in 35 years ago we discovered a stone fireplace hidden behind plasterboard. The cottage was built in 1850 so not quite as modern as the American ones. I've been toying with painting just the mortar until I saw this video. I shall be whitewashing this weekend.
I give everyone the same advice. Experiment with white washing on a stone outside first so you get the hang of it. Also have plenty of plastic and rags it’s a messy process. Best of luck to you! Sounds like you have a real gem there
Scott, do you have a pint late tutorial. I have an old slate floor and I really want to seal it and make it look brighter.
Sorry I don’t- But if that were my project ? I would look at . Experiment with . Concrete stain.
Yes, I thought so. Okay, thank you.
Hi Scott, I hired this guy Rodney and he is going to do a power wash and I ma hoping ti turns back to it's original He says he is going to use hot water too. I will take some before and after pictures because I want to share it with you. Maybe I'll do a youtube on it.
aloha, Gina
golondriz3 Power washing can be really effective! If it’s an outdoor job you can even add Clorox bleach to the water if there’s no carpeting around or anything else that will get damaged.
I'm guessing this primer is fireproof and do u seal this, so it can be wiped down near fireplace when the soot gets on it
ginaconi
Hello. We have a fireplace insert or a syllable door on the front of our fireplace. So the brick is never affected by heat or smoke. In general Zinzer cleans up pretty well though without a sealer. If you were concerned with a fireproof material? That is very tricky. You’d have to somehow alter furnace paint I would guess. But I believe furnace paint is oil based and made from material that you could not white wash with
Thank you!
Great job! I am going to do this. My fireplace looks eerily similar to yours, except the grout is as dark a brown that you can get before it would be considered black. Any suggestions on doing the grout also?
I personally wanted the darker grout so that the stones stood out more. So there was more of a separation of color and it made it look more pronounced. Are you asking me if you should paint the grout?
Thank u!
Hi! Looks very nice! I have a question for you - I have this type of fireplace behind a WOOD BURNING STOVE. I want to paint the stone and mortar but I'm wondering if the fact that it's a wood stove and not a fireplace - and therefore much hotter - would make a difference on the type of paint I can use. I see a lot of conflicting information out there. Any ideas if the Zinzer paint would be ok? Any other advice or ideas?
Yes that is a valid concern. We have a fireplace insert so the heat does not concentrate around the stone. I do not know off the top of my head any water-based paints that are high temperature. The only high temperature paint that I’m aware of comes in the form usually of a spray paint and they use that to paint radiators in sometime stove pipes? But to my knowledge it cannot be mixed with water.
I would say first you need to put thermometer back there and find out what the highest temperatures that are measuring on the stone.
Can I do this with outdoor stone?
I’m certain it could be. It would be the exact same process but using an outdoor paint.
Is there a way to do this, but have it be a little darker gray color?
Phyllis Pias
Hi Phyllis. I would just experiment with your darker gray colored paint the same technique practice on a piece of stone or rock similar to what you’re going to paint. Before you start on your wall. I think it will work.
We completed ours yesterday, but my husband feels the stone looks painted, not natural. Do you have a suggestion on toning it down? I think we used too much primer.
Did you do a test piece as suggested in my video?
You may have to do a reverse process with grey or a little super watered down black. To low light the cracks in the stones.
Sadly we didn't test enough. We started out and it was so watery, it wasn't covering the stone at all. Then we went overboard and added too much primer. Some of them are fine, but the end ones are much too white and appear painted and not natural.
Whats best way to paint over a stone wall n make it look good for renters sir ? Please im desperate!!!!!!
Hi. Did you watch the video? I am uncertain what more to share with you.
So just to confirm, these are molded concrete to look like stone correct? It's not actual stone?? I have what looks like the same thing, I just want to be sure.
Great video, did you clean the stones at all before white washing?
Jrbrass I did the best I could but that particular paint is very forgiving with stains and dirt. But yes you want to attempt getting as much surface dirt and dust stuff as you can. Or if you have a thick layer of soot.
What if you want to add color? (not just the white?) I've done an entire fireplace that actually was white, and did a wash of acrylics before... and also a sponge/wash and brush highlight... end the end, it looked like slate... right now, I have the limestone, but was thinking about going stucco, but if I could perhaps add some color, I might do that. But when I attempted to add some color, there seems to be a sealant or something on the hearth, especially, and it just beads up. Perhaps this primer will take care of that? Or should I use something like TSP to clean it first? (which is a VERY messy job, btw) lol
Thanks for any information you may have... the white looks SO much better than the darker colored rock. Great job. Love your artwork as well. Are you the artist?
Thanks cat- so this is what I would do. I would use the same type of paint with sealer and see if someone at one of the major hardware stores , or paint stores .could add tint to it for you. I believe that is is tintable. Let me know what happens .😉
Very messy!!!
Amazing video good work. would you be interested in doing another one down the shore in jersey? 😊
Thank you Matthew-
I'm on the west coast though . 😊
haha come down to the jersey shore, i got a mean old stone fireplace for you. Dope work.
Thanks ! 😀
Can I whitewash with Grey paint? If so what kind?
Yes indeed. You can do a wash with any color. But I would advise you as I do in many other comments below. To do an experiment on a detached piece of stone similar to the color you’re working with. Before you start your big project. Different colors are going to show up in different hues especially a wash that’s diluted and when it dries of course it takes on its true color. The type of color or paint you use it’s going to depend on how clean your stone is. I believe the products called TSP that the painters used to get nicotine off of walls and residual environmental stuff before they paint. I would try that. You also want to know how extreme or if any heat is being transferred out of the fireplace and onto around the stone. I had no problem with bubbling or burning because I have a fireplace insert. But if you get a lot of heat making contact around the stone that could be a disaster. I would talk to the professionals where you buy your paint to get the best advice around this.
Did you have to apply a sealing product?
Hello. I did not. And I never had any issues.
@@ScottRiddleArtist thank you for replying. Your work looks beautiful
nice job, It looks much better, that poor camera was trying to focus so much.
Brent Ferguson
My spouse is areal penny pincher. Had the great idea of buying a “good “ camera at the pawn shop. Knowing nothing about high end cameras . You can add in the rest! 😂😂😂
So well done! Would this work in a shower? It is also dark brown in a dark cabin in the woods.
It’s a very good question. My instincts would say if you used an exterior paint. That should do the trick in regards to water exposure. But I always recommend that people experiment with a piece of stone first. Before you take on a big project.