I saw these paint crystals on pinterest. I was skeptical. If Valspar can make them, why doesn't any other company make them? How do they work? How don't they become covered in paint? Would they work?
The answer is .....yes, they do!
Now....I wasn't able to get a good picture of the finished room due to lighting and my cheap camera (they sparkles wouldn't show up) but take my word for it....they sparkle!!! And it's not overwhelming.
You can get them in silver or gold-they were $6.95 for a package that is supposed to do one gallon of paint. The package says they need to go into to Valspar Signature Paint (Lowe's paint) but I used them in Behr (Home Depot paint) and they worked just fine. On a side note, I'm a firm beleiver in paying a little more for good paint. I used to use the good old Walmart special for like $12 a gallon, not realizing better paint existed..... Well, it does and it's well worth the money and the final product is worth it. Anyway-the paint crystals....the package says to mix one package into one gallon of paint and then the paint must be used within a week. I didn't test the week theory-all my paint was gone in a day. But I did do an experiement. I was worried that an entire package would be overwhemling, So I did my first coat of paint plain and then added half the crystals into half a gallon of paint for the second coat. I used a medium grey paint. Not sure how these are going to work on lighter or darker paints.....the package directions state that you might need two packages for the crystals to show up on lighter colors. But let me tell you, my final result was not ovewhelming and sparkles just enough when the sun or light hits it!
Highly recommend! :)
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