Martha Stewart 18062 Multi-Surface Marbling 6oz Painting Medium

I purchased this to paint black satin bridesmaid sashes with acrylics mainly to prevent the cracking of using straight acrylic paints. Washability was not tested.My stores didn't carry this product (Walmart nor Michaels), so for those who would like to know the back of the bottle reads:Waterbased. Shake well. Mix 1 part medium to 2 parts paint. Clean up while wet with soap and water. Prewash fabric before painting to remove sizing. After painting, air-dry 24 hrs, then heat set before washing. Care: wash inside out with cool water. Bottle instructions are to mix 1 part fabric medium to 2 parts paint.Pro:-works with ANY brand of acrylic paints, doesn't have to be Martha Stewart (a big plus as I already had a huge paint collection - I used it with Americana, Anita's & Apple Barrel).-easy cleanup, soap & water or when dry it peels off skin like dry Elmer's Glue.-fabric can flex/be bent without cracking the painting.-mixes well with paints, no pigment separation issues.Con:-seems to make the paint "soak" into the fabric; it took me a couple coats to get the "true" color to show (but this may depend on what type of fabric you're painting)-bottle isn't pour friendly; I painted in small color amounts & often only needed one or two drops of the medium. If the bottle is not tilted straight upside down, the drop runs down the top and will fall from somewhere on the side of the bottle. If bottle is tilted straight upside down, often 3-4 drops come out at a time. Not a major problem as I didn't need to be precise & just poured holding a paper towel on the side to wipe it down to prevent buildup, but worth mentioning since everyone likes things that are easy to use (hi to product development).Thanks for reading, best of luck with your project!

I have a built in corner breakfast nook with upholstered benches. While the upholstery was in good shape and matched the previous homeowners decor, it wasn't to my taste. Reupholstering would have required hiring someone to unmount the unit from the wall (I have neither the tools nor the talent). Several crafting and home decor sites I found recommended this Martha Stewart fabric medium for use in upholstery painting projects. So I purchased three of the 6 oz bottles.I mixed it with Apple Barrel brand acrylic paint (also from Plaid Inc). The bottle said one part medium to two parts paint, but I used 1:1 ratio. I used about 9 oz of the medium in total. That included one full coat (about 17.5 sq. ft.) and a second light coat applied with a sponge. For the second partial coat I mixed in a little bit of a lighter color in an attempt to produce a leather-like appearance.The fabric is a heavy weight canvas like fabric that was fairly soft to the touch. The painted surface is much rougher, but I haven't tried either sanding or applying a wax coat. And I did not heat treat (but this will not be laundered, so that's not a problem). Since it has dried, I've rubbed it vigorously and spilled water on it to see if the paint would come off, and it doesn't. It is well set. In fact, water just beads on it making it ideal for kitchen seating.I'm very happy with the results and would recommend this product for upholstery painting projects.

I would have given 5 stars if only you could purchase quantities larger than 177ml bottles. I used 14 bottles for my deck furniture. Following others advise I used 1 part fabric medium, 1 part water, 1 part paint. Because material was a faded grey some even purple, the finished cream paint required 5 coats. Using 2 parts paint to 1 fabric medium is probably better for stenciling cloth but would be to thick for furniture. For best results I sprayed with hand painted seems. Sanding fabric bumps before final coat turns the fabric from feeling like sandpaper to a plastic table cloth you may find in a greasy spoon. Its not uncomfortable to touch but would definitely only use for outdoor furniture with the added advantage of being waterproof and matches the house perfectly.

I was Pinterest-ing ideas of how to rescue my dining room chairs for ugly doom, and praying for ideas. I came across the idea of painting them. After convincing my husband to let me try it, I bought this fabric medium. I mixed 1 part semigloss paint, 1 part MS fabric medium, and 2 parts water to paint my upholstered dining room chairs. They are great! The result is kind of "pleathery " but it's scrubbable (my 8th baby is due soon, so scrubbable is utterly essential), and looks soooo much better than the stained ugliness we were looking at before. My husband is happy, and so am I. Great inexpensive redo. I'm very happy I bought this!

I was about to leave this a one star review until i decided to go to you tube and watch a video about it.I wanted a product that i could apply over my painted surface of my projects allowing then for the crackle effect to take place. I tried this product (by following instructions) on 4-5 different items and all it did was leave a shiny surface gloss. No matter the thickness and the minimal brush strokes, this does NOT work as a crackle topper over a painted surface..not one crack! When i watced the youtube video, it showed this product being used as a sandwich medium. Example: paint your surface with choice background color, let dry- apply the crackle with a sponge brush fairly liberally, don't overbrush- let dry approx 20-30 minutes until just a bit "sticky" then apply second coat of acrylic paint on top and let dry for a few hours...i tied it on a piece of card stock this morning...using brown acrylic paint, then crackle paint- allowed it to almost dry, then applied painted shutters acrylic paint on top and the cracks have appeared now. The reason for a lower rating is because the directions don't tell you EXACTLY how to use it..if you follow what's written on the container, you'll have NO cracking - but a VERY high gloss finish on your project....am going to look for a different crackle medium, this requires too much work, time and layering...

Didnt work for the project I planned

The bottles are quite small. Any of the regular ones I have bought were bigger. Oh well.

Yes it works but so far only produced very faded images. I'll have to play with it a bit more to see if I can improve the image quality. It's good value for money unlike Lutridor which is very expensive to use.

Photo shows size of crackle with quarter for reference.This is just terrible. I bought it after carefully reading reviews and watching videos. I have worked with crackle medium before, but thought I'd give this one try for the large crackle weathering effect. I tried applying it thick and then thin, applying the 2nd colour while the medium was wet then tacky and then dry. The ONLY time it cracked at all is when I gobbled it on and applied the contrasting paint when it was *almost* dry. Even then, the effect was very subtle. Total waste of time and money. I had better luck using plain old mucilage glue.Why is it that celebrities endorse products that don't work? I guess I should have known better; 9 times out of 10, the $ spent on the endorsement would have been better spent on making a product that actually works.

Bought this to do home crafts, using it on bits of old fencing panel. A little goes a long was on the small things. Easy to follow instructions, the effect is brilliant, just like old cracked paint! Cleans up easily with water, would buy again and recommend!