The rustins quick dry chalky finish paint is designed to revive and give your furniture a new lease of life suitable for use on interior work it contains wax and dries to a velvety flat matt finish very little preparation is required to receive the desired look as it can be painted over most previously coated items if using over a previously coated surface test a small area for compatibility use on bare wood hardboard mdf plaster brickwork and cement to produce a smooth touch flat matt finish no