Chalk paint is a decorative paint that provides a chalky and matte appearance. It is one of the best paints you can use to change the color and upcycle your furniture. The most important feature of chalk dye is that you don’t need to prime or sand to remove varnish before changing the color of your furniture with?chalk paint.?You?can apply?chalk paint?directly on your furniture. The difference between chalk paints and multi surface paints is that chalk paints are?ultra matte paints.?Their final images are matte.?They have a very high coverage.?Multi surface paints are also glossy paints although they have superior hiding power.