Not sure what I did wrong. This is all excellent advice. Please tell me you know what their names are and where I can find them!? I think you are talking about Glamorous the hot pink and Bold the yellow. Both are from Velvet Finishes.
I am wanting to distress a few pieces of solid Oak furniture with a black finish and some with an off white finish.
They currently have a medium oak stain with a polyurethane finish. What is your opinion? On a whim,I decided to freshen up our hall bathroom. To protect its natural grain, we had professional painter finish the surface with an eggshell sealer. Initially I followed the advice of the paint tore rep and gave it a light once over with a damp sanding block, wiped down the few white particles of debris on the surface and finished with a tack cloth.
The color looked perfect, so I started in the back corner of one exposed side. Unfortunately,paint just sat on the surface and wiped right off. A sample of the paint with less water added was no more successful. You could try a deglosser. I think Klean Strip makes one that is labeled as Delgosser. I have an reproduction desk and filing cabinet with leather insets. It is highly glossed. I am going to strip leather insets off they are now well worn and replace after painting.
Quite intricate drawers. Will I be able to get away with just deglossing the drawers but sanding the rest of the carcas?
I intend to spray finish in grey having used a primer. Do you think this will work? I want to paint it so its lighter more white but maintain the texture. Should I prime before I paint it? Also, if I am trying to keep with the weathered look should I dilute the paint with water ? Just dip your brush in your white paint, brush a lot of it off on a paper towel, then lightly brush on the rest and repeat until you have as much white as you want.
It all depends on if the piece you are painting had a semi-gloss or glossy topcoat to begin with. If it did, I would at least prime, sand or degloss first.
Hi Michelle. Hi Erin! You really have to wax and buff to get a nice, smooth finish. I want to do a two tone kitchen colors so the top cabinets will white and bottom a dark blue thank you for your suggestions. Yes, definitely degloss. I painted our old barstools with interior satin finish paint after priming with a water base primer a few months ago.. The paint comes off if you scrub them. What steps do you recommend? Also will the spray paint be more durable? Thanks for any help.
Spray paint will be somewhat more durable. I would sand smooth any spots where the paint has scratched off and then also rough up the rest of the stools with sandpaper a little as well. Prime it with a spray paint primer, then use the spray paint to finish it.
I already painted some dining chairs and got bleed through. I want to start over and prime first. Do I need to strip the chairs before priming or can I put primer right over the paint? Just do a light sanding to rough up the chairs a bit, then prime and paint.
I want to paint over some commercially distressed cabinets. They are now an olive green color and I want to paint them a sea glass color. I plan to just keep all of the physical distressing. Any advice about how to go about painting over physically distressed cabinets? Hi Jenna thank you for all your information!
I have a couple of vintage probably 60s Mediterranean looking wardrobes with drawers behind doors that have a lot of squarish decorative inserts that have like mounding around them… can this be de glossed to repaint? I is dark grain sort of fake feeling wood… hope that makes some kind of sense! I have a vanity I would like to repaint with a two color distressing process.
My question however, is that it has a stained area where some nail polish had been spilled. The furniture is glossy so I will have to degloss it but since there are two colors since the stain has been stripped from the remover do I also need to sand it? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. My brain is going into overload with the conflicting info I have found in my research! Hi Amber! Does that make sense? You want a smooth top, so if any places in the finishes are uneven, you would need to sand.
Thank you so much for the post. Yes, you should sand furniture before painting it for the number one reason being durability. If you have a piece of furniture that is chipping paint and peeling off will anyone want it? No, it will look cheap and worthless if I am being honest. Trust me, from my experience of selling a lot of furniture people will find the smallest issues and will look for a deal or just stay away from the purchase.
Having a durable paint job is the first place you need to start if you want to paint furniture to sell or keep yourself. If the surface is really glossy and not sanding easy just reduce your grit. The lower the sandpaper grit the rougher it will be. I like to wrap a piece of sandpaper around my sanding sponge, it easy to use this way and I know I am sanding at an even amount of pressure. Take a look:.
Keep in mind, we are not sanding to get down to the bare wood, that is only required if staining. Well first things first you need to prepare your work station. Jim Bettesworth well known for his can-do attitude and often takes jobs other companies were unwilling or unable to do. Experienced and educated in concrete construction and painting jobs. Read More. Richard Jenkins and Jim Bettesworth here.
Professional Painter and Construction Expert collaboration to test and review products for interior and exterior surfaces. Some posts may contain affiliate links. Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer. The first step in preparing for a big painting job is to prep your workspace.
Many steps in the process of prepping wood for painting pose risks to your eyes, skin, and even your lungs. Be sure you have adequate protective gear like eye and ear protection, a respirator mask, and rubber gloves to protect your skin against irritants.
A common mistake among new painters is to go straight to adding the first layer of paint to the wood. Wooden materials are a bit finicky, and if the wood is not properly prepped before painting, the paint will quickly separate from the wood and begin peeling off.
To ensure a long life for your new coat of paint, prep your wood with the following steps. Are there any broken nails, boards, or holes? To ensure that your primer and paint bond well with the wooden material, clean the wood thoroughly with a TSP and water mixture.
Be sure to allow adequate time for the wood to air dry to prevent paint blistering or even mold growth between paint coats. Sanding the wood surface creates tiny dings and scratches that allow the paint to bond well to the material.
Using a handheld orbital sander for large, smooth surfaces or sandpaper strips for smaller, more ornate surfaces, sand the entire surface of the wood.
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