What Is It Called When Youthrow Paint

This post is the second installment for a page that I am building here on my weblog that will be called How To Paint Annihilation. I get many emails each week asking me how to paint this or that and I hope this page will become a valuable resource for all questions related to how to paint items successfully. The first postal service I did was how to paint metallic. I will add more tutorials equally I post them so that somewhen the page volition have a tutorial on how to paint every surface imaginable.

Today I am going to testify you how to paint furniture or how to pigment over a chest of drawers that has a stain and varnish/urethane finish on it.

Earlier and After

This chest of drawers was a hand me down that my daughter wanted for her flat –merely didn't want it chocolate-brown. She chose turquoise to coordinate with fabric on her bed pillows.

Notation: If you would like to know how I transformed the drawer pulls. You can notice the mail – How to Update Brass Drawer Pulls.

The paint I used: Glidden Peacock's Plume # A1249 satin sheen.

How to Paint Piece of furniture with Stain or Varnish Already On It

supplies needed:

Paint
Primer
Loftier quality (Purdy is my favorite) angled paint castor
Cream paint roller or a high quality low nap roller
Pigment tray
Tack cloth
Sander or sanding cake
Sandpaper of various coarseness – fine to medium
Screwdriver
Sandwich bags to place hardware in
Paint stirring stick
Optional: paste wax and soft fabric

Prep The Furniture for Painting

Mask out any areas you don't want painted with painter's record.

Line upward drawers on their back ends on a carve up drop fabric. When it comes fourth dimension to paint them, the process goes fast. I apply a roller to paint the apartment sections an an angled brush comes in handy to castor away any paint drips.

Remove the Hardware

Mark the back of hinges and knobs with a magic marker or wrap painters tape around them and use the tape to write on what door or drawer they came from. Place them in marked baggies.

This is very important especially when it comes time to put hinged doors dorsum on. They have to get back exactly where they came from or the doors may not line upwards and shut correctly.

Sand the Surface

Sand all surfaces to remove as much of the shiny surface every bit y'all can. Yous don't have to take it to the blank forest, only simply remove the shine.

I find a sanding block the all-time and easiest way to sand the surface of the furniture to rough upward the cease so the paint has something to attach to. You lot can see the ane I use in the in a higher place photo. It take had it for a long time! It is one of those well designed tools that stands the examination of fourth dimension. If you have an electric sander then use that especially if the surface is very slick or beaten upwards.

Sanding with an electric sander will polish the surface imperfections making the piece not only look better, only accept the pigment meliorate.

Apply it with medium 100 grit sandpaper. Coarse 60 sandpaper is likewise crude and will leave deep scratches in the surface.
When I do touch upward sanding betwixt dried coats of paint – a sponge style "Fine Dust" sanding block works perfectly.

Once you are done sanding, make clean the surface well with a tack material to remove all the sanding grit. If there is a lot of grit, utilise a hot h2o and dish detergent on a damp rag to remove it. Then let the wood dry completely before painting.

Using a Deglossing Product or Liquid Sandpaper:

A deglossing liquid focuses on dulling a previous old finish in place of sandpaper. If the end is irregular, rough, dented or scratched,deglosser won't fix it. Only sandpaper can repair bad surfaces, smoothing them with its abrasive qualities. If the previous terminate needs smoothing in any way,sanding is the but way to attain it

I tend to not use deglossers as I want to salve coin and sandpaper is inexpensive in comparison. Both de-glossing and sanding take fourth dimension to do, and sanding – de-glosses and smooths in one step.

Use a Good Primer

The priming and prep are the key to getting a perfect end.

When painting article of furniture, if y'all are non using chalk pigment, you will demand to apply a primer beginning. Exercise not skip this priming pace or your paint will come right off or will discolor. Trust me, I learned the hard way when I first started painting furniture.

My go-to paint primers are Glidden Gripper and KILZ Original or KILZ Max. Glidden Gripper is all-time used when you are painting over shiny or slick surfaces. It is water-based. It comes in two formulas – grey – to use under dark and vivid – and white. I used the white formula on my kitchen chiffonier makeover. It is sold at the Home Depot.

There are many formulas of KILZ brand primers:

KILZ MAX is my favorite water-based formula.

KILZ Original. It is the best all-effectually primer. It is oil based – merely don't let that scare you lot. Information technology merely smells a little bit and dries in thirty minutes. If you lot are painting over a piece that has knots or smells like pine or is bare wood – use this. Since information technology is a primer – yous can apply latex water-based pigment over it. I used this on my dining room hutch.
- I employ a sponge roller and/or brush when using this formula so I but throw them out when done.

How Many Coats of Primer? Utilize two light coats of primer, letting the offset dry completely earlier applying the second. And so wait for the surface to dry earlier painting.

What If You lot Encounter The Previous Stain Color Come Through the Primer?

When the primer is dry, yous should non run into any dark-brown colour seeping through the paint. If yous practise – roll on another coat.

Pigment

When the primer is dry, use your sanding block to go over whatsoever areas that need smoothing. Make clean with a tack fabric;

Now it is time to add together two light coats of paint, letting each coat dry out thoroughly before applying the next. Use a foam roller on the flat surfaces and a high quality angled brush on the beveled and raised sections.

I chose a latex satin paint, but y'all can paint article of furniture in any finish you like. Satin, semi-gloss, or gloss will give you lot more of a polished look – satin the to the lowest degree shiny – gloss the most shiny.

If y'all can observe a latex enamel pigment in the color you desire, then I would go with that as enamel has a very durable terminate and is perfect on kids, bath, and kitchen piece of furniture where a lot of abuse and moisture can occur.

When priming and painting, make sure to paint the inside edges where doors and drawers get. If you don't practice this then when you lot place the drawers or doors back on y'all will see a sliver of the inside forest and your efforts will non wait professional.

Once you have a coat of paint on and it is dry out, look for placed where dust has settled, drips, or bugs that have dried into the paint. I go over the areas with the sanding block covered in fine grit sandpaper.

I then use a tack cloth to remove all the sanding dust and roll on the next coat of paint.

Sealing The Painted Surface

If using an enamel paint there is no need to seal the surface. If your pigment is non an enamel, and then you can seal the painted finish with a water-based poly. Minwax Polycylic is my go to, simply you any water-based brand of poly will be fine.

DO NOT employ oil-based poly over paint. It will darken and yellow the colour.

Why I Like To Seal Painted Furniture With Wax

Many years agone I used to poly over painted pieces, but I no longer find it necessary with the very durable paint formulas that are on the market today. I have constitute yet on some pieces calculation a little chip of polish in the mode of paste wax brings the paint color to life.

This step is totally optional. I have painted plenty of pieces where I skipped this pace and they still wait bang-up. Certain colors just seem to pop when wax is applied. I learned this when painting with chalk paint. I was also told that wax doesn't work over latex paint, but I beg to differ. I waxed this piece and information technology going on 8 years and looks amazing notwithstanding.

You lot tin can examination the wax on the back of a piece of painted furniture if you are not sure if it volition make a deviation in your colour vibrancy. I used satin latex for this chest of drawers and the wax likewise does give a thin layer of protection.

To apply wax: Wait until the paint is thoroughly dry out or overnight to wax. Merely use wax that is clear – Johnson'southward is articulate. Minwax is non, information technology is orangish. Fiddes and Sons and Annie Sloan both make clear waxes.
- Utilize a very, very sparse coat with a soft cloth. Rub it on in a quick round motion. Less is more than – so use just a little bit of wax.
- Let sit on the surface for almost 5 – 10 minutes. You will know when it is set up to buff every bit it volition expect a bit hazy and feel slightly tacky or sluggish when a dry cloth is wiped over it.
- Buff with a blue Shop paper towel or a section of an former soft t-shirt. Buffing the wax into the surface with round motions until when you wipe over the surface it feel slippery or smoothen.
- Buffing with wax volition bring out the polish and color vibrancy. Even on latex pigment. On chalk pigment, information technology goes deep into the apartment cease. It volition sit on superlative of latex, just can all the same help.

Wax drying time tin vary depending on the temperature. 30 minutes to overnight. It will take a few weeks to cure and when information technology does you volition have one hard and durable finish.

Identify Hardware Back On.

When the slice is dry, identify hardware dorsum on making certain to place hinges and doors in the same place it was originally.

If you don't need to use the piece right away – permit it sit down for a few days before using and then the paint can cure. This should be done with or without waxing. After a day or ii you can showtime to use it and will be rewarded with a beautiful finish for many years to come.