How To Prepare Wood Furniture For Painting
Move along to the fun part now painting your furniture.
How to prepare wood furniture for painting. Painting over Painted Wood Furniture. Once your painted furniture is properly sanded cleaned and prepped you may paint. Its best used on glass IKEA type furniture formica and baked on high gloss furniture.
Prepare the Surfaces for Painting Setting up your space and preparing your piece before you begin painting will result in a smoother process. Once you prep a few pieces you will get the steps down and it goes by quickly. For stubborn dirt and grease use warm soapy water but avoid harsh chemicals.
How to Prep Furniture for Painting. I like to swap back and forth between Cling Ons and Zibra. It is a much less strenuous and much faster alternative to sanding furniture to remove varnish or lacquer.
As with any paint job clean the surface well before. Let it dry completely before adding another coat of paint. When You Can Just Degloss Furniture There are times when you can skip sanding furniture.
If the piece you are painting has any sort of finish on it that is shiny slick glossy semi-glossy even satin then you need to degloss it before painting it. Once that is dry use a foam roller to coat the furniture in a thin layer of latex or other indoor paint then run a paintbrush over the surface of the furniture to smooth it out. Grab your paintbrush make sure its clean and get your favorite furniture paint.
For shiny laminates use a sanding pad and lightly sand the surface. Your surface should be as dust- and dirt-free as possible. This painted pedestal table is thoroughly sanded and cleaned prior to repainting.