Important tip for refinishing Furniture
I thought you would need to know this before your next paint project…… An important tip for refinishing furniture. The best one you will ever get!
Wanna see what happens when you miss that important tip when refinishing furniture and in the painting process forget to prime the sides of a painted piece of furniture? A hot mess!
In all fairness, this was the corner of the cabinet that the kids used their computers on so it got a lot of traffic and was bound to get beat up by little kid hands…. primed or not.
Knowing the paint sprayer was not coming back into the kitchen after we sprayed the kitchen cabinets here, I got my palm sander out (using 150-180 grit) and began getting the paint off of the top. I used a connection hose to my shop vac so a million dust particles wouldn’t go floating all around the house… which they did. Since this is a fixed piece, taking it outside to sand was not an option. Sanding is always my first recommendation when painting a piece of furniture. Stripping off the paint would be 2nd, followed by applying priming over an existing surface. Just what works best for me.
When selecting sandpaper and sanding blocks keep in mind the higher the number of grit, the smoother the finish.
When starting off a project using a lower number grit, will be more abrasive and courser taking off more of the surface paint.
What’s your important tip when refinishing furniture….I want to know! Leave me the tip in the comments.
I love the bare wood too Laura!….The unintended consequence reigned victorious!!!
The bare wood looks amazing, and the roses are stunning too. Great tips.
I love the look of the bare wood on top!
I like the wood too-for many piece that I keep the wood top I just seal it with dark wax/hemp oil and it hods up great.
I use a heat gun and scraper to remove old paint and ammonia or vinegar to remove stain. Also, you can remove the last bits of paint with these, if needed. The chemical strippers they sell are worthless to me as you have to use a lot and they are very expensive plus the fact that they contain so many chemicals I'd rather not use. I would wax or oil your wood top to keep it in good shape but I think it looks better that way than painted.
I have used the citristrip stripper before and it works great! And yes, doesn't smell so gosh awful. If I know I am going to repaint the piece, I usually sand lightly then apply Gripper primer. It adheres to everything. I love that you decided to keep it natural. You have a beautiful home!
I don't have any tricks. If I can manage to get things painted and it looks halfway good, I'm pleased. I'm just not much of a painter and never learned the tips I guess.
Brenda
Just beautiful. So much work… but so worth it!
I love it bare too! That's a great look. Now all of your hard work can be enjoyed too. I've had that same problem happen before by not priming furniture first. I usually just touch it up if it needs it though.
Hi Laura playing major catch up. I really like the natural look with the white. If I don't use chalk paint I always prime first too.
Cindy