DIY Your Top five Furniture Paint FAQS Answered!

Hey ya'll! Before nosotros acquire started today, exactly a few things...

First, give thank you lot you from the bottom of my pump for your responses to my in conclusion post virtually Cheese. I intend I cried for 2 withdraw days reading your comments too emails. I experience similar you lot guys knew her, too it was such a joy to accept been able to percentage her alongside you lot over the yesteryear 2 years. So, give thank you lot you.

Second, thus many of you lot accept been inquiring virtually the basement. Here's the honest truth. There was virtually a 3 calendar month current where the entire projection was a disaster, too I truly idea I was exactly going to accept to rope it off alongside law record too pretend it didn't exist. And the in conclusion thing I wanted to practise was spider web log virtually it, thus I didn't.

However, I'm happy to written report that the renovation is finally coming to an end, too that the storey finally has a really happy ending.
But, whoa, is it a story.

We're nonetheless putting the finishing touches on everything (there's mayhap some other calendar week or 2 of operate to do, depending on how fast nosotros paint), but my innovation is to truly percentage it alongside you lot soon. My innovation exactly 3 curt weeks agone was to never cite the basement e'er again, thus this feels similar a truly slap-up development.

So, dorsum to the occupation organisation at hand. About 70% of the questions I acquire from you lot guys are virtually ikon furniture, too I've noticed that I tend to acquire the same few questions a lot. So, today I idea I would respond your laissez passer on 5. My promise is that this post truly simplifies the procedure of ikon slice of furniture for you.

Let's acquire started.

#1. Do I demand to strip or sand my slice of slice of furniture earlier I pigment it?

When it comes getting skillful results that volition last, sanding is key. I acquire the best results when I sand the entire slice alongside a fine grit sandpaper. I don't worry virtually sanding it downwards to the raw wood, equally a low-cal scuffing of the surface volition ordinarily practise the trick.

I purpose my Dewalt Orbit Sander (affiliate link), which has an attached handbag that collects all the dust. But for the showtime twelvemonth of ikon furniture, I exactly did it yesteryear paw alongside a slice of sandpaper. Either agency plant exactly fine, but in ane trial you lot larn the magic of the orbital sander, ye shall never furnish to the hand.

As for stripping the piece, I rarely e'er practise this. It's messy, fourth dimension consuming, too non ordinarily necessary to acquire the results you lot want. However, if you lot accept a slice that's already painted too the pigment is inwards such bad shape (peeling, etc.), stripping the slice volition give you lot a fresh, raw woods surface to operate with.

If you're going to strip it, I recommend Citristrip. It's much safer to purpose than other stripping solutions, too it won't brand you lot experience similar your eyebrows are gonna autumn off when you lot opened upwards the bottle.

#2. Should I prime number earlier painting?

Yes. Sanding and priming a slice volition give you lot the best results, but if you lot don't desire to sand it, brand certain you lot at to the lowest degree prime number it. Primer makes your pigment adhere to the surface, too volition forestall the pigment from bubbling or scraping off. It also traps whatever smells or stains (even woods stains) from coming through your perfect pigment job.

I ordinarily purpose Zinsser or Kilz (affiliate link).

#3. How practise I forestall brushstrokes?

This is the most mutual query I get, too there's a really unproblematic solution.

When I pigment furniture, I solely purpose 2 tools. I brush the pigment on alongside my Wooster angled paintbrush, (I accept yet to detect some other brush that fifty-fifty compares to this thing), too and thus spell the pigment is nonetheless wet, I coil my mini foam roller into some pigment too coil it over the expanse that I exactly painted. The Wooster gets the pigment inwards all of the piddling areas that the roller can't reach, too and thus the roller exactly smooths everything out.

It's truly equally unproblematic equally that.

You tin detect the Wooster here and the Shur-line roller here (affiliate links).

*And inwards representative you're wondering, Floetrol is also useful inwards thinning out your pigment too preventing brushstrokes, but inwards my experience, I've establish that fifty-fifty alongside Floetrol inwards my paint, using a foam roller gives me the best results.

#4. What's the best slice of furniture paint?

I've painted a lot of pieces on this blog, too I similar to endeavour all sorts of unlike paints, because I'm exactly learning equally I go, too I never know when I powerfulness uncovering something better.

My favorite 4 paints to purpose are equally follows:

1. Glidden Trim & Door Extra High Gloss (oil-based):

This is my favorite that I've been using on a lot of pieces lately, similar the dresser in the office.

Pros: It's crude based, thus all you lot demand is a paintbrush, too the brushstrokes degree out within minutes to create a super shiny, professional person surface. It's also super durable too requires no topcoat, which is my favorite thing ever.

Cons: It smells absolutely terrible too is highly toxic, thus you'll either demand to pigment exterior or laid upwards to evacuate your solid for the residual of the day.

2. Sherwin Williams Pro Classic (water-based acrylic alkyd enamel):

This is my favorite water-based pigment that I used here.

Pros: The complete mimics the hold off of crude based paint, too it's super durable without the horrible smell. It's water-based, thus you lot tin purpose it within too build clean it upwards alongside water. I purchase this pigment inwards a semi-gloss complete too detect that I don't demand a topcoat alongside it. The semi-gloss complete acts equally a built inwards topcoat, too it dries super difficult to the touch.

Cons: If you lot desire to purpose a H2O based paint, the Pro Classic is the best I've found, but it is slightly to a greater extent than expensive than other water-based paints. You'll pay double, but you'll definitely acquire what you lot pay for.

3. Behr Premium Plus Ultra (water based):

This is the pigment I used on most of my slice of furniture earlier I discovered that I acquire improve results alongside #1 too #2.

I used it here.

Pros: It's affordable, at one-half the toll of the SW Pro Classic. It's water-based, thus it doesn't aroma too it's slow to build clean upwards alongside water. It gets the task done too looks pretty good.

Cons: It's non equally durable equally #1 or #2, too fifty-fifty if you lot purpose a semi-gloss finish, you'll notice that it doesn't dry out super difficult too is to a greater extent than susceptible to damage. And this ordinarily results inwards me using a topcoat, which I truly loathe using over a painted slice because it's messy too never looks equally skillful equally exactly using #1 or #2 without a topcoat.

4. Americana Chalk Paint: Chalk pigment creates a totally unlike hold off because it's a apartment pigment that has to live finished alongside a wax topcoat. So, it has a really matte, hand-buffed finish, which tin live truly beautiful.

Pros: It's thus slow to use. It adheres truly good to wood, thus there's no demand to prime number (although it never hurts to scuff the woods lightly alongside some sandpaper). It's H2O based thus it cleans upwards truly easily, too it dries thus fast that the entire slice volition live dry out inwards an hour.

Cons: For me, it's an aesthetic thing. I exactly just similar the hold off of #1 too #2 more, equally they both create to a greater extent than of a lacquered finish. The chalk pigment creates to a greater extent than of a shabby chic look, which although pretty, isn't truly the vibe I accept going on some here. I used chalk pigment on our TV stand, too it turned out truly great. Although, I eyeball it almost every twenty-four hr current too contemplate using #1 on it to acquire inwards hold off to a greater extent than similar a lacquered piece.

#5. Do I demand to purpose a topcoat? Which one?

I truly loathe having to purpose a topcoat (and rarely practise immediately that I've discovered paints that don't demand it), but it never hurts to empathize the unlike options available. So, hither are my thoughts on the diverse topcoats I've used.

1. Minwax Polyurethane: Oil-based, super durable, too looks slap-up over nighttime paint. The solely occupation is that it yellows truly bad, thus if you lot apply it over low-cal colored paint, it volition plough it yellowish inwards a thing of weeks.

I used it on our dark portion desk 2 years agone too it's held upwards perfectly.

2. Minwax Polycrylic: It's H2O based, thus it won't yellow, but it's non equally durable equally polyurethane. Plus, it tends to acquire pasty too gunky too non apply evenly. I used to purpose it on a lot of my painted pieces, but haven't used it since discovering pigment #1 too #2, which I don't experience require a topcoat.

3. Varathane Polyurethane: You guys brought this materials to my attending afterwards my frustration alongside the Polycrylic, too it's thus much better. It's H2O based, thus it doesn't yellowish over low-cal colored paints. But, it doesn't acquire equally pasty too gunky, thus the application looks smoother too prettier. (I used the Matte complete on my grayish stained Ikea dressers too it turned out beautifully.)

4. Wax (I've used Minwax too Americana): I solely purpose wax over apartment pigment or chalk paint. It's non super durable, too it has to live re-applied virtually in ane trial a year, but again...it's an aesthetic thing, non truly a durability thing.

I originally used chalk pigment alongside a wax topcoat on the dresser inwards my sleeping room (in this post), but a few months agone I revamped the sleeping room (I'll spider web log virtually it ane of these days) too I went dorsum too repainted it alongside the Glidden crude pigment too I'm thus much happier alongside the results.

And that's all for today!

I know that was a lot of information to digest, but I promise it helps those of you lot who had questions. And if you're nonetheless reading at this point....well, I beloved you.

'Til side yesteryear side time!