I freshly painted an antiquated computer desk(cheap) next to semi explain paint and it's scrape sour.What can I do nearly it? Is there a sealer or something I can put on to protect...
Is there a sealer or something I can put on to protect it from scrape off? I own a distressed look going and don't want it to look perfect,but antediluvian instead.
Answers: Your problem has several possible cause and several possible answers. The real problem you own is a binding issue, which basicly means the paints not sticking. We enjoy to find out why, because anything you put on top of the failing paint is solitary as good as what is underneath it. I approaching to use the expression of building a million dollar home on a one hundred dollar foundation, it just doesn't work.
Reasons for the paint not binding may be:
1.) There be a wax or furniture polish on the furniture, basicly nothing will stick to it unless it is cleaned bad.
2.) The surface is too "slick", this is often the defence with formica, sometimes melamine or surfaces that have a real honest coat of polyurethane.
3.) The paint is of inferior quality and lacks right binding power.
4.) The paint is not fully cured or dried yet. Paint (particularly latex) usually take a week to reach its full dry. It may be dry to the touch, but it still wants this time before you start abuse it. This is especially true if you applied multiple coats in a short spell of time (a few hours).
How can you fix it?
Well when you say its scrape off, I tend to cogitate you can run your fingernail on it and strip the paint off. If this is the casing there is nought you can do but take a putty pierce to it and strip it off. Sorry. Anything you put on top will go amiss, but let me be specific: you could put an grease primer or polyurethane over it, but these are only going to offer you a false sense of durability. Once something scratches them, it will rip that coat and more of the coat underneath it past its sell-by date. I go vertebrae to my whole foundation theory.
Realistically, you said the computer desk was cheap, you might try the polyurethane or grease primer if you plan on replacing it within a year, or if its going to be minimal usage. Save your money and time to buy a better desk.
If the project have really got you and become a personal vendetta (not exceptional I have have many customers approaching that), then I would suggest scrape off the failing paint near a putty knife. Then verbs it with mineral spirits or denatured alcohol...this will remove any wax and polish as well as stripping any remaing paint that the scrape didn't get. What ever doesn't come bad at this point has in actual fact bonded and isn't going anywhere, don't waste anymore time trying to get hold of it off. Then shift out and buy a quart of bonding primer or high tack, dignified adhesion primer at your local paint store. I recommend one of the following:
023-00 Benjamin Moore Fresh Start
116-11 Coronado Grip& Seal
2205 Muralo Universal
2001 Zinsser 1-2-3
STIX from Insl-x
Sherwin Williams makes one as ably, but I don't know the name of it. Avoid products approaching Kilz, Behr or Walmart brands they're just not strong plenty. All of the brands listed above are made to stick to tough surfaces.
At that point you can apply any paint to the piece, because it is essentially sticking to the primer and not the surface. Hope I help.
Seal it as it is with a non-yellowing, UVB/UVA protecting polyurethane similar to Varathane. It comes in both brush on and paint on, but you will entail a few coats to really seal where on earth it is peeling.