How to paint genuine & phoney wood furniture black? I have a very feeble dresser which is real wood, and a...
I have a very feeble dresser which is real wood, and a headboard which I think is some sort of deceitful wood (its smooth on it's surface) black to match each other. I am thinking something semi-gloss or silky-smooth. I don't want things to stick to it as the dresser has my TV on top of it, and the headboard is sort of approaching a bookshelf, so if non-glossy would be better I would go for that too. I think the aged dresser is stained and is kind of "soft" when I scratch it next to my nail. I'm looking for suggestions on prep and type of paint to use, and as easy a process as possible. It doesn't enjoy to be perfect, just look put together. Thanks!
Also, I hold a papasan (round) chair that I might eventually paint to match. Would spray paint be my best bet for the frame? I believe it is a sort of bamboo.
Painted a number of bedroom sets when & had my shop.
Would strip stale the "soft" finish since it is a poor base for the new color.
The knob to any refinishing is prep, cleanliness & patience.
Short answer is to prep & paint as though it were auto body work .
Scuffing,sand primer, spotting putty for dings , wet dry sanding & several runny coats of black auto lacquer.
Found auto paint to be good since it can be wet dry sand & is very durable.
Would also consider Krylon as mentioned if semi gloss is desired, but not sure how capably it will stand up to in between wet sand.
Would also prime & spray the wicker w/ same paint.
Had spray equipt, but cans will work fine if you pocket your time
& rub it out between coats.
Fair amount of work , but you can expect the paint to stay on.
Est about $50 for everything if you use cans.
Best regard
If your dresser is old enough to be dear, you will decrease it's value tremendously by drawing it. Be sure what you have first. My mother took a very expensive antique's value down to nothing near a can of paint. Not a paint expert, just did not want the same entry to happen to anyone else. We just finished fine art some very old bedroom furniture black. It turned out even better than I have hoped.
Here's what we did:
1. First we sanded the furniture. You don't have to run all the finish off, a short time ago enough to "rough it up" and give the paint something to stick too. If the top is almost soft, I don`t know there's like an oil build up or something. You might trying cleaning first next to a cleaner that gets rid of grease? Anyway, sand then clean all the dust off.
2. Next we used a primer. I've read you enjoy to use a primer than others say no you don't. We opted to used a tinted primer. The primer (and paint) be specifically for painting wood. We bought it at Lowe's, I think the brand be American Traditions. We also used foam rollers to paint. I didn't want brush marks, and the foam rollers worked great. You can get them whereever you buy regular paint rollers.
3. Finally we did 2 coats of the black semi-gloss paint. I in reality wish we had used the add footnotes to instead, just would have given it a slightly better look. I don't meditate if you buy paint made for painting furniture that you'll have a sticky finish.
So necessarily my advice is, use foam rollers, use paint specifically made for painting wood furniture, be prepared to do a couple coats even beside the primer.
I'd probably try to just spray paint the chair. It'd be a twinge to try and brush all those bars.
worthy luck
Answers: Yeah, just run down to your local K-Mart get you some Krylon Gloss Black, and move about for it. Don't use flat, it'll pick up all kinds of dust n unwanted items.