How To Prepare Wood Furniture For Painting

Here are the steps you need to do in order to prep your furniture for painting to get a professional look.

How to prepare wood furniture for painting. Move along to the fun part now painting your furniture. Wipe away any sanding dust before painting. Once your work area and furniture are prepped spray the piece with the bonding primer.

Your surface should be as dust- and dirt-free as possible. The degloss and prime combo. Deglosser is a wonderful way to substitute the sanding process.

Before you paint wooden furniture you should remove any existing paint sand the furniture and apply primer. 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. It just never looks good.

Once you prep a few pieces you will get the steps down and it goes by quickly. I like to swap back and forth between Cling Ons and Zibra. Once youve found a piece simply follow these simple steps to prep and paint it.

Now that youve taken the time to properly prep your furniture you can be confident your paint job will look professional and last. Combine this step with priming and you have a beautifully prepared surface for paint. Its best used on glass IKEA type furniture formica and baked on high gloss furniture.

We recommend a diluted solution of TSP tri sodium phosphate or dish detergent to help it along. This painted pedestal table is thoroughly sanded and cleaned prior to repainting. It is a much less strenuous and much faster alternative to sanding furniture to remove varnish or lacquer.