How To Prep Pallet Wood For Painting

One can lightly apply a few coats of shellac letting each coat dry thoroughly before the next.

How to prep pallet wood for painting. Prepare the Pallet. Dip a rag into the boiled linseed oil and wipe the oil completely over the top of the palettes surface the surface youll be using for oil paint mixing. You can get some really awesome designs color schemes by layering a.

In this free painting demonstration Ill show you how to prepare your brand new wooden palette or restore your old painters palette. Want to use a wooden handheld painting palette like a pro but not sure where to start. Both will work for this paint job and make your finish coat stand out better and grip tight onto the pallet wood.

The goal is to remove the deck boards without pulling the nail heads through them. Sand the surface of the wood. Let the oil soak into the wood for 30-60 minutes.

As with shellac use old tee-shirt material for the application. A small cats paw or pry bar a flat clawed hammer and a block of wood are all you really need to break apart a pallet without damaging the surface of the wood. To prepare wood for painting start by filling in any holes scratches and dents with wood putty.

This will stop the pallet wood from absorbing the moisture from your final paint layer making it brittle and flake off. If you are varnishing oiling or staining your pallet wood. Before painting your pallet wood you must use a primer to seal the wood ready for painting.

You will continue to build up layers of oil that condition your palette each time you use it. Again fold the material into a small square about 2x2. You can conceptualize various light color mixtures to get that final enchanting and ravishing visual.