How To Prep Stained Furniture For Painting

Brushes are good for precision control over fine details but an airless paint sprayer provides quick coverage of large pieces of furniture.

How to prep stained furniture for painting. Load the brush with paint and start with the body drawers bottom of the furniture. To clean your hardware it may be easiest to remove it this will also make painting a smoother process. You want to do this just enough to remove the shine so the Polyshadeswill have something to adhere to.

First clean the stained surface with soapy water to remove any dust dirt and cobwebs. Wait for the stain-blocking primer to dry before proceeding. You just spray it all over your piece of furniture let it sit for a few minutes and then wipe it clean with a cloth or paper towels.

Once you have these steps down youre ready for painting. Using a paint brush or a rag apply an even layer of stain on the woods surface. If you are restoring an older piece you may need to revive the hardware.

Painting over Painted Wood Furniture Once your painted furniture is properly sanded cleaned and prepped you may paint. Then follow these general preparatory steps for painting over stain. Some hardware is tricky to remove so can be cleaned without removing from your piece.

Next to dull the stain. Get your furniture ready to paint with some helpful tips from Mark with Refurbished Gentleman. I dont count that as sanding by the way.

I like to swap back and forth between Cling Ons and Zibra brushes. Start withsome veryfine grit sand paper to lightly sand the whole piece. Start with a good quality paint brush.