How To Paint Antique Pine Furniture
Wow that looks amazing.
How to paint antique pine furniture. What paint to use on wood furniture. You could use any kind of paint especially since it is primed. I have been playing with painting my living room furniture and now I feel inspired by this color.
Lightly sand the entire surface using a 150-grit sanding block. It could take 4 8 hours for each coat of paint on a pine dresser with drawers. Walls dont have to be a strong color.
Apply stripper to all painted surfaces with a chip brush we used an old cooking pot as a reservoir for the stripper. Although chalk paint can be applied to most surfaces to avoid any yellow coming through also known as bleeding the primer will seal the wood and guarantee a perfect finish. Dip your roller in the paint tray and roll it in the bed to remove excess paint.
Theres a lot of yelloworange tone in pine especially when it is not antique english pine and is of the mass produced variety of the eighties. Paint a thin layer of your darker color all over the furniture. Work with the grain to prevent gouging the wood.
Sand the Existing Finish. 3x coats of Valspar Calcium White watered down just a little to make the paint glide with a quality synthetic paint brush. Allow the wax on the surface to dry out for a few days before you start using the furniture piece again.
Now comes the fun part. How to upcycle your pine table. Honestly there is no special paint for pine wood.