Painting a dresser

What is the best paint for a dresser? How do you paint a dresser? Low-grade sandpaper 7. Paintbrush and roller 3. Spray-paint primer 8. White water-based latex interior paint 9. STEP 3: Cover Your Floors Don’t ruin your. Lay down a dropcloth. Sanding, priming, and painting can be messy work, so be sure to stretch out a large dropcloth.

Remove the drawers from the dresser. Pull out each drawer , lifting them at the opening to help them clear the edge of. White painted dresser ideas are endless but always a little different.

This white painted dresser is also given just a little bit of glaze to tone down the white paint creating a slightly worn look. Find and save ideas about painted dressers on Pinterest. First, prep your piece of furniture. You can’t just slap on a coat of paint and call it a day. Next, sand your furniture and get all of the glossy finish off so that the paint will have a good surface.

All colors in stock, order online. Low flat rate shipping, $37. Free 2-day Shipping On Millions of Items. Using a mini roller, paint the top drawers in Gypsy Teal. Repeat with a second coat of paint, if needed.

Let dry, then reassemble. There is a right way to to achieve a great finish on a painted dresser , and there is certainly a wrong way, too. Sure, you could just slap on a coat of paint and call it a day, but impatience and rushing through the repainting process means sloppy. A little work needs to be done even before the dresser can be primed. Picking and Applying the Primer.

The primer you choose for the job plays a large role in the final outcome of the paint. No top coat is needed with Benjamin Moore Advance. If you are using a paint without a built in top coat, make sure to use something water based to seal your dresser. Oil based polyurethane will yellow over time, so use something like General Finishes Water Poly.

To remove paint from a dresser , use sandpaper—or to make quicker work of things, a power sander. In hard-to-reach crannies, swap the sandpaper for a scraper or steel wool. Step Sand the stained or varnished furniture using 220-grit sandpaper.

This painted pedestal table is thoroughly sanded and cleaned prior to repainting. Once your painted furniture is properly sande cleaned and prepped you may paint. Grab your paintbrush, make sure it’s clean and get your favorite furniture paint. I like to swap back and forth between Cling Ons and Zibra brushes.

It is best to prime all painting surfaces to prevent stains from bleeding through the new paint. Primer must match the type of paint you have chosen. Never leave primer unpainted. Use a mini foam rollerto apply three thin coats of semi-gloss latex paint.

Allow six to eight hours in between coats.