How To Refinish A Dresser With Paint
To remove paint from a dresser use sandpaper or to make quicker work of things a power sander.
How to refinish a dresser with paint. After clear coating let your finished piece fully cure in a warm dry well ventilated area for 24 hours before use. And that s why rehabbing this dresser has been another thing on my real life to do list. Then once you see the original wood switch to a medium or fine grit sandpaper to smooth out the surface of the dresser. Learning how to refinish furniture will help perserve furniture for years to come.
For the marble effect apply oil based gray paint by pouncing the natural bristle brush for a soft mottled look. A demotion in the life of a dresser. Most brands of furniture paint like annie sloan country chic paint and more will offer a wax as part of their line up of products. It was then relegated to the guest room lost its knobs to something else and was left to serve the almighty purpose of storing my gift wrapping supplies.
In hard to reach crannies swap the sandpaper for a scraper or steel wool. I love how deep the colors become after adding clear wax. Always paint furniture from the top down because if any paint gets on the bottom of the piece it will be covered with the final coat. To refinish a dresser start by removing any paint and stain using coarse grit sandpaper wrapped around a wooden block or attached to a power sander.
This was my master bedroom dresser until i upgraded last year. Whether you are refinishing a family heirloom or upcycling a fun thrift store find furniture refinishing is a project that you can tackle in an afternoon. You can see below in this project i did i used a wax brush to apply some clear wax and it immediately took on a deeper color.