How To Stain And Paint A Dresser
This is my least favorite part of painting a dresser or any piece of furniture for that matter.
How to stain and paint a dresser. If there is no varnish or finish on your stained wood you just stained the wood and didn t put a clear coat over top then seal the stain in with shellac before painting. You just want to dig in and get started. Prepare to paint your dresser. Brush off sanding dust with a clean brush or vacuum it away and crack a window before staining.
This cleaning solution removes sandpaper dust but. Tutorial by girl in the garage click here to discover why thousands of aspiring furniture painters are raving about my book amazing furniture makeovers. Sand the stained or varnished furniture using 220 grit sandpaper. How to stain a dresser step 1.
To remove stain from the dresser use sandpaper or a power sander just as you would with paint. Diy thrifted antique dresser makeover with minwax stain and annie sloan chalk paint a two tone look to preserve some of the beautiful walnut wood. Be sure the paint is completely dry before. Remove drawers and hardware with a screwdrivier.
Final sanding and finishing. Sandpaper helps add texture to smooth. How to sand stain a dresser prep sanding. Start the sanding process with coarse sandpaper and as the bare wood starts to show through switch.
The stain went on very evenly after lightly sanding and cleaning the entire unit. Kilz oil based spray primer only if your dresser stain is bleeding through sandpaper optional step 1. The stain can bleed through the paint creating a mess for you. Tape off the sides of the drawers with painters tape.
Remove dresser drawers and place each one on end on a drop cloth with the drawer front facing upward. Be sure to label each piece to make reassembly a. For my dresser i opted for a two step process involving rust oleum ultimate wood stain in dark walnut and a glossy clear coat of ultimate polyurethane. But you have to clean it first or the paint won t stick.