I recently built two cabinets and bookshelves for my den as built in units.
I (the wife) wants me to paint them rather then stain etc. I do not have a
spray unit but want to get by without brush strokes. Can a foam roller be
used and shud I thin the paint first. I am using a satin finish. The doors
are the biggest problem. Stains and clear coats have worked great without an
issue but this seems to be an entirely different animal.
thanks
David wrote:
> bob kater wrote:
>> I recently built two cabinets and bookshelves for my den as built in
>> units. I (the wife) wants me to paint them rather then stain etc. I do
>> not have a spray unit but want to get by without brush strokes. Can a
>> foam roller be used and shud I thin the paint first. I am using a
>> satin finish. The doors are the biggest problem. Stains and clear
>> coats have worked great without an issue but this seems to be an
>> entirely different animal.
>> thanks
>>
> Add Floetrol to the latex. follow the directions on the bottle, Bob.
>
> dave
What Dave said.
Also, Jeff Jewitt did an excellent article about painting furniture in a
recent "Wood Magazine" issue. The same issued had a pine pie safe on
the cover.
You can buy a reprint of the "Wood" article here:
<http://woodstore.woodmall.com/paseofpro.html>
FWW also did an excellent article on painting last year.
Barry
bob kater wrote:
> I recently built two cabinets and bookshelves for my den as built in units.
> I (the wife) wants me to paint them rather then stain etc. I do not have a
> spray unit but want to get by without brush strokes. Can a foam roller be
> used and shud I thin the paint first. I am using a satin finish. The doors
> are the biggest problem. Stains and clear coats have worked great without an
> issue but this seems to be an entirely different animal.
> thanks
>
>
Add Floetrol to the latex. follow the directions on the bottle, Bob.
dave
"bob kater" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> thanks I'll give it a try
Consider also using a flat pad brush instead of a roller brush. It leaves a
spray painted look finish with "latex". The foam closed cell rollers are
good on oil based paints.
thanks I'll give it a try
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> David wrote:
>> bob kater wrote:
>>> I recently built two cabinets and bookshelves for my den as built in
>>> units. I (the wife) wants me to paint them rather then stain etc. I do
>>> not have a spray unit but want to get by without brush strokes. Can a
>>> foam roller be used and shud I thin the paint first. I am using a satin
>>> finish. The doors are the biggest problem. Stains and clear coats have
>>> worked great without an issue but this seems to be an entirely different
>>> animal.
>>> thanks
>>>
>> Add Floetrol to the latex. follow the directions on the bottle, Bob.
>>
>> dave
>
> What Dave said.
>
> Also, Jeff Jewitt did an excellent article about painting furniture in a
> recent "Wood Magazine" issue. The same issued had a pine pie safe on the
> cover.
>
> You can buy a reprint of the "Wood" article here:
> <http://woodstore.woodmall.com/paseofpro.html>
>
> FWW also did an excellent article on painting last year.
>
> Barry