We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
an oil based varnish or not...).
I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
off, or just score it so the paint stays? There are a lot of
intricate edges on the piece, and sanding by hand might be difficult.
Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
Thanks
John
"Ed Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
>
> Never painted good wood so I don't know for sure. Probably a gloss latex,
> but the paint store can advise better. Oil enamels are pretty much gone
> these days.
That is going to be a location thing as oil enamels are still readily
available in Texas.
"John" wrote:
> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish
> white
> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
> an oil based varnish or not...).
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Some paint remover, a brass brush, some bronze wool and a lot of elbow
grease will get you back to bare wood.
After that you will need to neutralize the wood.
After that I'd apply 2-3 coats of 1 # dewaxed shellac to seal the wood
so that down the road someone will have a fighting chance of taking
off the paint you are about to apply when they get tired of it.
If you can still get it, oil based would be my choice, otherwise, talk
to a paint manufacturer tech service for advice.
Have fun.
Lew
> Are you saying you can dry sand acrylic latex paint and actually have the
> paper cut? =A0
Not so sure about the acrylic designation. I am not so knoweldgable
about paint. I buy interior latex house paint. The cheaper the better
so it is easier to sand off. Not sure if it makes much difference but
I buy it at Walmart, cheap house brand, cheapest by price I can find
and I assume cheapest in coverage.
> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
>
> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
Everyone is over thinking this. Scuff sand all the flat areas and easy
areas with like 150 sand paper. Use a scrub pad or sanding sponge on
more intricate areas. Get some interior gloss white latex and add some
flowtrol and add it per instruction. Get a few nice synthetic brushes
and be done by noon.
"Rich" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Leon wrote:
>
>>
>> "SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:f4f12b2b-b4f2-4135-a959-6b776f0441d7@t13g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Do you consider that easier than wiping the surface with a dampened
>>>> rag?
>>>
>>> OK, I shouldn't have said "everyone". I was referring to those who
>>> said strip it to bare wood, coat(s) of shellac, a primer, oil paint,
>>> etc. I meant just fricking paint it.
>>>
>>> Also not sure about someones comment about not being able to sand
>>> latex. I do it all the time on my distressed pine furniture and she
>>> looks beautiful.
>>
>>
>> One more thing concerning that, looking at your pieces I suspect that the
>> latex paint that you are sanding is on bare wood. I have painted a lot
>> of
>> homes and do run into problems with trim if it has been repainted
>> previousely with latex. It will indeed crumble and roll up into small
>> balls
>> as it typically does not adheared well to the previous coat. That is all
>> to do with using the wrong preperation in the first place.
>>
>> That said latex paint on a properly prepaired surface or one with no
>> other
>> previous finish tends to sand well as you have stated.
>
> I made the comment about Latex. I hate to paint, period. So believe me I'm
> no expert on paint or painting. But I deal with lots of painters. And all
> have said never use latex on wood. Its great on interior walls but most
> good
> or great painters do not use latex on doors and trim. Its a nightmare for
> the next guy that has to prep that door or trim for paint in the future.
> If
> they do run into a home thats had its doors and trim painted with latex
> they
> will use a special primer and sand it. At first I didn't believe them so I
> tried sanded it myself and it did exactly what they said it would. Melted
> in
> the sand paper, gummed it up and little balls of shit rolled up all around
> the surface. That was enough proof for me that the experts know what
> they're
> talking about.
Did I say any thing to the contrary?
SonomaProducts.com wrote:
>> Do you consider that easier than wiping the surface with a dampened
>> rag?
>
> OK, I shouldn't have said "everyone". I was referring to those who
> said strip it to bare wood, coat(s) of shellac, a primer, oil paint,
> etc. I meant just fricking paint it.
>
> Also not sure about someones comment about not being able to sand
> latex. I do it all the time on my distressed pine furniture and she
> looks beautiful.
Are you saying you can dry sand acrylic latex paint and actually have the
paper cut? Not have the paint just rub up into little blobs? If so, you
are very lucky. I've used many brands of acrylic and none have ever dry
sanded worth a damn; wet sanding is better but still not great. I think
acrylic is great stuff. On walls. Not on wood or anything else that might
remotely need sanding at some point in the future.
--
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"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
> an oil based varnish or not...).
Strip the finish, sand, put a light stain if desired, then refinish with
multiple coats of polyurethane, cure four weeks, wet sand, rottenstone,
pumice, wax. It will be a lovely piece of furniture rather than a cheap
looking white piece.
>
> I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
> off, or just score it so the paint stays?
You can go over sanded finish.
>
> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
Never painted good wood so I don't know for sure. Probably a gloss latex,
but the paint store can advise better. Oil enamels are pretty much gone
these days.
In article <33429940-f61b-4598-b382-492108684ca3
@e5g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, [email protected] says...
> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
> an oil based varnish or not...).
>
> I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
> off, or just score it so the paint stays? There are a lot of
> intricate edges on the piece, and sanding by hand might be difficult.
> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
>
> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
Uh, just old, old or antique, messing with the finish will destroy 95%
of its value old?
"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Do you consider that easier than wiping the surface with a dampened rag?
>
> OK, I shouldn't have said "everyone".
LOL... Ok all is well in the world again.
"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
>>
>> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
>
> Everyone is over thinking this. Scuff sand all the flat areas and easy
> areas with like 150 sand paper. Use a scrub pad or sanding sponge on
> more intricate areas. Get some interior gloss white latex and add some
> flowtrol and add it per instruction. Get a few nice synthetic brushes
> and be done by noon.
>
Do you consider that easier than wiping the surface with a dampened rag?
John wrote:
> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
> an oil based varnish or not...).
If it's the original finish it is almost certainly lacquer.
__________
> I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
> off, or just score it so the paint stays? There are a lot of
> intricate edges on the piece, and sanding by hand might be difficult.
The surface needs to be deglossed so the paint has something to stick to.
That can be done by sanding with fine grit (240 or smaller) or chemically
with TSP or other deglosser.
____________
> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
Only if you want it to look like a walnut shell.
_____________
> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
*NOT* acrylic. A satin or semi-gloss alkyd paint. Sprayed. You realize, I
hope, that getting a good paint job on something like that is almost next to
impossible without spraying it. Yes, you can do it by hand as Messr.
Pawlowski outlined but using paint instead of a clear finish; it will take
hours and hours and hours...and still more hours.
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I had a piece that sound just like yours. I used a stripper on it (citrus
based)a brass brush and putty knifes to remove the finish. then used the
neutralizer (wipe on and off) lightly sanded the entire piece. and just used
amber shellac as a finish(I purchased this at a yard sale for 2 bucks it was
painted with several colors). but if you want white paint use a good primer
and a quality oil based paint )with an paint additive to help smooth it out)
Enjoy it really is not hard at all
Leonard
On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:49:29 -0700, "Lobby Dosser"
<[email protected]> wrote the following:
>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
>> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
>> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
>> an oil based varnish or not...).
I can't tell from here, either, John.
>> I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
>> off, or just score it so the paint stays? There are a lot of
>> intricate edges on the piece, and sanding by hand might be difficult.
>> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
Sure, for +-1/4" surface level tolerances. Go for it!
>> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
White, John.
>Is this a troll?
Need you ask?
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without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act
with cheerfulness. -- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711
> Do you consider that easier than wiping the surface with a dampened rag?
OK, I shouldn't have said "everyone". I was referring to those who
said strip it to bare wood, coat(s) of shellac, a primer, oil paint,
etc. I meant just fricking paint it.
Also not sure about someones comment about not being able to sand
latex. I do it all the time on my distressed pine furniture and she
looks beautiful.
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"SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Do you consider that easier than wiping the surface with a dampened rag?
>
> OK, I shouldn't have said "everyone". I was referring to those who
> said strip it to bare wood, coat(s) of shellac, a primer, oil paint,
> etc. I meant just fricking paint it.
>
> Also not sure about someones comment about not being able to sand
> latex. I do it all the time on my distressed pine furniture and she
> looks beautiful.
One more thing concerning that, looking at your pieces I suspect that the
latex paint that you are sanding is on bare wood. I have painted a lot of
homes and do run into problems with trim if it has been repainted
previousely with latex. It will indeed crumble and roll up into small balls
as it typically does not adheared well to the previous coat. That is all to
do with using the wrong preperation in the first place.
That said latex paint on a properly prepaired surface or one with no other
previous finish tends to sand well as you have stated.
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
> an oil based varnish or not...).
>
> I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
> off, or just score it so the paint stays? There are a lot of
> intricate edges on the piece, and sanding by hand might be difficult.
> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
>
> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
Is this a troll?
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
>
> Never painted good wood so I don't know for sure. Probably a gloss latex,
> but the paint store can advise better. Oil enamels are pretty much gone
> these days.
Never I mean never paint furniture with a Latex. Unless you never want to
sand it again. Ever try to sand latex, it turns to little rubber balls. It
does not sand.... Use an Enamel or alkid oil paint.
"Larry Jaques" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:49:29 -0700, "Lobby Dosser"
> <[email protected]> wrote the following:
>
>>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
>>> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
>>> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
>>> an oil based varnish or not...).
>
> I can't tell from here, either, John.
>
>
>>> I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
>>> off, or just score it so the paint stays? There are a lot of
>>> intricate edges on the piece, and sanding by hand might be difficult.
>>> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
>
> Sure, for +-1/4" surface level tolerances. Go for it!
>
>
>>> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
>
> White, John.
>
>
>>Is this a troll?
>
> Need you ask?
I thought there might be a one in a thousand chance he was serious, so I
thought I'd ask. No harm.
In article <[email protected]>,
Ed Pawlowski <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
>> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
>> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
>> an oil based varnish or not...).
>
>Strip the finish, sand, put a light stain if desired, then refinish with
>multiple coats of polyurethane, cure four weeks, wet sand, rottenstone,
>pumice, wax. It will be a lovely piece of furniture rather than a cheap
>looking white piece.
>>
<...snipped...>
If SWMBO said paint it white, then paint it white. Less work for you, in
this case, too.
--
Better to be stuck up in a tree than tied to one.
Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar.org
Leon wrote:
>
> "SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:f4f12b2b-b4f2-4135-a959-6b776f0441d7@t13g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>> Do you consider that easier than wiping the surface with a dampened rag?
>>
>> OK, I shouldn't have said "everyone". I was referring to those who
>> said strip it to bare wood, coat(s) of shellac, a primer, oil paint,
>> etc. I meant just fricking paint it.
>>
>> Also not sure about someones comment about not being able to sand
>> latex. I do it all the time on my distressed pine furniture and she
>> looks beautiful.
>
>
> One more thing concerning that, looking at your pieces I suspect that the
> latex paint that you are sanding is on bare wood. I have painted a lot of
> homes and do run into problems with trim if it has been repainted
> previousely with latex. It will indeed crumble and roll up into small
> balls
> as it typically does not adheared well to the previous coat. That is all
> to do with using the wrong preperation in the first place.
>
> That said latex paint on a properly prepaired surface or one with no other
> previous finish tends to sand well as you have stated.
I made the comment about Latex. I hate to paint, period. So believe me I'm
no expert on paint or painting. But I deal with lots of painters. And all
have said never use latex on wood. Its great on interior walls but most good
or great painters do not use latex on doors and trim. Its a nightmare for
the next guy that has to prep that door or trim for paint in the future. If
they do run into a home thats had its doors and trim painted with latex they
will use a special primer and sand it. At first I didn't believe them so I
tried sanded it myself and it did exactly what they said it would. Melted in
the sand paper, gummed it up and little balls of shit rolled up all around
the surface. That was enough proof for me that the experts know what they're
talking about.
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> We have an old piece of furniture that my wife wants to refinish white
> for my daughter's room. The piece is a maple piece varnished with a
> gloss finish (but finishes are my weak point so I can't tell if it's
> an oil based varnish or not...).
>
> I'm assuming I need to sand, but do I need to sand the finish right
> off, or just score it so the paint stays? There are a lot of
> intricate edges on the piece, and sanding by hand might be difficult.
> Would I be able to use my sandblaster for the those areas?
>
> Also, what kinds of paint would people recommend?
>
> Thanks
>
> John
If I understant you correctly, you want paint to be the new finished
surface.
May I suggest you first use a "liquid sand paper" this typically will
temperarily prepare the surface to accept paint. Because it is temperary
you need to do a section at a time and paint if the piece is intricate. The
liquid sand paper is will slightly soften the surface and you can find it at
most any paint store or home center.
Test in an inconspicious area and see how the results come out.
I would also strongly advise using a quality primer followed by an Alkid oil
based paint.