![]() ![]() I chose this Waverly Chalky Paint in the color Moss. Even though it looks shinyĪfter the last coat of shellac dried for an hour, we moved it back inside to paint. The shellac actually helps the paint stick better. The shellac creates a bit of a shiny finish, but I promise, I joke sometimes that the piece looks exactly the same as it I also like the spray can instead of brushing it on because ![]() You can get shellac primer that is tinted white, but I love to use the clear shellac so I can distress the paint a little and see the wood underneath instead of white primer. Shellac is one of the only things that will actually block It looks like orange or pink splotches in your paint job, and no matter how many coats of paint you put over it, it won’t go away. If you’ve never painted wood before, you probably have no idea what bleed-through is.īasically, bleed-through is when wood tannins or the dye in the stain bleed through your paint. It’s actually what I use on probably 80% of my makeovers.Īnd it definitely serves a purpose or two, so even though it’s stinky, I don’t ever skip over some sort of primer anymore! Prevent Stain Bleeding Through Paintįirst and foremost, I use clear shellac to prevent bleed through. In this case, the primer is clear shellac. Then we moved the table out to the garage to give it two coats of “primer”, letting it dry for at least an hour before I painted over it. Then I used my vacuum to suck up all of the dust, and I used a rag to wipe off what was left behind. It took me about 20 minutes to scuff sand the whole thing. So basically just a few passes back and forth over the whole thing. I just sanded enough to dull the shiny finish, and give the paint something to hold onto. I didn’t want to sand through the old finish though! I tore up the 220 grit sandpaper into quarters, and then I scuff-sanded the table all over. **If you truly want a professional finish that doesn’t easily scratch off, don’t skip scuff sanding! **Yes, Waverly Chalk Paint says it is a NO-PREP paint, but I take no chances when it comes to making sure the paint will stick, especially to a more shiny finish! Scuff Sand the Table: Isn’t Waverly Chalk Paint NO PREP? Then I dried it all off before moving to the next step. It down again, rinsing off any soapy residue that might have been left behind. I’m telling you, this makeover is really taking everything back to the basics, the cheapest way to try to get a high-end-looking finish!Īfter I scrubbed the table with the hot soapy water, I wiped Wiped it down really well to remove any gunk, dirty or grease that could be onīut instead of using my typical Krud Kutter that I love, I opted wipe it down with an old rag and some Dawn dish soap in a bucket of hot water. Then, just like with every other time I paint furniture, I So I had to flip over the table to get the hardware off the fake drawers. There is actually only one drawer on here, even though there looks like there are 3. Upon closer inspection, it looks like it was refinished fairly recently, so it was in pretty good condition.īut holy moly, that stain they used was definitely tooįirst I removed the hardware from the drawers. It’s an oak veneered sofa table that was made in china. Here’s what the table looked like before.
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