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Re: painting repro yew furniture

Posted By: Greg Scholl <beatkat@adelphia.net> (67-22-200-210.albyny.adelphia.net)
Date: 8/22/5 23:45

In Response To: painting repro yew furniture (jayne dear)

Hi Jayne....if the finish is intact with no peeling or flaking, start with a good cleaning with fine steel wool and mineral spirits, turps, or Naptha.When dry scuff sand the whole piece with 220-320 sand paper and vacuum the dust off. Prime with a good primer, and make sure to wipe down with a tack rag right before each coat of paint. Spray cans are a good idea here, as they speed up the process and can give you excellent results in terms of a smooth final finish....but good spray technique is essential as with any finishing, and a brush can work fine too. Typically oil paints are used for furniture, but I have been using Acrylic latex flats or eggshell's recently, followed by a clear coat.Paint with flats and eggshells because they're more sandable and dry smoother as a rule...get the desired sheen from your clear topcats. Oils used to be thought as being tougher, but water based paints are excellent nowadays, just remember you get what you pay for....buy good paint and primer.Oils take way longer to dry as well....12-24hours between coats, where as you can put on several coats in that time with a good Acrylic latex. Behr Premium and Sherwin Williams are two good ones....sand lightly between coats, only if you feel roughness with your hand, and tack rag again right before the next coat. Primer + Two coats will probably do fine especially if you clear coat once or twice afterwards..Minwax Polycrylic, Krylon and even Rustoleum have good Acrylic clears in an aerosol...hope that steers you in the right direction..

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