How To Clean Wood Furniture For Painting
Learn the best way to clean and prep your furniture for a high quality finish that wont chip and peel and find out why you shouldnt skip these important steps.
How to clean wood furniture for painting. Give it a Sand. Its a good idea to give the entire piece of furniture a once over with your cleaner of choice. You can easily update a piece of wood furniture with paint.
Examine the piece of furniture for any deep scratches gouges or nicks. Add a drop or two of blue Dawn soap. Spray your rag and work your way down from the top to the bottom.
If using Simple Green I work in areas spraying down each area then scrubbing with a Dobie sponge. Learn why no prep just isnt the way to go. TSP trisodium phosphate - sold in the paint aisle of Lowes.
You can use white vinegar diluted in water for cleaning or white vinegar mixed with olive oil for a clean and polish. Step 2 Using your old rag wipe down your piece of furniture. To clean hardware we suggest using a 1 to 1 mixture of vinegar and water.
Learn how to paint wood furniture with this detailed step-by-step video tutorial. Equal parts clean water. Some hardware is tricky to remove so can be cleaned without removing from your piece.
To clean your hardware it may be easiest to remove it this will also make painting a smoother process. I pushed some wood glue under the veneer with a craft stick popsicle stick then used these cute little clamps to hold the veneer down while the glue dried. The primer will help to hide joints holes seams and etc.
