Painting furniture?
Mike Halmarack
seems to be made from chunky MDF like material with a thin, though
rich looking veneer of some kind. I want to paint it avocado and put
it in the bathroom. There seem to be 2 main considerations. Preparing
the surface for paint (without damaging a possibly super-thin veneer)
and protecting the fibre board from airborne moisture.
Is there an ideal etching type solvent that would make the surface
ready for primer without having to resort to paint-stripper?
Is there a specialist primer that would make a good foundation for
further painting on this surface?
TIA
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack
Drop the EGG to email me.
pen
painting it the best thing to do? Although of course MDF is not
normally a feature of antique furniture! If you need a bathroom
cabinet, why not sell the antique and buy something more appropriate?
Not that I'm trying to dictate or anything, just that your eventual
heirs might curse you for ruining a valuable piece.
Chris Bacon
It's not an antique. Rub it over with cellulose thinners, Jizer,
or WHY, and roller some paint onto it.
Mike Halmarack
>Errm....if it is a "lovely antique", is etching the surface and
>painting it the best thing to do?
It's the sort of "lovely antique"that's suitable for this "change of
use" treatment, in my fuzzy estimation.
>Although of course MDF is not normally a feature of antique furniture!
That's what I thought! I suspect it's just pretending to be an
antique. I wouldn't want to hurt it's feelings by telling it so
though.
>If you need a bathroom
>cabinet, why not sell the antique and buy something more appropriate?
Several reasons:
Antiques made from MDF don't usually attract top prices.
I believe in making best use of what just turns up.
My next door neighbor offered the cabinet to me and my adviser told me
to never refuse a gift.
I guess if I did sell it, mythology would soon have it that it was a
genuine Sheraton which fetched thousands at auction.
>Not that I'm trying to dictate or anything, just that your eventual
>heirs might curse you for ruining a valuable piece.
Surely painting it Avocado to match the rest of the items in the
bathroom could only increase it's value?
Unless, that is, it collapses like a milk soaked shredded wheat
because I got the painting chemistry wrong.
Mike Halmarack
wrote:
Now there's a man after my own heart. :)
I might go for a slightly more delicately applied finish though, if
the suggestion of one turns up.
Chris Bacon
> Chris Bacon wrote:
>> Rub it over with cellulose thinners, Jizer,
>> or WHY, and roller some paint onto it.
>
> Now there's a man after my own heart. :)
> I might go for a slightly more delicately applied finish though, if
> the suggestion of one turns up.
Rollering's OK with gloss, it can be made to leave a very
slightly orange-peely finish that hides minor imperfections
well. I suppose you could always use a spray can of stopper
or some sort of primer, rub it down, and use a spray can of
a suitable colour to finish it off.
Mike Halmarack
wrote:
>Mike Halmarack wrote:
Thanks, i'll put it on my short list of possibilities.
I've been thinking of buying an air brush on ebay, mainly for other
purposes. I know it would mean lot's of refills, even if an airbrush
will spray gloss paint, which is possible I supposes.
The3rd Earl Of Derby
Don't ya just hate it when some bloke has gone to the trouble of making a
cabinet or something in wood then veneered it and stainded it and
someone(particulary women)go and paint it. ;-)
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
Mike Halmarack
I hope so, cus I'm not keen on this kind of painting. I expect I'll
end up doing it myself though. I'm getting quite adept at improvising
from the lack of a handy woman.
S Viemeister
Mike Halmarack
Fast and cheap's my ideal. I can't see many part's of this cabinet
that would accommodate a roller. Maybe a tiny toy one perhaps.
S Viemeister
>
> Fast and cheap's my ideal. I can't see many part's of this cabinet
> that would accommodate a roller. Maybe a tiny toy one perhaps.
>
Brush first, on any bits that a roller won't fit into, then finish
everything off with rollers. Chris is right about the orange-peel surface
- it hides most imperfections.
Mike Halmarack
In that case I have several jobs for them. Thanks for the tip. Tiny
rollers it is.
Chris Bacon
> Fast and cheap's my ideal. I can't see many part's of this cabinet
> that would accommodate a roller. Maybe a tiny toy one perhaps.
What about a 100mm mini-roller? You can also combine brush
and roller, brush paing the fiddly bits, and roll over the
rest (a bit like the reverse of rollering doors and laying
off with a brush after).
Chris Bacon
Ooops. I've just re-psoted approx. what you've just said!
Rob Morley
Mike Halmarack <Mi...@gooseEGGisland.plus.com> wrote:
> I recently inherited a lovely antique mahogany corner cabinet. It
> seems to be made from chunky MDF like material with a thin, though
> rich looking veneer of some kind. I want to paint it avocado and put
> it in the bathroom.
Can't you paint the bathroom mahogany instead?
Mike Halmarack
wrote:
There's sometimes a tastefully located mahogany coloured ring around
the inside of the avocado bathtub. I suppose I could try to encourage
it to spread and assess the result.
Mike Halmarack
wrote:
Hi Chris,
using plusnet's news server and Forte Agent, one of your most helpful
replies didn't arrive here. I saw the missing message on Google. I'm
taking your advice on the painting, thanks.