Furniture is old and the paint on it is worn out. We just need to brush it once more to make it come back to life. How do you paint it? In fact, it's not difficult, just a few basic tools and some time. Let's talk about the specific measures.
1. Make preparations
1. Lay newspapers on the floor first, and then open the doors and windows to ensure adequate ventilation. Put the wooden furniture to be painted on the newspaper. Before you start, wear a mask and gloves.
2. Remove the hardware from the furniture with a screwdriver. If you're going to paint the chest of drawers or the dresser, remove the hardware before you start. This has two advantages:
One is to ensure that the paint is not applied to the hardware; the other is to replace the hardware or paint it completely.
3. Repair the gap with gap, hole and dent with sealant (putty). Scrape off the excess sealant with a putty knife, and then let the sealant dry.
4. Polish the furniture surface with sandpaper. This is done to remove the protective varnish or paint from the surface of wooden furniture to make the primer more easily attached to the furniture.
If there are uneven places in the place where the sealant is applied, sand paper shall be used to fully polish the place, so that the place where the sealant is applied and other parts of the furniture shall be kept flush.
5. After polishing the surface of the furniture, gently wipe it with a clean coarse cloth to remove the residue and make the furniture surface clean and tidy. If necessary, use mild detergent and then dry the furniture surface with a cloth.
2. Start priming and painting
1. If you want furniture to look uniform in color, apply a layer of primer. Apply a layer of primer to the surface of wooden furniture with paint brush and roller. The paint brush is used to brush the edge, corner and hard to brush area; the roller is used to roll the large and uniform area without wavy shape. Wait for the primer to dry before painting.
2. After the primer is dry, polish the surface with fine-grained sandpaper. Sanding can make the paint adhere to the primer better.
3. Start painting, first use roller, then paint brush. If possible, roll the uniform part with the foam roller, then repaint it evenly with the paint brush. Pay special attention to the places where the roller cannot be brushed, such as the corners. When the paint is dry, check to see if there is any incomplete paint.
4. Apply another coat of paint if necessary. According to professional painters, one coat of primer and paint is not enough to produce a professional effect, wait for the first coat to dry (preferably overnight, at least 6 hours), and then apply the same paint again using the above method.
5. Brush protective paint (optional). When the paint is dry, apply varnish or sealant on it to avoid scratches and scratches. This can also add a slight luster to the furniture.
6. Wait for the paint to dry out, and the painting work will be finished!
Tips:
1. Acrylic paint can be used, so there is no need to brush protective paint after painting, because acrylic acid itself can provide sufficient protection.
2. Add some paint into the primer, so that the primer will be thicker, thus reducing the possibility of wood grain leakage.
Maintenance methods of wooden furniture
1. Dust removal maintenance
Prepare a soft dry towel, do not wet, gently wipe the surface of furniture, along the wood texture to wipe dust. In the whole process, no detergent is needed to avoid irritating the furniture surface. If daily maintenance, can use professional wood household cleaner, can help to remove the air pollutants, fumes, excess wax and so on.
2. Avoid scratches
If there are scratches in furniture, it will not only affect the beauty of furniture, but also affect the service life of furniture. Therefore, in the process of use, we should try to avoid damage caused by direct contact between hard objects or metal products and furniture. If you are not careful to appear small scratches, you can choose and furniture wood color similar to the wax smear scratches, the cracks will be filled. Then wax the area again to maintain the gloss.
The above is all the knowledge about how to clean wooden furniture and how to maintain wooden furniture. Wooden furniture is a kind of furniture which is more environmental friendly and has been loved by everyone all the time. But wooden furniture must be well maintained so that it will not be easily damaged.
