Top Five Tips - Spray-Painting Furniture
I have been working on my latest Pinterest Project for about three days now. It is spray-painted shelving unit-type thingies. I bought these two on craigslist for $5 each. They were dirty and very wobbly, just needed a good washing and tightening of the screws! I want to turn them into nightstands for our master bedroom, so I am painting them white and adding a stencil saying on top.
Here are my top five tips on spray-painting furniture.
#1 Invest in a spray paint grip with trigger. They are only $2.50 at my local Walmart, and I am so grateful to whoever invented this! If you've ever spray-painted before, you know how the tip of your finger hurts after continually pressing down on the nozzle! With the trigger, it's much easier!
#2 If you must use your finger to spray-paint the regular way, wear some type of gloves! This will prevent any spray-paint from ending up on the pad of your finger! Use an old sock if you have nothing else.
#3 Wear a mask to avoid inhaling the fumes. They sell these at Walmart, too!
#4 Use a primer & sand your piece before spray-painting. I am a big proponent of preparing your furniture before spray-painting!
#5 If you use masking tape on your projects and have trouble peeling it off, use a hair dryer to apply direct heat on the tape and then pull it off very s-l-o-w-l-y!
And this is something I found out the hard way: If you are spray-painting a bookshelf or something with a back and sides, don't peer into it while spray-painting - otherwise the spray mist will bounce off the back and sides of the piece, and come right back into your face!
Here are my top five tips on spray-painting furniture.
#1 Invest in a spray paint grip with trigger. They are only $2.50 at my local Walmart, and I am so grateful to whoever invented this! If you've ever spray-painted before, you know how the tip of your finger hurts after continually pressing down on the nozzle! With the trigger, it's much easier!
#2 If you must use your finger to spray-paint the regular way, wear some type of gloves! This will prevent any spray-paint from ending up on the pad of your finger! Use an old sock if you have nothing else.
#3 Wear a mask to avoid inhaling the fumes. They sell these at Walmart, too!
#4 Use a primer & sand your piece before spray-painting. I am a big proponent of preparing your furniture before spray-painting!
#5 If you use masking tape on your projects and have trouble peeling it off, use a hair dryer to apply direct heat on the tape and then pull it off very s-l-o-w-l-y!
And this is something I found out the hard way: If you are spray-painting a bookshelf or something with a back and sides, don't peer into it while spray-painting - otherwise the spray mist will bounce off the back and sides of the piece, and come right back into your face!
