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!


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