Furniture Paint Without Sanding

Put a very light coat on and make sure you smooth out any drips.

Furniture paint without sanding. I wasn’t actually sure if you could spray paint wood furniture without sanding it – but I picked up a couple cans of flat black spray paint that have primer in them and hoped for the best. Is the Surface Shiny? Also, make sure to put newspaper or a drop cloth (or old sheet) under the piece of furniture to prevent floors getting paint on them (I learned this the hard way).

Highlight the original stained finish with this distressed paint technique. Want to paint furniture but hate the sanding, priming and prep that's involved? You may have been told that you have to sand your wooden furniture before you paint it, but that's actually not true.

As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. Another technique is to lay a utility knife blade flat on the painted surface near the dried bump in the paint. Typically when you repaint furniture, it is important to sand off any varnish or sealer so that the new paint will stick to it properly.

A lot of my furniture is from yard sales. Yeah, the primer is VITAL. Sanding would have been a long and tedious project.

This was a glossy varnished buffet and you can see how dull it is after the deglosser. To get the smoothest finish possible, make sure that your paint strokes all go in one direction. You can do this while you lightly clean your.

You can distress painted antique furniture without sanding and without the mess. I know I just offended several traditional painter, but the fact is it is possible to without sanding…sometimes. I use a spray bottle filled with two parts water 1 part white vinegar.