We once bought matching beds for our daughters and decided to slap a coat of white paint on them. Within two days, the paint was peeling off because we had neglected to sand before prime and paint. My husband thought that putting primer on would be enough. We were wrong, wrong, wrong.
I think the tips provided on how to paint furniture by Centsational Girl are fabulous, but for that particular piece of furniture sanding was very necessary!
Necessary to Sand? If your piece is in pretty good condition, you can skip the sanding step or the use of a power sander and go straight to priming. Bonding primers don’t require sanding, even if your piece is heavily varnished, but I do find giving the furniture a good scuffing with a medium (80 grit) sanding wedge not only helps clean off any debris, but gives your primer a great surface to cling too. No need to sand away all the varnish and get down to the raw wood, just give it a good 5 to 10 minute scuffing with a sanding wedge, then wipe away any debris with a soft cloth.
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