Can I paint over lacquered wood (furniture)?

Darth_Kitten

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Sun Jun-08-08 11:58 AM
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Can I paint over lacquered wood (furniture)?

Would I need to use a primer first?

I want to keep this easy. :)

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evlbstrd

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Sun Jun-08-08 12:01 PM
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1. You'll need to sand it first.

Otherwise, the primer and the paint will peel.

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Darth_Kitten

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Sun Jun-08-08 12:03 PM
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2. Sand, prime, then paint.

okay.

I'm going to spray paint this puppy......

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khashka

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Sun Jun-08-08 12:23 PM
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3. Sand or use a solvent then prime then paint

Khash.

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Darth_Kitten

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Sun Jun-08-08 12:36 PM
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7. What kind of solvent?

:shrug:

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khashka

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Sun Jun-08-08 05:24 PM
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8. You can get them at the hardware store

Tell them what kinda wood so it doesn't damage it . Put on, wipe it off. You'll still need to sand but it'll be easier.

Khash.

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BrotherBuzz

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Sun Jun-08-08 12:31 PM
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4. Fat over thin is the rule of thumb

Fat (oil based paint) can applied over thin (lacquer based paints or finishes). You can not apply thin on fat as the solvent will dissolve the oil based paints.

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pink-o

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Sun Jun-08-08 12:34 PM
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5. I can tell you don't want to sand. It's an ugly, messy, tedious job.

I've had luck with Liquid Sandpaper, available @ the hardware store. You just spread it on and leave it, then you can prime and paint.

But it depends on your surface.

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Darth_Kitten

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Sun Jun-08-08 12:35 PM
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6. it's lacquered pine.....

Liquid Sandpaper, huh?

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Schema Thing

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Sun Jun-08-08 05:28 PM
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9. Don't sand, just prime

no reason to sand. The primer doesn't care.

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Schema Thing

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Sun Jun-08-08 05:34 PM
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10. And here is probably the primer to use:

http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductId=10

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