Tips on painting fake wood furniture.?

Question

I can't afford to by new furniture right now but some of my stuff needs to be redone. Anyone have any tips on how to paint a dresser/coffee table etc.?

Answer 1

Just a tip... You said in your question that the wood is FAKE. If you mean it is that particle board stuff, with a thin layer that simulates real wood, be careful.

Because it's not wood, and the "wood-like" coating is not wood, it has a weird way of reacting badly to wet paint. I've seen it absorb the paint, swell up, and then cause "wrinkles" in that thin "wood-like" top layer. Then, regardless of color, you have a wavy surface that just looks weird.

You'll be fine with just about any paint...but if it's VERY fake furniture, try testing a hidden area, and perhaps paint with several light coats, rather than a heavy "cover it all at once" coating. And allow each light coat to dry completely, so you don't saturate the fake wood, and cause any undesirable effects.

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Particle board paints well. Prep the wood by beating it with some chain or a hammer,to get some depth to the wood. To achieve a shaby chic look, use a red or brown for a base coat. Then use an off white paint for the topcoat. After everything is dry, rough sand the edges. You may want to purchase a glaze or crackle to make it look more authentic. Have fun. No matter what you do, the RTA furniture will have more character and give you a lot of pleasure knowing you created your own masterpiece.

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Answer 7

I'm a union painter....If the furniture has been stained and you want to paint over it...You need to get a gallon of oil based kilz $30 dollars and a foam wiz roller $3.00 along with a china bristle brush $5-$8.00 and one can of sunny side paint thinner $3.00.
If you want to paint the furniture white...then use the oil base kilz to cover the stain. If you want to paint your furniture some kind of brownish color...make sure you ask the paint store to tint the kilz for you. Then you won't have to put so many coats of finish on. The tinted kils will get you close to the color you want. The kilz prevents the stain from bleeding through and assures that the finish coat of paint will adhere to the kilz..Make sure if you are going to do this inside the house you cover everything with plastic..in the area your working in...get a fan in the window..oil based kils is strong odor...u can drop 5-8 tbsp of vanilla extract to mask the smell. Roll ya sleeves up and wear old clothes you don't mind ruining. have fun and good luck.

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Answer 9

If this is just the pressed wood variety, then I'd look into using spray paint. Its quick, cheap and will give you a nice finish.
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Answer 10

Fake wood, use sand paper to scuff up the surface so the paint will stick. Apply thin layers of paint until it is covered.