VIDEO: Painting furniture without sanding
First preparation of the furniture
- In advance, it is of course advisable to remove the old color from the respective pieces of furniture so that the newly applied color or varnish lasts for a longer period of time. However, if you don't want to sand down your furniture, you can also use paint removers. Inquire at your specialist retailer which solvent is best for removing the old paint from your furniture.
Remove the paint before painting
- If you have been recommended to use the correct product, follow the manufacturer's instructions exactly. If you need a rag, make sure you have it ready.
- Let the solvent take effect for a certain period of time and then remove the paint residue with a spatula. Be careful not to scratch the furniture.
- If all surfaces are free of the old color, you can now paint the piece of furniture with the new color using a brush. There are of course no limits to your personal choice of colors.
- If you would like to do without aggressive solvents completely if you want to remove old paint from your piece of furniture, you can easily use a heater. This heats up the applied paint to such an extent that it bubbles up on the piece of furniture itself and can easily be removed with a spatula.
- Make sure, however, that you do not hold the heater too close to the piece of furniture, otherwise burn marks can occur due to the really high temperature.
- If you have removed all paint residues in this way, you can now simply paint the piece of furniture.
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