Paint Stripper Tutorial

Tutorial: My Experience with a Paint Stripper

I experimented with Using Paint Stripper which I have been a little afraid of. But I picked up a dresser and it has a Terribly Horrendous Paint Job as you can see.

Thick, Globby and weird.

The blue paint was Scary and no match for a sander. I had no other choice.

This is what brand I used, and the supplies I used as well.

The Stripper says it is a spray on but I just globbed a thick layer on and spread it with my hands, Double Gloved.

Here is what it looked like with the stripper applied.

You can see it starting to warp the paint after a few minutes.

I let it sit on there for about 15 to 20 minutes.

After it has been on 15-20 min, take your scraper and start scraping it off.

It actually glides off. Easier than I expected.

Scrape as much off as you can. It comes off in huge Globs of paint.

Just Slopp it onto some news paper.

(You will accuire quite the pile which I managed to step in 3 times. )

If it leaves any areas of paint that don't scrape easily,

just put more stripper on & let it sit

for a few minutes.

Once you have Scraped everything off that you can,

Use the wire brush & scrub all the areas that have any details like

the corners or any groove that still have junk in them.

Here is a picture of the plain wood after it has been scraped.

Now you can sand it smooth or sand it down all over to the bare wood.

It is a little time consuming but not as bad as I thought.

I would only recommend this on pieces with mostly flat surfaces.

It would be a nightmare to try this on something that had lots of detailing.

FYI.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

The Lovely White

Introducing... The Lovely White

BEFORE

AFTER

This is an old dresser I was lucky enough to stumble upon one day.

Probably one of the best finds I've ever come upon.

It was a quite rickety and needed alot of work as you can see from close up pictures below.I managed to restore the missing pieces and with a covering of paint,

miracles can happen.

before

after

There were cracks and chips in the edges, then the detailed work on the front of it was all chipped off and coming off. So that took a little repairing.

Charcoal Grey China Hutch

This is a china cabinet I finished a few weeks ago.

I wish I could find a before picture but I couldn't find one.

When I got the hutch I had no shelving so I just measured the inside and ordered 2 pieces of 1/4'' glass.

Here is a detailed look at the bottom

Twins!

Here are 2 little nightstands I finished.

They just needed a little makeover and now they're looking good as new. This was my experimental paint job which turned out way cute. They are a light grey with aged areas and white coming through.

My new favorite paint treatment.

Before

After

and yes. My entertainment center Will be getting this color.

Someday when I have a spare minute.

So that is my new goal.

peaceout.

Lovely little Desk

This lovely little desk found a new home this morning. I finished it last week when I had time off. It turned out really good. I like that it turned out very neutral with the Charcoal Grey finish. It will look good in an office and not be too girly.

Before

After

Naked

& Clothed

Thanks for stoppin by!

Finished Grey Dresser

This is a dresser I just finished. I kept the original knobs because they are unique little wooden knobs I don't see every day. I got this dresser at a yard sale and immediatly fell in love, knowing exactly what color it would soon be.

Dove Grey (sigh) .

That is not really the color, that's just what I call it. The color is one I mixed up.

& I did find a before picture

Before

(after sanding it)

AFTER

I was inspired by the dresser in this office. I just loved how simple the whole thing looks. So when I stumbled upon mine,

I was in heaven.

This is a Wonderful Design Blog full of the cutest things, a Way cute house and beautiful pictures. Check it out! you wont be sorry.

Jones Design Company

Thanks for the inspiration.

Yellow Dresser

I made this blog intending to update it more than once a year. But it seems like months go by before I get around to it. Someday I will do better.

Anyway..

Here is a before and After of a dresser I finished.

It is Yellow with updated Black hardware. (The picture almost makes them look blue or purple, which would be completely absurd.)

Before

After

Hutch Tutorial and Colors

My last post about my hutch was forever ago, but everyone asked about the colors and what technique I used. So I put together a little Tutorial.

The color's I used are a mixture of

Benjamin Moore- Night Train, and

Benjamin Moore- Wedgewood grey.

For the tutorial I found a piece of wood then I just used wood glue to put a piece of trim on there to show how to get the grey in the creases.

Step 1- Prime

This was a natural piece of wood so it needed primer. I used Kilz. I prime about 90% of everything I do. I don't want to take the chance of spending hours and hours on something, just to have something go wrong b/c I skipped priming.

Step 2- Sand

I use a small palm sander with a fine sand paper.

This will remove any brush strokes that you can feel.

Wipe dust off with a damp cloth.

Step 3- Paint

I use a small foam roller to get the smoothest coat.

both colors are Benjamin Moore paint,

mixed until I liked the grey color.

Night Train + edgecomb grey

Step 4- Sand with fine sand paper. Wipe down.

Step 5- Paint 2nd Coat

Step 6- Sand with very fine sand paper (400 g), wipe down

Using the Night Train I just mixed in a drop or 2 of black paint. This is considered a glaze. You can add water to a glaze or you can buy actual glazes. I just used regular paint. You can see the lighter color under the new paint is the paint I used for the 2 coats, thats about how much contrast you'll want.

Step 7- Brush on the grey paint or Glaze.

Make sure you get it in the creases of the moulding. It can be a quick fast coat, and you can cover the whole thing.

Step 8- Wipe Glaze Off

While the glaze is still wet, just use a cloth that is barely damp and start wiping it off.

I found out that if the rag is too wet, it takes too much of the grey off.

Wipe most of it off of the flat areas, just leave the dark in the creases, corners and edges of the piece.

Step 9- Seal with Polyurethane, satin finish

This was the first time I used wipe on Polyurethane and it is the Bomb.Com

Seriously, I loved it. It is my new favorite product to use. It is so easy to use. Just wear gloves and use small rags you can throw away.

I have used other types and they are messy and leave streaks and some bubbles. Not this.

I put 2-3 coats on the hutch, letting it dry 24 hours in between. No sanding in between.

I put an extra coat on the top of the bottom part of the hutch to protect it where things get set on it.

*Do Not Use it on White or Cream painted pieces. It will yellow, or discolor.

The end. I hope this helps! Let me know if anyone try's it out, I would love to see if this was helpful and if your piece turned out.

Thanks!