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The Storage Locker => General Storage Auction Talk => Topic started by: Travis on February 20, 2013, 08:19:04 PM
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I bought a great bedroom set today but the finish looks like crap. As is, I could only get $200 for the sleigh bed, dresser, night stand and mirror. If I spray it black and the finish looks nice I could get $500-600 for the set.
Just wondering if anyone has used a sprayer to paint their furniture and if so, how did it turn out?
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Lacquer Furniture? Well I know this is not an easy process. Many coats lots of sanding, and not cheap. It would seem you would need to almost specialize in this, rather than doing a one off. People South of the border or overseas may have a labor advantage, and looser environmental controls to go into a production sequence. With the Chinese competition composites (particle board and veneers) using natural type finishes , plain vanilla furniture painting seems passe.
Please do not take this information as more than intuition based on minimal information. Since nobody answered your post, I thought I would try.
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I watched a pretty good YouTube video. Although it's done with rollers, the finished product looks nice. It's worth watching for the music alone. ;)
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As a possible solution, use a wood filler on the rough spots, leaving enough room to put matching wood (cherry, mahogany, walnut, birch,...etc. ) laminate strips (available in all lumber yards) high enough, to sand and knock down smooth. Sand till real smooth and hand finish with a dark tongue oil, to blend in any imperfections.
This is type of effect is done all the time with very high end masonry counter work , adding a bit of mortar to the wormholes, to make a beautiful blended finish.
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I've done some.
I just use my automotive primer gun and pancake air compressor.
If you want to go really cheap, Harbor Frieght has a gun that for the money isn't all that bad.
I used it to stain the kitchen cabinets, worked great. Paints decent but I'd do a practice project first.
Sort of hard to get it to lay smooth untill its dialed in and you learn the stroke.
For high end stuff I use my old Iwata gun. But that's a $400 gun that I switched out the needle to shoot thicker paint.
I'd highly recommend a HVLP gravity feed paint gun. Less work, easy to lean, easier to dial in....
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some great youtube vids on refinishing furniture. i just did a bedroom set recently myself