Painting my dresser-please help?/advice?

I'm wanting to paint my dresser but I need advice on how to start.


Its painted white already and Ive drawn and stuck stickers to it.


what stuff do I need to get?


I need like a step to step listPainting my dresser-please help?/advice?
The easy (and possibly artsy solution)





1) Paint. Strangely enough any art paint will do. Acrylics are great for this.


2) Let it dry.


3)Get a varnish. Now you don't want an art varnish for this. Go get yourself a colorless floor sealer for wood flooring. It should be a water based one.


Put it over your design and you are done.





or





1) Stickers can be removed chemically or by heat. Any paint stripper will do the trick as you don't have to be careful with the surface below it..


2) Sand down the dresserr. Not deep but you do need to have been everywhere.


3) Primer. If your dresse has many nooks and crannies you may find it most handy to use a spray paint. If you can not get it out of the house however I would recommend against it. The paint will get everywhere.


Use a roller and a small(ish) brush.


4) depending on your preferences paint your dresser in any color, design or print you want. No need to varnish your desk unless you used special techniques or art paints.


3)Painting my dresser-please help?/advice?
first, i would get as many of the stickers off as possible. try a product called GooGone. Saturate the stickers and then they should start to rub off rather easily.


then, you need to sand the dresser with a palm sander. you don't need to get the old paint off, just sand it enough to smooth out any bumps or sticker residue and rough it up to accept the new paint. depending on the old finish/paint, you might want to try a primer like Kilz to cover an extremely glossy surface, then paint with your favorite color. I think you can even get a color added to Kilz so that might save you a step.
you would want to clean it first and remove stickers, either peel off and/ or use hot soapy water, for some drawn images try using heavy duty cleaners, like mr. clean and windex,





now if the dresser is old it may be real wood and could opt to remove paints and varnish, if new and laminated press board, there are special paints, though could use regular paints, you have a choice of oil or acrylic, before painting, you may need to scuff surface of unit to help paint to adhere, and remove handles or cover if metal,





you'll need some type of drop mats or plastic or newspapers to cover floor, depending on size about two quarts of colored paint, either roller and or brushes, possibly painters tape to cover some edges, and ventilate room,





try to choose colors that match other furniture or bedding, possibly have friend or family help move and get ideas, you may also add wallpaper design for accent,





Debbie Travis Paint Selector


http://debbietravis.canadiantire.ca/debb…


Behr Color smart


http://www.behr.com/behrx/workbook/


Wallpaper finder


http://www.wallpapersnmore.com/global/co…


ColorBlender online color matching toolbox


http://colorblender.com/


The Sessions Color Calculator


http://dev.sessions.edu/ilu/ilu_1.html


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first you want to strip it free of any paint and get to bare wood. Next you want to lightly sand it to remove any residuals left behind, then clean it with a wet cloth to remove any dust... I would recommend going with an exterior oil paint high gloss finish if you want durability. ( if you have any dents you want taken out use a light spackle to fill them in.... Good luck

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