Can you spray paint over varnished wood?

i cant sand the wood down, it'd take forever.


i just want the wood black. can i just spray paint it?Can you spray paint over varnished wood?
Have you looked into using a stripper instead of sanding? Strippers remove the paint or varnish by dissolving it. You then wipe the surface clean with a cloth or steel wool. After a light sanding to remove any remaining paint, you are ready for painting. Much easier than sanding and usually gives a better result than adding more paint to the wood.Can you spray paint over varnished wood?
No you cannot. I know you want to cut corners sometimes, but unless this is something you don't care about at all, you must sand it.


I had very old varnished wood cabinets that I painted white. First I sanded (what I thought was) every inch and then primed and painted (b/c I went from dark to light) . Apparently in a 3 inch groove I missed a spot. Primed and painted right over it, never knowing. And within 2 months of regular wear and tear I had a 4 inch dark brown spot that had peeled free of paint.


Trust me its much harder to fix it later than do it right the first time
You have to prepare the stained wood to be painted,if you don`t the paint will just peel off after a while.The perpetration of any thing painted is very important.The question you have to ask yourself is do you want the paint,to look good and last or do you want it to look good just for a while.It will be worth it trust me........good luck.
You can use a liquid sander. When we say sanding it's just to rough up the surface. You don't need to sand to bare wood. Get some medium grit sand paper and sand the surface. Prime with tinted Kilz-t......let dry and spray paint away. Several light coats are better than 1 thick coat.
probably. it'll peel off though. just try sanding it. unless youre really lazy/
YES BUT IT WILL COME OFF OVER TIME... YOU SHOULD GET A SANDER IF YOU ARE LAZY.
you have to do some sanding so the paint will take.GL
Sure. You just have to sand it first.