Paint over a varnished dresser?

I want to paint over a dresser that has already been varnished in a glossy style. Do I need to sand and prime before applying paint? Is there a good paint that will go over varnish and adhere well to it without having to sand and prime it first?Paint over a varnished dresser?
You can 'kill' the old finish by washing it all over with a solution of TSP (tri sodium phosphate). You can find it in most any supermarket with the laundry detergents or cleaning products.





Mix a solution of about a cup to a gallon of as-hot-as-you-can-stand water. Rub it in hard with an old towel, making sure you use rubber gloves.





It will remove the gloss completely as well as the top skin of the old varnish, leaving good surface for paint to adhere to.





Good luck.Paint over a varnished dresser?
It is best to go over it witha sand, then lay primer, then coarse sand, then another undercoat, then medium sand, then colour coat, then light sand, then colour coat, to ensure a smooth finish.
Although sanding and priming are best, I have gotten good results skipping this step and using KILZ paint primer. It tends to stick pretty well and keeps the new paint from chipping.
Sand and prime or it will peel like a fruit roll up
Best primer for a job like that is BIN Zinzer...white pigmented shellac, always good to degloss the surface
its totally cool, to color it spray or paiting it dosnt matter. you just have to sand it a little bit. not alot