Thursday, February 18, 2010

What is the best way to paint over varnish wood to white paint?

i want to paint my stairs and banisters white but they are now dark brown stain and varnishWhat is the best way to paint over varnish wood to white paint?
You can try painting over top of the existing paint. The varnish is acting like a wood sealer. Prime the dark wood with a white primer, let it dry then paint your final coats (once or twice) until it covers. They only other alternative is to sand everything down. vacuum up the dust, prime and then repaint.What is the best way to paint over varnish wood to white paint?
Use steel wool an sugar soap the wool breaks the surface and the sugar soap gets rid of any grease or polish.
there are companys around that for a fee will immerse the whole


item in a vat of stripper %26amp; completely strip the item.


if you lightly sand the item %26amp; undercoat %26amp; gloss over the varnish, it will become prone to chipping!!
SAND THE VARNISH WITH FINE SANDPAPER AND THEN PAINT OVER
scratch it with sandpaper to give it a key, and apply a gloss undercoat, and then gloss it the following day.
First, sand the area to scuff it up and give the paint something to stick to. Then apply at least two coats of primer, and as many coats of the white paint as you're comfortable with. On a high traffic area like a bannister handrail, you may want to apply a clear sealant over the white paint.
no matter what you do you will have to sand and you might try a little varnish remover befor you sand.hope this helps.no real easy way to do it.also use some primer befor you paint so it dosnt bleed through.

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