Painting Furniture - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

cowtown · 04-07-2006, 08:33 AM

Has anybody done this? I'm trying to figure out my time.

Homeowner asked me to paint 2 rocking chairs and 3 tables. I'm thinking 1 1/2 hours per coat for the rocking chairs. One coat primer plus 2 coats paint.

They are unfinished teak wood...they want them the color of the house.

Not sure how to describe but they are made up of slats of 1" wide with a 1/2" between each piece of wood. What's a good way to go about this? They are not easily sanded or brushed. Has anybody used a paint glove? I don't own a sprayer.

I know there are different primers on the market but I still haven't figured out what works best where. Would you use an acrylic primer, alkyd primer or an oil based (same as alkyd?) primer for wood furniture? Does it depend on the type of finish I'm trying to achieve?

Thanks

**ProWallGuy** · 04-07-2006, 09:04 AM

I've done some of these before, and am getting ready to do 2 rocking chairs just like you describe. How long to do is up in the air. If its for a client, try to go T & M.
I like to prime bare wood with BIN. It penetrates well, and dries super fast.
2 coats and sanded in a day no problem. I will finish with 2-3 coats of exterior semi-gloss, with a mildew inhibitor added in. I always brush these by hand, and use a sanding sponge for smoothing. I also use one of these for the hard to reach spots:

**Teetorbilt** · 04-07-2006, 09:06 AM

How old are they? Are they for interior or exterior use? If exterior, will the sun ever hit them?

cowtown · 04-07-2006, 09:55 AM

"I also use one of these for the hard to reach spots:"

Do those sprayers work as is or do you have to thin the paint? I tried one way back, from what I remember it didn't push the paint through very well.

How old are they?...

These chairs are new and will sit on a partially covered porch so they may be in the sun about 25% of the day.

**ProWallGuy** · 04-07-2006, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cowtown

Do those sprayers work as is or do you have to thin the paint? I tried one way back, from what I remember it didn't push the paint through very well.

Yes, it needs to be thinned some. The instructions it comes with are pretty accurate. I did as it said, and it worked fine. I use these pre-vals quite a bit. Some paint struggles through, but most come out fine. I don't use it for a finished look, only to get the paint on there in the hard to reach spots, and then try to brush it out some too.