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paint spray

I want to paint the legs of my cheap old ikea kitchen table so I can reuse as a desk in my daughters room. I only want to paint the legs as I will put a table cloth on the top. someone told me a spray might be better than painting - any idea what this could be please and if it would be better than painting? thank you

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  • tony6403
    tony6403 Posts: 1,257 Forumite
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    You can get an excellent finish using spray paints provided that you make sure that you sand out any imperfections at the outset. The cans of paint are not cheap - £5 to £7 each . A significant amount of the paint will not hit the target, so spray well away from other items or shield the surrounding area with lots of newspaper. It's a very smelly procedure and you should wear a facemask. I regretted spraying outside on one occasion when it proved to be a good way of catching flies.
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  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    spraying indoors isnt a good idea either. the fumes will nearly kill you and the overspray gets everywhere.
    spray outside, or just inside a garage door. open of course. choose your day carefully.

    or use normal paint and a brush.
    Get some gorm.
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