Painting Pine Furniture.

Sweet_Sugar_1984

Hi.

I have a really ugly, huge pine wardrobe which I would like to paint in a light colour.

What is the easiest and most cost and time effective way of going about this?

Which paints would be the best option? I'm hoping that there's a paint that I can use without having to prep the wood in advance.

Also is it best to use a roller or brush?

Thanks

Fire_Fox

If you do not prepare the surface it will likely chip, flake or even peel easily. Any knots in the pine may come through a solid colour paint over time. How bothered are you by these issues?

Minimum prep is a good scrub with sugar soap to get rid of any grease and grime. If the varnish is well worn/ not high gloss you might get away without sanding. Otherwise could you borrow an electric sander? Or pay a teenage relative or neighbour to lightly sand the wardrobe?

I prefer a mini roller finish, but it works better with thinner consistency satinwoods, not gloopy glosses or one coats.

-taff

A paint sprayer will give you the smoothest finish, but if you haven't got one and don't intend to paint a lot of stuff, go with the rollers.
Good prep will give you the best results, so clean and sand and then paint.
Lots of TV programs make it seem you can just paint over what you already have, but if you do that, the likeliehood is the paint will chip and crack or fall off..Chalk paint is the go to paint for no prep but if you look into it, the finish is rubbish unless you're going for shabby chic which usualy translates as, 'I want a quick way to do something' and the result it that is usually looks awful.

theonlywayisup

Zinsser Bin (Screwfix/B&Q), no prep, then an undercoat and topcoat.

I use Zinsser for most things. I do use a topcoat that I love (Neptune paints) but frankly Zinsser can be covered with almost anything. We had skirting that was waxed natural wood and has been painted for almost 8 years now with Zinsser having been applied straight on the wax finish.....no problems at all.

Sweet_Sugar_1984

Thanks for all the replies.

So just to confirm that I can use zinnser without sanding? How many coats of this would I need? And how many coats of paint?

I have three kids so need a good finish that won't chip off.

Thank you.