Spray It Pretty! A Thomasville Steal in Teal!
by
Thea Osborne/ That Sweet Tea Life
(IC: blogger)
Its time for the Between the incredible talent and awesome sponsors I am just blown away! This month our incredible sponsor Homeright sent me their fabulous Finish Max Fine Finish HVLP Sprayer to achieve the theme "Spray It Pretty"! **Cue the harps and singing angels** This guys have all sorts of awesome DIY products, like their new Spray Shelter!(You may catch a glimpse of it as you read on.. )
And this could not have happened at a better time!
Do not let these pretty pictures fool you. This guy was in rough shape! Solid but abused. However, I was looking to find something that fit the needs of my client who wanted clean lines, legs, and an area for media storage. With a little work and imagination-I knew this would be great!
But I had work to do. First, disassemble. I began with taking off the doors and the backside to allow access! I removed any unnecessary trim that would prohibit clearance. This allowed a 20" width in the center versus a 16" width. Finally I removed the drawer tracks-which could only be done from the backside.
On to the prep work. Of course I wanted a nice smooth surface so I began sanding with an orbital sander. I removed the finish as well as any bonus "goop". Once everything was sanded well, I used a cleaner to wipe down everything meticulously!
Enter the Homeright Finish Max Fine Finish HVLP Sprayer!
So I may have been a little too hopeful that I could spray the primer with the finish max. Or then again I may have been too scared! Per the directions on the can, it IS sprayable! But as I began to get the viscosity right using the AWESOME no guess work needed Viscosity Cup that comes with the sprayer, ....I chickened out. Yes it is a water based primer, easy enough! ...but, I just did not want to water it down enough to work properly with the sprayer. So, I brushed it on. Maybe I will try it again one day for REAL.
Once the primer dried properly I went to work getting the paint JUST right. I went to my new favorite color. I call it Coastal Patina, as it is a mixture of General Finishes Coastal Blue and Patina Green. Something I would encourage you to invest in-should you decide to get your own Paint Sprayer is a strainer! I strain my paint-especially when using a sprayer. It takes a little more work in the beginning but it saves you a TON of work later on. Just look how much clogging potential was caught!
Can you see all those lumps?! Those would have wreaked so much havoc! Whew,.. crisis averted.
Using the sprayer, I began going over the dresser turned media stand, each pass slightly overlapping the one before. The spray came out in such a nice, fluid, yet fine mist. It was not splotchy, nor were there any places where the paint gathered, ready to drip. I was incredibly impressed with the consistency. The nozzle stayed clear! There was no splatter! I have used other sprayers that were significantly more expensive, yet this sprayer with its ease of use, and performance will EASILY become my go to tool! I completed the spraying and stepped away for it to dry under the protection of my Spray Shelter. That 1/3 canister full of paint, did this huge project-and then some. I was able to do a second pass and used a brush and remaining paint in the canister to do small touch ups.
Do you see those leaves! My finish would have been doomed I tell ya! Whats awesome is I was able to spray into all the tiniest little nooks and crannies! The spray Shelter was able to be tilted and laid forward to allow back side access, so I was able to completely spray the inside of the shelving too.
Talk about Spraying it Pretty! That drab, worn wood is now GORGEOUS in this teal hue! And so very smooth thanks to the Finish Max!
I can not wait to see this in my clients home!! Thank you SO much Homeright for the Finish Max! It made the final push so much more feasible! When you have the right tools, you look forward to really taking on tasks that require more work! You can bet I will be using my Finish Max on many more projects!
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Published October 23rd, 2015 5:21 PM
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Debbie Williams on Oct 27, 2015love it and the color is great. i wish i had a house big enough to put such a bright color
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Thea Osborne/ That Sweet Tea Life on Oct 27, 2015@Debbie Williams Thats when you just use it for an accent wall.. ;-)
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Connie Hill on Nov 11, 2015Beautiful Thea! Teal is one of my favorite colors.
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Thea Osborne/ That Sweet Tea Life on Nov 13, 2015Thanks Connie!! Mine too! :-)
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