Can I skip the primer?
I'm redoing a french provincial curio cabinet. The existing finish is cream and I plan to make it a light gray with a graige sponge affect over it. I'm wondering if I can get by with just using a deglosser instead of primer. Anyone have experience with doing this?
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I wash furniture with water mix with alcohol. Alcohol in dollar store is $1
and use rag(best is old tshirt. When dry i paint with chalk paint.
No primer need it. Chalk paint is flat. If you wanted look more shiny , use for top coat gloss policrylic. No smell and dry fast.
You could use chalk paint which doesn't require primer
TSP or denatured alcohol to clean and you should be good to go. I usually prime first but I went from white to red on a cabinet with just a cleaning wipe down. It was primed beneath the white so I felt good to go.
Yes you can skip the primer, as long as it’s cleaned well, as described above.
Dollar store alcohol already has 50% water and I would not add water to it.
Denatured alcohol is what furniture pros use.
Just a thought, but you can get your primer/sealer tinted to the color you are painting, This will help reduce the amount of coats of paint plus add the protection of the primer/sealer
I've used liquid sandpaper on cabinets before.
of course
I would still lightly sand. You might not need to primer, but lightly sand so the paint adheres better. Then I would seal it.
Yes you need to provide some way for the new paint to adhere to the surface and sanding with give the new paint something to grip onto.
If you try a room planner you can see what it would look like before committing to any certain one look:
https://roomstyler.com/3dplanner
Do a test spot first to see how it looks
It kind of depends — do you know what type of paint was used? If it was oil based and you go water based, it might not stick. Try a hidden test spot first.
If it is a factory finish it is more than likely lacquer finish or oil based. Use a deglosser cleaner but use oil based paint. Latex will peel.
Here's a post that might help - https://www.realtor.com/advice/home-improvement/what-is-paint-primer/#:~:text=When%20you%20can%20skip%20the%20primer%20for%20a%20paint%20job&text=%22If%20you're%20covering%20a,Darla%20DeMorrow%20of%20HeartWork%20Organizing.
I have always used deglosser instead of sanding. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klean-Strip-1-qt-Liquid-Sandpaper-Cleaner-Deglosser-QWN285/100112667
Follow the directions exactly and use a liberal amount. Then prime with a bonding primer. Do NOT skip the primer or you will be sorry. Even with using a deglosser, your paint will flake off without the primer and all your hard work will be ruined. It is not worth it. You can use latex paint as long as you first use the bonding primer.