Asked on May 14, 2015
Advice on painting wicker/rattan dinette set?
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Sandra Mills
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I would like to use my Homeright HVLP paint sprayer to paint this dinette set black. Do I have to sand it first? If so, how? What type paint would you suggest? Should I use a primer?
7 answers
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I can't answer your question, but I want to paint some already painted rattan chairs and will be following your post. That's a great looking set, Sandra. Good luck on your project!
Rosie Walsh
on May 14, 2015
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liquid paint stripper should do it. i would say it's not necessary to use primer since you're painting it black.
Dorinda White
on May 14, 2015
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If it were me, I would skip the sanding and use a "liquid sandpaper" product. It is also called "deglosser." That's what I use when I paint all my furniture and it is a time saver and life saver, especially when you have furniture with lots of little details that would be quite tedious to sand. You simply wipe it on and it removes grunge and leaves the surface a little tacky so the primer and paint adheres better. Since you have so many nooks and crannies in this rattan, I think I would use one or two of those foam brushes (rather than a rag) to make sure you get liquid sandpaper down into all the crevices. I also would most definitely use a primer...a couple light coats of a good bonding primer to further insure good paint adhesion. Then I would follow up with either satin or semi-gloss interior latex paint. You could also use a high gloss if you wanted. This dining set should look gorgeous in black!
Shari
on May 14, 2015
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I recently painted some rattan furniture just using Krylon indoor/outdoor spray paint and did 0 prep. It took right to it, covered evenly and turned out great. I thinou'll probably be fine without sanding it! Good luck!
Chandra | #Blessed
on May 14, 2015
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Sandra, I've never refinished rattan but I've done a lot of furniture and from the shiny finish you definitely need to do some serious prep work. If it were me I would use the liquid sander plus a primer. Then you'll be assured of the paint sticking and staying there.
Tammie Housley
on May 14, 2015
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I bought a rattan set that I wanted to restrain a darker color stain.I sanded by hand and got a very inconsistent finish with the stain.Stopped after one chair, would use a de glasser and indoor /outdoor paint in a color sprat paint to get this job done, very hard to remove existing varnish on rattan pieces
Funnygirl
on May 15, 2015
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I have painted both rattan and wicker with vanGogh chalk paint. No prep at all other than giving it a good cleaning with warm soapy water and then a rinse. Applied paint with a brush. All my pieces were for outside so that was it ....just paint. If I was intending to use it indoors I would then seal the chalk paint with the vanGogh wax. Easty peasy......no muss no fuss
Susan
on May 15, 2015
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