Wood

Furniture/Painted/To Be Painted

a. Surface Preparation:

*NOTE: If lead is suspected in the paint, do not attempt to remove paint or scrape, sand, use heat gun, etc., which might put lead into the environment, but consider having the piece professionally stripped by a qualified service

• remove cracking, loose or poorly adhering paint by careful scraping; wear eye protection, cloth work gloves, and a dust mask
• feather sand edges of remaining paint and dull any glossy areas by sanding with fine grit (#220) garnet paper; wear eye protection and dust mask
• remove all dirt by cleaning with detergent and warm water, rinse thoroughly

b. Priming:

• apply latex or oil-based or alcohol-based wood stain-blocking primer to all areas to be painted
• if paint is latex, use latex, oil-based or alcohol-based primer; if paint is oil based, use oil-based or alcohol-based primer

c. Painting:

• use a satin or semigloss top-of-the-line acrylic latex or oil-based (alkyd) paint that is recommended for use on furniture