So this is a multi-part question.
My current project is new bedroom furniture for my preteen daughter (dresser, study desk, bed, & storage chest). She wants it to be white. The only paint I'm familiar with is the latex wall paint for your house. It seems too soft and not durable enough for furniture, especially a desk top. Specifically, what products do you recommend and why? I've seen a couple of recommendations here for Sherwin Williams Proclassic 100% Acrylic Latex but I not sure what's better or different between that and regular wall paint.
Because of of the large quantity of painting and the fact that I don't want her furniture to look brushed, I am considering investing in a paint sprayer. I've been researching sprayers and different finishes, including reading old posts here and elsewhere online. But there is a huge variety of different price points and features and I'm fairly lost once I get past the basic type of sprayer. I have no experience with these to know what I might need as opposed to someone that paints houses for a living. My daughter's furniture is my excuse for looking at sprayers but I rarely use paint in my projects so I would rather something that is flexible and that I can learn to use for improving my finishes on other projects. So, what do you have and why do you like it or not? What would you be looking at if you were buying something new today? Several hundred dollars is doable, a thousand is not.
i recognize that this is a broad set of questions that could be tough to answer in a post. If you are willing to talk and share your experience (or meet up if you are in the Charlotte area), shoot me a PM and I'll send you my contact info.
Thanks in advance from a newbie finisher.
Dave
My current project is new bedroom furniture for my preteen daughter (dresser, study desk, bed, & storage chest). She wants it to be white. The only paint I'm familiar with is the latex wall paint for your house. It seems too soft and not durable enough for furniture, especially a desk top. Specifically, what products do you recommend and why? I've seen a couple of recommendations here for Sherwin Williams Proclassic 100% Acrylic Latex but I not sure what's better or different between that and regular wall paint.
Because of of the large quantity of painting and the fact that I don't want her furniture to look brushed, I am considering investing in a paint sprayer. I've been researching sprayers and different finishes, including reading old posts here and elsewhere online. But there is a huge variety of different price points and features and I'm fairly lost once I get past the basic type of sprayer. I have no experience with these to know what I might need as opposed to someone that paints houses for a living. My daughter's furniture is my excuse for looking at sprayers but I rarely use paint in my projects so I would rather something that is flexible and that I can learn to use for improving my finishes on other projects. So, what do you have and why do you like it or not? What would you be looking at if you were buying something new today? Several hundred dollars is doable, a thousand is not.
i recognize that this is a broad set of questions that could be tough to answer in a post. If you are willing to talk and share your experience (or meet up if you are in the Charlotte area), shoot me a PM and I'll send you my contact info.
Thanks in advance from a newbie finisher.
Dave