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Default What paint for furniture

On 1/24/2019 8:23 AM, Bill Gill wrote:
I got a nice little desk from the Salvation Army for $69 (US).
But it is white.Â* Now I need to figure what kind of paint I
need to change the color.Â* I need something pretty tough,
because I will be using it as a desk and a part time
workbench for assembling small items.Â* The top has some
mars, I will need to clean and seal it.Â* On one edge it
is damaged a bit.Â* Probably from being pushed up against
a wall.

I understand that the procedure for the painting is:
1 Clean it good with some sort of general purpose cleaner.
2 Sand it with fine grit sandpaper.
3 Clean it with a tack cloth.
4 Prime it
5 Sand
6 Tack Cloth
7 Paint 2 coats.
8 let dry thoroughly

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Bill



so that objects will not stick to the surface I would advise to avoid
latex type paints. I would go with an Alkaid Oil based paint.