On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 9:34:38 PM UTC-5, Bill Gill wrote:
On 1/25/2019 5:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 12:07:58 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
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.

The Benjamin Moore Advance paint may fit the need without the oil paint
clean up.

"A premium quality, waterborne alkyd enamel that delivers the desired
flow and leveling characteristics of conventional alkyd paint. It
provides a tough, satin finish that stands up to repeated washing.
It is easy to apply, resists spattering and cleans up with soap and
water."

I used it on the cabinet/bookcase I built for the kitchen.

"Ideal for interior doors, trim, cabinets, walls, and ceilings. For
primed or previously painted wallboard, plaster, masonry, wood and
metal."**

However...

"Depending on weather and drying conditions, it could take up to 30 days
to reach optimum hardness and final sheen."

Because of other things I was doing in the kitchen and then a 2 week
vacation, I was actually able to let my project cure for the full 30 days
before use.

**I'm not sure about that "Ideal for...walls and ceilings" claim. Even my
Benjamin Moore dealer was hesitant. When I went to buy the paint for the
kitchen walls, she suggested the Aura line instead of the Advance. She said
it can be very hard to prevent sags with the Advance line. It is kind of
thick.

The Aura is very quick drying. Under the proper conditions you can recoat in
1 hour. I actually enjoyed painting with it. Did the whole kitchen in one day.

I found a review of the Aura paint. The reviewer apparently had some
of the same problems. He suggested General Finishes paint. It is
available here in Tulsa at Woodcraft.

Bill

I'm not sure what you are talking about.

I posted nothing related to "problems" with the Aura paint.

In fact, my exact words we "I actually enjoyed painting with it."