Happy St. Nicholas Day!
and now on to today's project...
Here is the culprit to my bleed through frustration. I painted this at least 15 years ago before chalk paint.
Since this dresser resides in the bedroom I was updating, I thought I would give it another shot. I was tired of looking at the orange bleed through. The bleed through is caused from the oils in the wood.
After research on this problem, it is recommended after sanding a piece of furniture to apply a coat of sealer. I found a great spray on product. This time I did not sand down to the bare wood. I roughed up the piece with the sander, cleaned it off with a damp cloth before applying the sealer.
Even the drawers had bleed through. What an eyesore!
While sanding, I noticed that one of the drawers was falling apart. I had to take a step back and glue and clamp the drawer, so I had to wait another day to paint.
Taping came next.
Once everything was taped, I sprayed the entire surfaces with the Zinnser spray shellac. It dries in about 30 minutes.
I purchased a similar type of chalk paint from Maison Blanche called Maison White.
Here is the top after one coat of the paint. So far, so good.
I had a bit of bleed through so I sprayed another coat on top of the problem areas. Then I top coated it. I replaced the top two drawers with glass knobs just to add a bit of class.
Unfortunately, I still experienced a bit of bleed through but I decided to live with it. Instead of waxing, I used a new product, Milk Paint Co. dead flat finishing cream. Oh my goodness!! How easy is the application with this product. I used a 1 inch foam brush and put a coat on all the painted areas. No buffing, but a nice protective, non yellowing top coat.
This dresser looks 95% better, so I am just going to live with it.
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