Gain Exquisite Finish Results Using a Paint Sprayer

Many people enjoy sprucing up their homes on their own opposed to paying someone to do the job for them. While it takes more time and effort to do the job on your own, home remodeling tasks and painting jobs can be done more affordably and the extra money can be put into more supplies, furniture, and parts to maintain and upgrade things around the home. Regular maintenance, upkeep, remodeling, and painting to a home on a fairly consistent basis will help to prevent mold from growing, and will also help the homeowner to keep his or her house at a good market value if the decision is ever made to sell the home.

Painting cabinets, walls, exteriors, lawn furniture, or interior furniture with a brush is time consuming and also leaves room for brush strokes to stand out. This method of painting can take days or many hours to complete, depending upon how big the painting job is. In addition to being time-consuming, the end result is not always what the person had in mind due to the method of painting used. Electric paint sprayers are available in a wide range of sizes and price categories and can be used to complete small jobs and large jobs alike. These types of painting devices generally take just a fraction of the time to complete the task that painting with a brush or roller would take.

As well as saving on time, electric paint sprayers also provide premium results because the paint is sprayed on in one, solid, even coat. Trim can be taped off if only the walls are to be painted and this can make for an opportunity of completing a painting job in a very short amount of time. Paint sprayers, when properly used; provide a smooth, exquisite finish that the painter can be proud of for a long time to come. Because the paint is distributed through a handheld nozzle or handgun with an airless feature, the paint goes on evenly to the entire surface that is being painted. The result is a very desirable paint finish that looks and feels even and is the same color tone throughout the surface.

No matter what you are painting, you very well find that investing in an electric or battery-operated paint sprayer will help you to complete many different painting jobs in just minutes opposed to hours spent painting. Using a paint sprayer will also help you to achieve the smooth, polished, beautiful look that you want for your cabinet, furniture, or walls. These sprayers can be portable and easily stored in a garage until the next time they are used. This prevents you from dealing with brushes and rollers; and you can also avoid unsightly painting mistakes through heavy brush strokes or rolling swipes used that are common when paint brushes and rollers are used for painting jobs. Online authorized dealers have multiple selections of paint sprayers to choose from to help you get any painting job successfully completed.

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Advanced Painting Techniques: How To Create And Apply A Farmhouse Finish

There is something nostalgic about the beauty of a farmhouse finish. It's rustic, aged look, harkens back to the days of apple pie at grandma's house, the warmth and coziness that is associated with it, the worn, painted woodwork of a country farmhouse. This is a finish that can be applied to woodwork and cabinets; it is not recommended for ceilings, walls, or wood-veneered furniture or cabinets. The farmhouse finish can be used for unfinished or previously varnished wood, you can use this finish to give your wooden cabinets an authentic country look, or for shelves, peg rails, gallery railings, etc.

Start by mixing equal parts of denatured alcohol and clear shellac in a jar or can that has a re-closable lid. Next, you add Aniline Stain Powder, which you can find and purchase online from any woodworker's supply store. This mix, called Aniline Tinted Shellac, is first brushed onto the wood surface, and then followed by latex based paint. Next, apply the De-natured alcohol after the paint is dry. Then, rub the surface with a lint free cloth and/or sandpaper; this will dissolve the shellac, mixing the paint with the aniline tinted shellac. You can determine the wear of the finish depending on the amount of rubbing or sanding. The amount of aniline shellac you will have to make depends on the size of the project, the recommended amounts are 1 cup for small projects up to 1/2 gallon for large projects ( such as kitchen cabinets.) To obtain a good contrasting color, use a light paint color over the dark tinted shellac, or a dark paint over a light tinted shellac. Remember, always test your technique on scrap lumber first to allow for trial and error, and acquire the color and look you want to achieve.

Materials.

1) Latex Paint. 2) Denatured alcohol. 3) Clear Shellac. 4) Aniline Stain Powder In Your Desired Wood Color. 5) Natural-Bristle Paintbrush. 6) Synthetic Paintbrush. 7) Re-closable Jar Or Can. 8) Rubber Gloves/Painter's Mask. 9) 100 Grit, 220 Grit Sandpaper. 10) Tack Cloth.

Instructions.

Step 1. Mix equal parts of denatured alcohol and clear shellac in a re-closable jar or can. Then add a small amount of aniline powder to tint the mixture, and test the stain on a piece of scrap lumber to determine the color you want. Add a small amount to the mixture until you achieve your desired color.

Step 2. Begin applying one or more layers of the aniline mixture to your project using a natural bristle brush. Remember, the more layers you apply the darker the stain will be. Allow drying time; aniline shellac dries fast.

Step 3. Apply a moderate to heavy coat of your latex paint over the shellac using the synthetic paintbrush. Give the paint time to dry thoroughly after application.

Step 4. Wet the tack cloth with denatured alcohol, and rub the painted surface wearing rubber gloves and a mask. To obtain a more rustic, aged look, rub the surface with the 100-grit sandpaper and then lightly sand with the 220-grit paper.

Step 5. Sand and rub the edges and prominent details of your project more than the rest of the surface to give the appearance of natural wear. Wipe the surface clean using a tack cloth.

If you enjoy the sentimental look of an old country house, then the farmhouse finish is for you. The warm and inviting appearance it has makes people feel right at home, so don't be surprised when you come home and find Grandma cooking in your kitchen!

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