How to paint pine furniture?

Furniture made of pine is very popular due to its pleasant texture, reasonable cost, and has a long service life. It is clear that wood requires appropriate care, which will increase its strength and extend its service life. In most cases, wooden pine products do not tint or stain, but simply varnish. There are several reasons for this:

• You can buy furniture from different manufacturers, and it will still look good in the complex.
• The varnish, distributed evenly on the surface, emphasizes the beauty of the tree.
• Pine is considered an inexpensive material and varnishing increases its final cost.

In addition to varnish, paints and stains are also used to paint pine furniture. So what better to paint pine furniture? We will deal with this in the article.

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What gives a painting of furniture?

Wood coloring is done for various purposes:

• To give the furniture the desired color;
• To improve the quality characteristics;
• To improve moisture and heat resistance.

Today, pine furniture is produced, tinted for other types of wood, for example, oak, cherry, walnut, etc. But this range of colors cannot satisfy all consumer groups.

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How can I paint a pine shield?

Many prefer self-painting of wooden furniture. And here a natural question arises, how and how to paint a furniture board from pine?

There are three main wood processing technologies:

• Tinted.
• Application of varnish and paint.

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Furniture tinting

The pine tree has a beautiful amber-golden color. Such furniture fits into any interior, from the living room to the children's room. What can be achieved by tinting:

• highlight the structure of wood and improve its natural color;
• hide surface defects due to painting in a darker shade;
• give pine furniture the look of a valuable tree species;
• hide color heterogeneity;
• Get an unusual color for the tree, for example, green or blue.

Important! Aniline dyes, aqueous solutions of tannins, salts, acids are used for tinting. They are perfectly absorbed by wood, quickly dissolve in water.

Technology features

When processing wood, you need to consider several important points:

1. The surface of the tree must be sanded before processing, as well as after it.
2. Before tinting, the surface must be primed.
3. You need to get rid of dark spots or sagging, as they spoil the final result.
4. After applying the stain, the tree should dry.
5. Then the wood is covered with a translucent paint or varnished.

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Pine wood varnishing and painting

At the very beginning, the surface of the wood is cleaned of old paint or varnish, all knots are removed. Due to the presence of resinous substances on the surface there are many difficulties, therefore, for the competent painting of pine furniture, it must be tarred.

Resin removal of wood

Pine furniture requires special attention and additional processing. This happens for several reasons:

• The areas where the resin accumulates darken over time, spoil the appearance.
• The resin creates a sticky film on the surface that prevents the absorption of the primer.
• Due to the resin, dyes are not evenly applied.

Resin removal is the process of completely or partially removing resin from a wood surface.To do this, prepare a special composition:

• 200 g of a 25% technical solution of acetone;
• 50 g potash;
• 40-50 g of baking soda;
• 40 g soap flakes;
• 10 g of industrial alcohol;
• 1 liter of hot water.

All components are mixed, the composition is applied with a brush. Then the surface is washed and dried.

Important! If there are large areas of resin, then it is better to cut them with a knife, and then fill these indentations with putty.

Primer, stain

After degreasing, a primer is applied. It can be applied with a wide brush or roller. Then a layer of paint or varnish is put, it is cleaned with sandpaper, and then another layer of the coloring matter is applied.

Important! It is better to choose varnish or paint of good quality, but not necessarily imported - domestic solutions are also great, and cheaper. When choosing a specific type of solution, give preference to a safer, non-toxic mixture, relying on the component composition.

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Stock footage

Pine is very sensitive to environmental influences, so you need to be careful when choosing a protective coating. In addition, the big plus will be the moment that it is not necessary to resort to the services of specialists. You can successfully cope on your own and transform your furniture set.