Than to paint furniture from a pine?

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 the service life. In most cases, wooden products made of pine are not tinted or painted, but simply covered with 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 over the surface, emphasizes the beauty of the wood.
• Pine is considered an inexpensive material and varnishing increases its final cost.

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

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What gives the painting of furniture?

Painting wood is done for different purposes:

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

To date, the furniture is made of pine, tinted for other types of wood, for example, oak, cherry, walnut, etc. But this range of colors can not satisfy all groups of consumers.

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How can I paint a pine shield?

Many prefer self-coloring of wooden furniture. And here there is a natural question, how and how to paint a furniture board made of pine?

There are three main technologies for wood processing:

• Tinting.
• Application of varnish and paint.

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Furniture tinting

Pine is distinguished by 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 toning:

• highlight the structure of wood and improve its natural color;
• hide surface defects due to coloring in a darker shade;
• give pine furniture a kind of valuable wood;
• hide the color irregularity;
• get an unusual color for wood, for example, green or blue.

Important! For toning, aniline dyes, aqueous solutions of tannins, salts, acids are used. They are perfectly absorbed by wood, quickly dissolve in water.

Features of the

technology When processing a tree, several important points should be considered:

1. The surface of the tree must be ground before and after processing.
2. Before priming, the surface should be primed.
3. You need to get rid of dark spots or stains, as they will spoil the end result.
4. After the stain has been applied, the wood must dry out.
5. Then the wood is covered with translucent paint or varnished.

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Varnishing and painting of pine wood

At the very beginning, the surface of the wood is cleaned of old paint or varnish, all knots are removed. Because of the presence of resinous substances on the surface there are many difficulties, so for competent painting of furniture from pine it is necessary to grind.

Wood grinding

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

• Sites where resin accumulates, over time, darken, spoil the appearance.
• The resin creates a sticky film on the surface that prevents penetration of the primer.
• Because of the resin, the dyes are applied unevenly.

De-oiling is the process of completely or partially removing resin from the surface of wood. For this, a special compound is prepared:

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

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

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

Priming, painting

After priming, apply a primer. It can be applied with a wide brush or roller. Then put a layer of paint or varnish, peeled nazhdachkoy, and then overlay another layer of coloring matter.

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

Pine is very sensitive to the environment, so you need to treat the choice of protective coating very carefully. In addition, the big plus is 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.