Hey there. I'm so excited that you're watching
this tutorial today, so thanks for being here. In this video we'll go over to
different tools and supplies we will use to finish these two little side tables.
We're also going to cover
what kind of prep work needs to be done before you paint pieces like this.
We're gonna start by going over some of the supplies we're
going to be using today.
First of all, some wood filler and a putty knife
then our paint. We're going to use three different colors today. We're going
to use
Dark Roast, Harmony and Delightful.
What I love about our paint is not only that it is environmentally friendly
it's also super easy to work with. In the next video I'll show you some tips
and tricks on how to create a beautiful smooth
finish, as this is really easy to achieve
with our paint as well. It is also a very durable paint
so if you want your project to last a long time
then definitely this is the paint for you! We're going to be using
our Country Chic paint brushes today. This is a
fabulous synthetic bristle brush. You can create a beautiful smooth finish
with these kind of brushes.
I absolutely love our Country Chic paint brushes but you can use
other brands as well. Make sure it's a synthetic bristle
because if you use a hog hair,
also called a natural bristle brush, if you use those kind of brushes you end up
getting lot texture on your piece.
Maybe that's the look you're going for, great!
If you want a smooth finish, use a synthetic bristle brush
like our Country Chic brush. I'm going to be using
this sanding block and sanding sponge to distress one of our
projects today. You can
use regular sand paper but I found these are
easier to use and you get a nicer finish with them.
This is 120 grit.
That's usually a good place to start. You can
experiment and try what you like best but
I would suggest starting with 120 grit and then
keep in mind though that the lower the number, the courser the grit.
So for example 80 grit sandpaper is very rough.
We're also going to be using kitchen scrubby or scouring pad, or however you want
to call this,
to distress one of our pieces. You'll see that
in one of our next videos. Because we want our table tops to last a long time
I'm going to be using our Tough Coat and this is a foam brush
which I'm gonna use to apply it with.
Tough Coat is a very high and durable
topcoat. It is super scratch resistant
and dries to a very hard and tough finish
without staying tacky. So it's ideal
for kitchen tables or bathroom cabinets, kitchen cabinets
anything that gets a lot of usage you are going to love
our Tough Coat for that. I'm also going to show you how to use some of our different
waxes.
This, for example, it is one of our newest waxes, it's a white wax
as you can see.
We're also going to use our antiquing wax.
You can see this has been used before!
And we're going to use our natural wax.
We're also going to use our
wax brushes. This is our large brush
that has been used for white wax, as you can probably tell
and they are great for getting the wax into
the nooks and crannies of your piece. If you don't have a wax brush
you can use a lint-free
painters rags, or you can cut up an old t-shirt
It's a bit harder to get it
into the pieces or in the nooks and crannies of your piece
so that's why I like using the wax brushes.
These lint-free cloths are
canvas type ones, and you just buy them at the hardware store,
I'm going to use these to buff
the wax after applying it and
you can also use them to clean up spills but actually I do prefer
paper towel if I make a mess. Another product that we're going to be
using today
our Image Transfer Medium. We're going to apply
a graphic to one of our table tops
and this is the medium that we're going to be using for it.
Okay let's start with this little green table
It has a previously
painted surface and even though I don't think it's an
oil-based surface, I'm gonna show you a little trick on how you can
see whether or not it oil-based or water-based paint.
What you'll do is grab regular nail polish remover
not the acetone free kind, and put some on a Q-tip.
Then, take the Q-tip and rub it on the painted surface.
As you can see my Q-tip has green paint on it.
This means that the green paint is water-based/
If it would have been oil-based paint the paint wouldn't have come off!
So what I did yesterday I wish I painted this little
test section here to see how well the paint adheres.
It's a good way to test whether or not you need to do you any more
prep work. So I'm just take my fingernail and
run it across it and you see that I'm not taking
the paint off and so this means that
I can paint this table without sanding it
Even though it is kind of glossy, it will adhere without problems.
If you are able to remove some
the paint off your test section, or if you are dealing with an oil-based
surface then you definitely want to make sure to
give your peace a light sanding with 120 grit
sand paper to remove some of the shine.
As you can see I already removed the hardware and filled it up with wood filler.
I'll also make sure to sand this area
nice and smooth.
Now I'm going to take a cloth
and some soap and water
to clean off my piece.
Before you start painting
you always want to make sure that you've properly cleaned your piece
because the paint will stick but it'll stick to the
dirt and grime on your piece and ultimately then it's gonna
fall off. So by cleaning it you're making sure that the paint adheres
to your surface properly.
Now I'm going to use these
push pins to lift the legs of my project, which will make painting the bottom of
the legs much
easier. Okay that was it
for this video, if you want to dive in a bit more I would suggest
going to the tutorial section on our website.
You'll find a lot more tips and tricks on how to prepare the surface of the
piece you're painting
And make sure to check back for our next video in which we are going
to cover how to paint your piece!