Hi painting
friends! Now that the warm spring
weather has finally arrived, I’m excited to be able to get outdoors and start
on some big projects that have been tantalizing me all winter. One of them is an
old chest of drawers that I want to paint white. My problem is that the top has
a big water stain that I’m afraid might bleed through the paint.
What should I do? Has anyone had any luck using those stain-blocking primers? I found one called BIN Primer-Sealer by Zinsser. Do you think this would work?
The piece is solid wood, maple possibly, with no particle board or veneers, so it should be pretty easy to paint. But that huge water stain on top is causing me to hesitate. I don’t want to go through all that work and then have the stain come through in a year or two.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Kathy, if it is definately a water stain, it won't bleed through. But to be certain, use Zinsser or Kilz - both are good primers. If there's a chance the stain could contain analine dye, it HAS to be primed with a metallic inhibitor, such as the above primers (Kilz makes a water based and an oil based- use the oil based to block analine dye). If your dresser has an old wood stain on it, prime the entire dresser. Those old stains are what contain the analine dyes, and it will come through before your white is even dry - and they usually show up pink. Hope this helps!
Kerry06:36 PM CST