Comments on: The Best Primers for Painting Furniture (and How to Choose the Right One) https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/ Painted Furniture, Home Decor and More! Wed, 24 Sep 2025 05:36:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: A Ray of Sunlight https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-69382 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-69382 In reply to Linda Cockle.

Hey Linda! You can try checking out this blog for some tips. Best of luck to you! How To Use A Paint Sprayer

]]> By: Linda Cockle https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-66980 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-66980 This is such perfect timing! I have the exact same chairs. I have purchased a sprayer but have never used it. Any tips about spraying that you can give me would be much appreciated.

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-52682 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-52682 In reply to Millie Tyler.

Oh thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment! It’s so helpful to know they look great after all these years.

]]> By: Millie Tyler https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-52328 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-52328 This is great information to have on hand. I’ve used Zinzzer BIN on Formica and plastic Melamine and dark stained wood cabinets. The Melamine cabinets in my kitchen were painted almost 18 years ago and are still beautiful. Two coats of Zinzzer BIN and 2 coats Ben Moore oil based paint and oil based glaze. They are a linen color. They look like painted wood. The 9’ vanity in my bathroom is oak that had been stained dark. Again, same treatment. Almost 18 yrs later there’s not one chip or scratch.

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-52240 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-52240 In reply to Amy Morrell.

You can use water based primers! They just don’t work as well. But it’s possible!
Also, you can use the spray can of the shellac primers so you don’t have to clean up.

]]> By: Amy Morrell https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-52082 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-52082 I would really love to avoid clean ups involving alcohol or ammonia if I can! Is there a time you would use water-based primer and then spray shellac?

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-47610 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-47610 In reply to Amanda.

I’m sure you would only need 1 can of BIN for the outside of a cedar chest.
Please do not thin 123 primer for your sprayer, it won’t adhere properly… ask me how I know. haha

]]> By: Amanda https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-47609 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-47609 How many cans of the shellac spray primer would you say you need for a project like a wooden chest? Also, if I chose to go with the zinsser 123 primer and use my paint sprayer, would the primer need to be thinned at all in the sprayer?

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-46832 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-46832 In reply to Eva.

I would recommend clear shellac. Here is more info on how to do it. How to Get Rid of Smoke Smell in Furniture

]]> By: Eva https://arayofsunlight.com/best-primer-for-painting-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-46809 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=11996#comment-46809 I have some family pieces that have old musty odors inside the drawers. I have tried numerous things to eliminate the smells with no luck. What paint would you recommend for the inside of the drawers and piece to block these odors?
Thanks!

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