Things You'll Need
Dish soap
Coarse sponge
Rags
Towels
Palm sander
220-grit sandpaper
Heavy-duty fabric drop cloth
Blue painter's tape
Acrylic latex primer
3- to 4-inch latex paintbrush
Acrylic latex paint
You can alter the color of your vinyl-coated wood furniture by refinishing it with a coat of paint. However, before you get started, you must condition the vinyl to accept the paint, or the finish will fail. Because vinyl coatings are nonporous, they are ill-suited for adhesion and must be abraded before any paint will stick. In addition, if you want the finish on your vinyl-coated wood furniture to remain durable, you will need to apply the appropriate base coat, first, or the paint will shed and flake, over time.
Step 1
Move the vinyl-coated wood furniture outdoors or into a ventilated area.
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Step 2
Scrub the vinyl coating with dish soap using a coarse sponge. Rinse the soap using damp rags. Dry the furniture using towels.
Step 3
Abrade the outer vinyl coating to enhance adhesion by sanding it with 220-grit sandpaper.
Step 4
Place the furniture on top of a drop cloth, and cover areas you do not want painted with painter's tape.
Step 5
Coat the abraded vinyl coating with an acrylic latex primer using a 3- to 4-inch latex paintbrush. Wait at least two hours for the primer to dry.
Step 6
Wash the brush with water.
Step 7
Coat the primed vinyl with an acrylic latex paint. Wait at least six hours before using the furniture.
Warning
Do not use a water hose to rinse or clean vinyl-coated wood furniture as this may cause water to leak into the wood beneath the vinyl.
Do not paint over unprimed vinyl-coated wood furniture, or the finish will flake off.
Do not prime over vinyl-coated wood furniture unless you have abraded it, first, or the primer will peel.
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