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We bought a nice unfinished alder bookcase and are painting it white to match a desk that we just bought.

We've been using an Easy Living Latex paint that was color matched and recommended for us by someone at Osh.

On another question, someone suggested that latex paint is not a good choice for furniture and that we should've went with an oil-based paint.

Can latex do a decent job? Should we switch to an oil-based paint? Assuming, we switch to an oil-based paint, do we have to sand off every bit of the latex paint and primer? or can we just paint a coat of oil-based paint on top of the existing coat of latex?

Is there a book I can buy that will explain things like this to me?

home depot has lots of informative boooks, i would recommend an oil based primer with a latex finish, preferably, semi-gloss, if the surface is pre-painted, i would sand it first with a fine grit sandpaper, remove dust with a tack rag

YOU CAN USE ANY KIND OF PAINT ON THIS BOOKCASE??AS LONG AS YOU SEAL IT WITH a QUALITY CLEAR SEALER. AND ALLOW IT TO DRY THOROUGHLY?..

There is no rule which says you must paint woodwork white, or strip it, or color it to merge with the walls. in a room whose walls, window frames and doors are in the same neutral color, you could paint the skirting board a clear contrasting color.

This will define the line between the floor and walls. Trim colors that contrast with walls and ceilings might suit your style in one room, while a more subtle color change might be right somewhere else in the house.

You can liven up plain, flat walls by adding moldings so as to create panels around the room. for best results, make sure you keep your working area within the proper temperature range recommended for the paint.

All interior woodwork that has been stripped, from baseboard to dining room tables, needs to be primed with either a standard acrylic wood primer. after that you can paint on it with oil-based flat eggshell, gloss, or acrylic paints.

Most interior woodwork looks best in an eggshell finish, as high-gloss paint can have a rather bleak, deadening effect. If your plan is to paint walls, ceiling, and trim, then it?s best to get the trim painted first, along with the room?s windows and doors. Paint woodwork in small sections. Keeping a wet edge to avoid lap marks.

A wide range of broken-color effects work well on woodwork, but ideally you should use oil-based paints as latex has little durability on wood. Stains add color to wood while allowing its natural grain pattern to show through.

Varnishes are clear finishes that form a tough coating over stain. They are available in a range of finish sheens from satin to high gloss. at the end of a project, combine all of the leftover paint of the same color into as few cans as possible.

latex is not a good choice, it WILL peel. i would sand it and put on about 2 coats of a rust-oleum acrylic paint. its a very durable paint. and would be good on a book shelf

Which ever you choose will be fine, but I know this from experience. Once you've painted with oil base if you ever want to re-paint use oil base again. Latex with not stick to oil base. when I tried I ended up with a peeling mess and had to strip and start over. I prefer latex. It goes on easier and is easier to clean up.

lacquer is better so a oil based paint would be better if this is particle board
If wood use stain it will look better
you can not paint oil base over latex

what ever color you like

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