Painting pine furniture?

[sammysam]

We were given some (very orange) pine furniture that we are using in dds room-it is very in your face soi was wandering if painting it would be a good idea?
Has anyone done this? Do you have to do a primer base coat? What kind of paint should i use? Or would a kind of white wash work?
I'm after the quickest way as it will take some time as there are a few pieces and lots of drawers so i'll have to do it in stages! Hopefully it'll look good in the end but not looking forward to doing it

I thought you had to rub down and gloss. But I am not sure.

is it painted orange or has the pine just darkened to orange?

No the pine has just darkened to orange

i've painted lots of pine furniture, but all of it's just been stained and not painted before.

i take it outside and sand it - i have an electric sander, then brush off the sand with a clean, old paint brush or soft garden brush.

then i prime, then i paint.

i've used dulux or crown paints for wood that are wipe clean, whichever's cheaper in a colour i like.

or you could sand, brush and white wash - although you may want to seal the white wash afterwards.

funny, i was going to post about this very thing. i would like to paint our orangey pine bedframe white or cream. sounds like very hard work and a real faff...

i find the drawers take the longest. not sure why.

i just did a wardrobe that was kind of a bitch to get the doors off of.

it's not hard at all, ja!

try it.

pick a day where the forecast is good and do it outside.

hmm, i wonder if i know anyone with an electric sander...

i got a black and decker one the first year i moved here - they're pretty cheap for a smallish one.

you only have to hand sand a few awkward bits.

they make your bingo wings flap about . i have to re-varnish our table, quite looking forward to it.

it's very cathartic, banishing all that dated stain and varnish.

ja9-yes white or cream is the idea-not sure which would look best?
expat-what kind of paint-satin or gloss and how long does it take to dry?
I'm all excited-have absolutely no idea when i'll get to do it -need the weather to get better and prob best that dd (2) doesn't try and help me thinks!

i've used satins - i don't much care for glosses for some reason.

i leave it overnight to dry, either move it back in or put it in a garage if you have one.

doinng it outside is part of the faff. we'd have to take the bedframe apart to get it out - that is no small task. could i just move everything else out of the room and so it in there and sleep in the spare rm for a few nights? or not?

you could, ja.

just pick a day when you can open the windows and hoover after you sand and/or dust if you don't feel like moving everything out.

get some old sheets under the bed frame.

i would think one night to dry would be fine.

the can always says it takes a few hours, but i always find it still tacky after that.

I'm off to b&q tomorrow! Is there any special primer? How long do you need to leave between primer and paint? Do you have to use a base coat? Sorry for all the questions!

you shouldn't need a base coat if you use a primer. i just get whatever is cheapest when it comes to base.

a lot of people don't bother with it at all, they just sand and go.

it's not hard at all, give it a bash, sammy, you might like it!

would you not reccomend the sand and go option expat? I do like to take the easy route but i suppose as it'll be in dds room it needs to be hard wearing

that's exactly why i don't sand and go, sammy!

i need the finish to be hardwearing, as have two little kids, so in general i do sand, base coat and two coats of the wipe clean.

ahem....if i wanted to paint a pine mirror that has been waxed (pain) i guess i have to sand it down yes? the wax isn't visible really, no sheen left, but i guess its still there - 10 years old.