The chair is painted!
7 Dec 2017 09:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
motorharpContinued from the previous post...
After hemming and hawing about spray paint vs. liquid paint, I went with liquid. It was cold outside, and I didn't want to have to spray inside.
I taped up the chair, sanded the arms and legs lightly, and used Dalys Crystalfin Gloss clear coat to seal the wood, in case I ever forget that I never want to recover this chair again, and want non-painted wood.
I bought Krylon ColorMaster Acrylic Latex enamel in Black Gloss. Who knew Krylon came in a can! It's a really convenient 8 oz size for small projects. And it's super shiny! I think I did two coats. Maybe more because I kept seeing spots I missed. Then another clear coat.
After taking the fabric off (I found 22¢! And razor blades! Uh...) I remembered how beat-up this chair is. The top back is cracked, and it has a brace from the 90s upholstery job1. The bottom where the springs are tied is thrashed. So even though the springs needed retying, I didn't want to dismantle anything. So I just piled a bunch of stuffing on top. It's SO much more comfortable.
I made my own edge roll with cotton batting and the webbing that's also pictured on the floor. Mine's better.
1. We also kept records of what we found in the chair at that time: pipecleaner, pencil, tooth from a comb, rubber band, pencil eraser, bead, bobby pins, watermelon seeds, pine needles, and a paper clip.
After hemming and hawing about spray paint vs. liquid paint, I went with liquid. It was cold outside, and I didn't want to have to spray inside.
I taped up the chair, sanded the arms and legs lightly, and used Dalys Crystalfin Gloss clear coat to seal the wood, in case I ever forget that I never want to recover this chair again, and want non-painted wood.
I bought Krylon ColorMaster Acrylic Latex enamel in Black Gloss. Who knew Krylon came in a can! It's a really convenient 8 oz size for small projects. And it's super shiny! I think I did two coats. Maybe more because I kept seeing spots I missed. Then another clear coat.
After taking the fabric off (I found 22¢! And razor blades! Uh...) I remembered how beat-up this chair is. The top back is cracked, and it has a brace from the 90s upholstery job1. The bottom where the springs are tied is thrashed. So even though the springs needed retying, I didn't want to dismantle anything. So I just piled a bunch of stuffing on top. It's SO much more comfortable.
I lightened the photo so the black arms and legs show up a little better.
You can also see the edge roll of doom on the floor. Another reason the chair was uncomfortable. This edge roll appeared to be made out of paper, and was hard. Possibly harder than the wood it was nailed to. So hard I thought I had left it out when I reupholstered it last time and it was really the wood edge that was digging into my hamstrings all these years. I made my own edge roll with cotton batting and the webbing that's also pictured on the floor. Mine's better.
1. We also kept records of what we found in the chair at that time: pipecleaner, pencil, tooth from a comb, rubber band, pencil eraser, bead, bobby pins, watermelon seeds, pine needles, and a paper clip.
