| Want to make your old coffee table new? Then | | | | 3. Clean the table. Make sure there are no particles or |
| repaint it! | | | | debris on the table that could get stuck in the paint |
| How to: | | | | (once it gets in the paint there's not much you can do |
| 1. Find an appropriate place to paint. You want to make | | | | but to remove the paint and you don't want to have to |
| sure that you don't do it in your living room or another | | | | do that). |
| room in your house where there's the chance of | | | | 4. Apply the paint. When you are painting the table you |
| getting paint on other furniture or on the floor. You also | | | | want to make sure that you allow each coat you |
| want to make sure that there is plenty of ventilation to | | | | apply to dry before you add another. If you don't you |
| vent any fumes from the varnish remover or the paint. | | | | run the risk of just piling on a bunch of wet paint that |
| 2. Remove the current paint or varnish from your table | | | | may not dry evenly (and this wood look bad). |
| until you reach the base wood. For this you can use a | | | | 5. Once you finish painting and all the paint is dry you |
| simple varnish or paint remover that you can buy from | | | | should add a protective clear coat on the paint. This |
| the hardware store. If you run into any particularly | | | | step is optional but can protect your table against |
| stubborn areas you can use sandpaper to get it off. | | | | damage. |