How To Paint Furniture Black Distressed

Using a medium fine sanding sponge sand all surfaces.
How to paint furniture black distressed. Start at the beginning with how to paint furniture a beginners guide. Sand surface remove dust. How to achieve a black distressed finish paint furniture here is a wonderful video tutorial detailing how to paint and distress furniture.
Gently sand the paint away by applying more or less pressure with your sandpaper. Paint the entire bottom half of your table with your black furniture paint. For a weathered or antique look paint your furniture a matte or semi matte black and then buff the corners with fine grit sandpaper.
If you want to distress your piece after you paint it you can use a mid grit sandpaper 180 220 to lightly sand along the edges to take off some of the paint and show a bit of the wood underneath. Be sure to click the link and watch the video full screen. Apply one coat of primer to entire surface.
Keep in mind that anything underneath the paint will show through depending on how much you sand. Leave flat while painting and until dry. This includes primer previous paint jobs and the original surface of the furniture.
How to create a distressed black finish easy step 1.