All Weather Furniture
Anyone familiar with oil paints?
It’s 15 degrees below zero, snowing and icy enough to slip. I decided to artsy up an old book case because I need a place for school books… While I do have black spray paint I decided the weather was too horrible to stand in the snow spraying for a good ten minutes.. sooo.. I did something amazingly stupid… I used black oil paint (for canvas’) to cover the book case. The book case is made of the same material as most cheap office furniture that comes in a box and you have to assemble.. you know ply wood with a paper covering. Now the oil paint has been on for about an hour and is still rubbing off with even the slightest touch. My question is…. How long, if at all, with it take before the oil paint is dry and the bookcase is ready to use?
The bookcase is small and more for decorative use and I’ve given it a fabric lining which means I don’t care if the paint isn’t very durable. I just want to be able sit it on the floor without a big black ring. Thank you so much!
First off, please stop repeating yourself.
Most likely the paint you used will take a long time to dry, and probably won’t stick even then. The surface you describe is most likely melamine or particleboard with a cheap veneer; neither is really meant to be painted. My recommendation; wipe off as much paint as possible with paper towels or whatever is handy. If possible, get the remainder off with paint remover. Sit the shelf on a few layers of newspaper to keep it from marking the floor. You’ll probably have to wait a couple days for it to dry completely, at which point you can think of refinishing with something more appropriate. Depending on how much of the original you got off, you may have to settle for acrylic paint, but whatever you use *please* make sure it’s suitable for that surface.
Next time, try the following mantra: It doesn’t have to get done tonight; the weather will get better; I have time to plan this out. You may save yourself much stress.
Oh, and putting the oily rags near the radiator might not be a good idea either…
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