Painting a dresser

KTdidit

This weekend I finally have time and the supplies I need to repaint a couple small dressers for the kiddos. I plan to sand them and prime them before I paint. But do I have to sand a LOT, or just to roughen them up?

musictchr25

If your dresser is finished with a protective coating, like a polyurethane, you will need to sand until all of that finish is removed.  The point of sanding is to give the paint something clean and even to stick to, so as long as your surface is smooth and feels like the same texture, your paint coats will be even and look professional.  

Make sure that after you have sanded the dresser that you wipe it down with a dry cloth, and then vacuum it to remove all traces of sawdust from sanding.  The last thing you want is grit in your paint job.  

Good Luck!!