Can You Sand Ikea Furniture

You know the saying.

Can you sand ikea furniture. After that i roughed up the surface with 60 80 grit sand paper. Because we can show you good examples of before after projects all day long but sooner or later young lady you ll find yourself standing in front of a broke down malm dresser and you won t know what to do. Use a sanding block or device with handle and try to always sand with the grain of wood.

Here s what i started with. I don t have a picture of my dresser on file but it s the same light wood colored particleboard birch veneer from ikea. These birch finish pieces have a light top coat polyurethane finish on them so try to sand every nook and crany.

Then you ll want to lightly sand the surface of your furniture. Wise words and completely applicable to ikea hacks. Make sure you stir your can of wood stain gently but don t shake it.

This is a photo from an old apartment that i vacated in the early summer of 2014. And it seemed to work. My old ikea furniture looks eons better after a simple paint job facelift.

This will help the stain penetrate the wood. Give someone a fish and they eat for a day. The biggest reason not to sand ikea furniture is because it s made of particle board and a very thin layer of veneer which can be removed with even the lightest sanding.

Here scuff the laminate enough so that the first primer coat can adhere. As long as you use a good bonding primer you shouldn t have to worry too much about paint not adhering to the surface of your ikea furniture. But teach that person to fish and they eat for a lifetime.