Can You Sand Ikea Furniture

After that i roughed up the surface with 60 80 grit sand paper.

Can you sand ikea furniture. Having allowed the ikea furniture enough time to dry completely proceed to sand the surface with 120 or 140 grit sandpaper. I don t have a picture of my dresser on file but it s the same light wood colored particleboard birch veneer from ikea. 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.

Make sure you stir your can of wood stain gently but don t shake it. My old ikea furniture looks eons better after a simple paint job facelift. 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. 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. You know the saying.

Recycle your old ikea furniture into custom shabby chic pieces. Once you re done sanding wipe off all the sanding dust and make sure your furniture s surface is nice and clean. Use a sanding block or device with handle and try to always sand with the grain of wood.

But teach that person to fish and they eat for a lifetime. Give someone a fish and they eat for a day. This will help the stain penetrate the wood.

And it seemed to work. This is a photo from an old apartment that i vacated in the early summer of 2014. Wise words and completely applicable to ikea hacks.