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ANYONE CAN PAINT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL IF THEY KNOW THE RIGHT HACKS

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Or pitch a tent

You may want to consider setting up a larger apparatus for larger items. Rest assured, it is well worth the trouble it takes to set up. Spray painting anything without proper preparation just means you’ll have a more significant cleaning project at the end.

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A collapsible tent would work very nicely for our purposes here. Anything bigger than what would comfortably fit in a cardboard box can go in the tent, and once you’re finished painting, you simply need to fold the tent back up for cleanup.

Furniture concealer

When you’re painting something, it is best to make sure the surface is as smooth to paint on as possible. Dents, bumps, and cracks aren’t exactly friends of a good coat of paint. Old furniture is like a mixture of all of those.

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Elmer’s Wood Filler is a great product to treat old furniture before painting on it. As the name suggests, the product fills out the dents, chinks, and crevices on the surface of the wood. You’ll have a lovely smooth surface to paint on once sanded down.

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