How To Prep Pallet Wood For Painting

A small cats paw or pry bar a flat clawed hammer and a block of wood are all you really need to break apart a pallet without damaging the surface of the wood.

How to prep pallet wood for painting. Let me show you how to paint pallet wood with this cool little distress painting trick. Sometimes your pallet furniture piece will feel too slick and painted when youre done. In this free painting demonstration Ill show you how to prepare your brand new wooden palette or restore your old painters palette.

To prepare wood for painting start by filling in any holes scratches and dents with wood putty. You can get some really awesome designs color schemes by layering a. Some artists who have invested in an expensive counter-weighted palette will painstakingly seal it.

Then use a clean rag and wipe off all excess linseed oil from the palette. If you want to reduce this look and feel use a very fine sandpaper and lightly run it over the piece. Lightly soak an area of the cloth in oil and apply by wiping on.

Want to use a wooden handheld painting palette like a pro but not sure where to start. As with shellac use old tee-shirt material for the application. Some simple steps and some inexpensive supplies will help create the ultimate painting palette.

Add 2 nd coat after the 1 st one is dried completely you can limit the paint coat between 1-4 for each pallet-made product. If you are varnishing oiling or staining your pallet wood. Shellac fills in the grain while an oil finish will soak into the wood on the first few coats.

Again fold the material into a small square about 2x2. You can use a clear wood primer or a white undercoat. Preparing the pallet wood before staining it will ensure proper application and a long-lasting stain.