If you spray paint the furniture indoors make sure that the area is well ventilated.
Painting bamboo rattan furniture.
If possible try to paint wicker furniture outside where there s adequate ventilation.
Soft tones can be difficult to find most manufacturers seem to lean towards a garish palette but some lovely shades are available.
It all has a hand crafted tropical look that meshes so well with the rest of my easy going beachy boho style.
I don t know about you but i love rattan furniture and i have always been drawn to it.
Well actually i love wicker rattan bamboo and sea grass.
Coat the sanded bamboo furniture with oil based stain using a paintbrush manufactured for use with oil paints.
Add an additional coat of stain to the bamboo furniture if you want a darker finish.
Wipe excess stain from the bamboo with cloth rags.
If you want to make your piece stand out more you can easily paint it within a weekend.
Wait eight hours for the stained bamboo to dry.
But you hate its disgusting brown color.
How do i do it.
Prepping stubborn paint on wicker is very important.
Furniture made from bamboo can give your home an exotic look and it s relatively cheap to buy but it usually comes unpainted.
I know that many people would choose to use canned spray paint to on wicker caning bamboo or rattan furniture.
Painting rattan furniture is not hard once you have all the supplies at hand.
Well it takes more like a ton of swipes pats and touch ups with a brush but it x2019 s not an impossible task.
Painting bamboo furniture and rattan furniture is a snap when you use a paint sprayer.
You love the new outdoor set of furniture you found at the thrift store.
Bamboo has a smooth.
Sometimes if you are sure you are dealing with a rattan reed wicker piece rather than the paper wicker the flaking paint can also be removed at a high pressure car wash where you spray the piece yourself.
Not to fret you can paint rattan furniture with a few swipes of a brush.
Rattan takes time to paint evenly but a careful job yields many summers of outdoor use even more if the rattan lives in the shelter of your porch.
Choose a clear day and for best results stay out of the wind lest dirt and leaves blow onto the fresh paint.
Painting rattan furniture for outdoor use.
But i love using a sprayer for these kinds of jobs for a few reasons.