Wait eight hours for the stained bamboo to dry.
Painting bamboo rattan furniture.
Prepping stubborn paint on wicker is very important.
Soft tones can be difficult to find most manufacturers seem to lean towards a garish palette but some lovely shades are available.
Painting rattan furniture is not hard once you have all the supplies at hand.
Painting bamboo furniture and rattan furniture is a snap when you use a paint sprayer.
Wipe excess stain from the bamboo with cloth rags.
If you spray paint the furniture indoors make sure that the area is well ventilated.
Colour is the quickest and prettiest way to gussy up furniture and spray paint is the best way to achieve a smooth even finish on bamboo cane and rattan.
Painting rattan bamboo furniture tuesday july 26 2016.
If you want to make your piece stand out more you can easily paint it within a weekend.
Bamboo has a smooth.
It all has a hand crafted tropical look that meshes so well with the rest of my easy going beachy boho style.
How do i do it.
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.
Painting rattan furniture for outdoor use.
You love the new outdoor set of furniture you found at the thrift store.
Well it takes more like a ton of swipes pats and touch ups with a brush but it x2019 s not an impossible task.
I know that many people would choose to use canned spray paint to on wicker caning bamboo or rattan furniture.
Coat the sanded bamboo furniture with oil based stain using a paintbrush manufactured for use with oil paints.
Not to fret you can paint rattan furniture with a few swipes of a brush.
Furniture made from bamboo can give your home an exotic look and it s relatively cheap to buy but it usually comes unpainted.
But you hate its disgusting brown color.
But i love using a sprayer for these kinds of jobs for a few reasons.
If possible try to paint wicker furniture outside where there s adequate ventilation.
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.
I don t know about you but i love rattan furniture and i have always been drawn to it.
Add an additional coat of stain to the bamboo furniture if you want a darker finish.