DIY On the Cheap: How To Paint Furniture:  A Beginners Guide: 1. Prep: Clean with Murphy's Oil Soap 2. Sand off glossy finish 3. Prime - Kilz primer or Oil Based Primer 4. Sand with fine tooth sand paper between every coat of primer and paint, remove dust with tack cloth 5. Paint! For interior us latex paint, with a semi-gloss finish. Not flat finish. (The glossier the easier to clean.)  6. Sand between coats 7. Apply 2-3 coats of paint
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