How Do I Paint Pine?
Pine is a durable wood that is often used to make furniture, panelling, and all sorts of other things. While pine isn’t tough to paint, it comes with a problem called colour bleeding. This is an issue especially with knotty pine since the knots leak more resin, leaving a stain. Stopping this resin can be very challenging. Blocking primers such as Multistop for interior wood or Pinja Flex Isolator for exterior can and do help, but heat sealing can provide a more effective solution:
- Scrape away excess resin.
- Heat knots with a heat gun and again scrape away excess resin.
- Once complete, wash down all oily surfaces with cellulose thinner, then rinse with clean water.
- Allow timber to settle
Once complete, prime with Ultra Primer.
Topcoat options for interior include:
- Everal Aqua 10, Everal Aqua 40 or Everal Aqua 80, depending on the sheen level required
- Helmi 10, Helmi 30 or Helmi 80, depending on the sheen level required
- Empire Furniture Paint
Topcoat options for exterior include:
If you require more advice on painting over knots or pine, give our technical team a call on 0131 334 4999 or send a message here.
