I paint on furniture all the time and generally use acrylic (although I have
also used latex wall paint and occasionally enamel). Coat the finished
product with polyurethane and it will be chip resistant and washable. Be
sure to share your results with us! :-)
~Michal
> Hello all,
> I need some advice on painting a bookshelf with my 5th grade advanced
team. I
> need to write up a requisition for supplies and am not sure what paint I
> should use for the project. My first thought was acrylics for the detailed
> work of Tromp l'oeil on the back. But what should I use for the overall
basic
> coat? Laytex? There is already two primer coats. The bookshelf is roughly
5
> feet by 2. Im terribly afraid of ordering wrongly and making a mess of it
all
> while appearing a fool. I am a first year teacher but dont want to appear
> silly.
> Please help. Anyone with a similar project in the past?
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