hi there i would appreciate advice on the following
I bought a secondhand solid pine bookcase which has some sort of varnish on it -a light matt one i think - probably acrylic
it has some scratches on the wood so i am sanding it down to get rid of those
i would like to either revarnish it or paint it but i am not sure what to use
if i revarnish it that seems straightforward and will probably take it remove all the existing varnish just by sanding (i think i need to do that to get a nice finish - not patchy - do i need to do that?) i like the look of natural wood with a clear finish (but not sure my son will prefer that!) so to make a nice design i think it's better that i paint it instead
- so if i paint it then really i want to end up with a background colour for the design say white and then being able to paint a simple kids design on top - say stenciled alphabet etc
does it matter what i paint over varnish with ?
and what do i paint on top of the base colour with ?
i thought i'd use gloss but then i think the colours to go on top of that won't work ? ie will bleed or not endure
how do i seal in the design ?
it all must be very durable as it's for a kid's room
i think they are always doing this in those tv programs but i don't get what paints they use
i remember pva being mentioned - is it something to do with that
thanks for any help and advice on best shop to go to for this kind of stuff
i am a novice on all this
regards JD
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