Comments on: A Blue Bureau + My Favorite Paints for Furniture

By: CentsationalGirl

CentsationalGirl — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:09:14 +0000

Hi Gail, don’t be discouraged! I don’t use Floetrol with the Advance paint, it’s an enamel paint and it levels really well on its own, especially the semi gloss and gloss formulas. Right now you need to sand away those brush strokes and dimples with a medium and then fine grit sanding wedge. Next time use really thin coats, don’t add the Floetrol to the BM Advance and paint in ideal temperatures between 55 and 70 degrees. Hope this helps!

By: Gail

Gail — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:05:13 +0000

Hi,
I’m painting my kitchen cabinets. I started with bare maple and am using BM Advance. Because I wanted as smooth a finish as possible, I added Floetrol.
So, after priming, also with BM Advance Primer, I painted my first coat with a brush… ugh, brush strokes! After sanding and more painting, more brush strokes!!!
so, then I tried the foam rollers that are recommed=nded for cabinets, so now instead of brush marks, I have dimples and orange peel effect everywhere!
I thought that Advance was superior for leveling, and now with the Floetrol added, I thought for sure it would give me a silky smooth finish!!! I am so discouraged at this point!
My first brush I used was a Purdy but i didn’t realize that it was medium stiff. I tried another Purdy, this time a soft one… the painted finish seems to be a bit better.
So do i just add more Floetrol? At this point, I think I like the brush marks better than the dimples. I’m noticing that after painting ever-so-carefully each door, there always seems to be areas where it looks like the paint just dries up (when using the rollers).
Okay, so can you tell that I’m going out of my mind already?????
Please, any advise would be greatly appreciated!!!

By: kathy p

kathy p — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:41:15 +0000

Hi…I always use the Ben Moore metal and wood enamel. Our BM store still carries it. It is in a different label…it is now Super Spec D.T.M. just thought you might try that.

By: CentsationalGirl

CentsationalGirl — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:52:23 +0000

Yep! They can be used together Megan!
Kate