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Wood Paint: Everything You Need to Know
Undeniably, wood, with all its natural grain and knots, possesses a special charm. However, not all wooden furniture is crafted to a high enough standard to truly shine with just a transparent coating. For a unique touch, it's best to choose a beautiful shade from MissPompadour's colour samples. You can easily paint furniture with any of our wood paints.
What Makes Our Wood Paint Special?
To achieve a durable, hard-wearing, and beautiful finish, wood paint needs excellent adhesion to the surface and must be of high quality. If it's also easy to apply, then painting becomes a real joy. We offer a wide range of wood lacquers and paints that require no prior sanding.
What Types of Wood Can You Paint or Lacquer?
You can indeed paint all types of wood. For some projects, it's worth taking a closer look. Is there already a paint on the wood? Do any dents or unsightly scratches need repairing? Has the wood been previously stained, oiled, waxed, stained, or painted? Even if you're unsure, you can still achieve a fantastic result with the right primer.
Stuck for ideas? Then simply send our customer service team a WhatsApp message or email with a photo of your project! We'd be happy to help you with painting your wood.
When to Use Wood Paint
Wood paint is perfect whenever you fancy a change. Perhaps you'd like to paint a vibrant piece of furniture with orange or black wood lacquer, or a solid cabinet with beige wood lacquer. Whether your wooden floor, wall panelling, wooden beams, or furniture are looking a bit tired — simply choose a colour and get started! You can also transform your IKEA furniture from mass-produced items into unique pieces with our paints.
Whether you want to paint indoors or your wood lacquer is for an outdoor project, you'll find a suitable paint at MissPompadour.
Which MissPompadour Paint is Best for Wood?
Our soft, silk-matt Easy Eggshell! is especially robust on wooden surfaces. Are you unsure if your kitchen is made of real wood or foil-wrapped? There's no need to worry; our silk-matt paints can also be used to paint plastic. Sanding isn't necessary here either – simply apply one coat of our To Bond & Block primer as a first step to ensure excellent adhesion. Then, you can apply your chosen colour directly.
The Right Wood Paint for Outdoor Use
With the right wood lacquers, you can easily create harmony and individuality outdoors too. Whether it's a garden shed, garden furniture, or a playhouse – your projects will be painted in no time and perfectly prepared for the outdoor season.
For outdoor areas, we recommend our Balcony & Garden Paint. It was specially developed for outdoor use, is weather-resistant, and can handle even heavily used surfaces with ease. This robust paint is UV-resistant, scratch and impact-resistant, and adheres wonderfully to various surfaces. Plus, it offers an elegant, silk-matt finish that ensures a consistent, high-quality result. And, as always with MissPompadour: it's low-odour, quick-drying, and easy to apply – making painting truly enjoyable.
Alternatively, you can, of course, continue to work with our Easy Eggshell!. It is also suitable for outdoor use and particularly stands out for its huge colour selection.
Whichever paint you choose: make sure the surface is well prepared. The wood should generally be suitable for outdoor use and properly impregnated for exposed areas. Important: Water-based paints, such as our Balcony & Garden Paint and Easy Eggshell!, cannot tolerate standing water. Therefore, ensure that water can always drain well from painted surfaces.
Now, do you fancy repainting your wooden garden furniture? Which colour will it be? Green wood lacquer or brown wood lacquer? Perhaps you'll rival the sun and paint a garden shed with yellow wood paint, for example.
Wood Paint for Lightly Used Indoor Wood
If you want to apply your wood lacquer indoors, you can do so with peace of mind, as our paints are low-emission and don't splash.
Lightly used open, i.e., unlacquered and unsealed, wooden surfaces can also be painted with our extremely high-quality wall paints. Examples include wooden ceilings in living rooms.
Wood Lacquering: Top Tips for Application
Not all wood is the same, and everyone has their preferred technique. That's why we've explained a few additional considerations for painting wood here.
The Right Primer for Wood
As a natural material, wood can react a little unpredictably to a fresh coat of paint. If you apply new paint to an open wooden surface, components might be activated that could cause discolouration, especially with lighter shades. This leaching of stains, tannins, and previous contaminants is called “ bleeding”. Fortunately, you can avoid the risk of bleeding by simply priming with a stain block. This is often recommended for stairs and wooden ceilings, as these are typically made from wood prone to bleeding. Especially on very porous surfaces, you'll create a stable paint layer if you apply a primer like To Bond & Block.
What's Better: Lacquering Wood or Staining It?
A wood stain refers to a paint layer with fewer colour pigments and fillers. This means you can still see the wood grain after application. All our paints and wood lacquers can be thinned and applied as a stain. However, diluting the wood paint with water makes it less hard-wearing. Additionally, you cannot prime under a stain, as the primer would already cover the grain. Achieving an even colour with a wood stain over large areas requires a little practice. The aim of painting is to apply the colour opaquely to achieve full durability.
Painting Wood: Want to Know More?
Here you'll find more information and painting guides:
- Paint Kitchen Furniture
- Paint Wooden Furniture
- Paint Wooden Ceilings
- Paint Stairs
- Paint a Windowsill
- DIY Wall Panelling
- Paint IKEA Furniture
- Paint Wooden Garden Furniture
- Paint Plastic Garden Furniture
- Paint Metal Garden Furniture
Order Wood Paint and Lacquer from the MissPompadour Shop
MissPompadour offers you the opportunity to beautify your wooden furniture and surfaces with minimal effort. You can take advantage of our free customer advice service beforehand; they'll be happy to assist you with your project. They're also there for you if you have any questions during your project – 6 days a week, via email, WhatsApp, phone…
Not sure which colour is right for you? Our free colour and customer advice service is here to help!
Which varnish is best suited for wood?
Easy Eggshell is particularly suitable for wood at MissPompadour! This varnish adheres excellently to wood, is robust, easy to use and suitable for both indoors and outdoors. You can use it for furniture, doors and many other wood projects - without sanding.
Which is better, wood varnish or Wood stains?
That depends on your goal: Wood varnish is opaque, protects the wood reliably and adds colour. Wood stains look more natural, but provide less protection than varnish. If you want colour and a smooth surface, use varnish - if you want a wood look, use stain.
Can wood be painted without sanding?
Yes, this is often possible. If the wood is clean, grease-free and the old coat is stable, you can paint directly with our Easy Eggshell! For difficult substrates, bleeding wood, such as oak, or heavy discolouration, we recommend To Bond & Block beforehand so that everything adheres securely and nothing bleeds through.
How many coats of wood varnish do I need for an opaque result?
As a rule, 2 coats with our Easy Eggshell! are sufficient for an evenly covering result. A third coat may be advisable for very dark surfaces or where there is a strong colour change. It is important to apply the coats thinly rather than too thickly.
How long does wood varnish have to dry and when is it ready for use?
Easy Eggshell! can be painted over after 4-5 hours. The varnish is fully resilient after 14 days when it is completely hardened. Until then, you should treat the furniture with care.
Is wood varnish suitable for furniture, doors or the floor?
Yes, our Easy Eggshell is ideal for furniture and doors as it is hard-wearing and easy to clean. You can also use it to paint floors or stairs. You should always finish the coat with To Seal to make it even more durable. After 24 hours, the floor or stairs can be carefully walked on with socks. The varnish is fully cured after 14 days.
