I did not use it, but it sounds like a great idea and certainly won’t hurt.

I’m actually not working with them anymore. I was a part of the network for about three years. They reached out to me and I’m not sure how I got on their radar to begin with. Since then they have changed the way the way the network operates and they don’t have the same people in charge. See if you can find contact info for their in-house PR Dept. and try to reach out to them that way. Good luck.

Zinsser makes two types of primer, the water-based one that I used and and another one Zinsser B-I-N (I’ve included a picture) with an alcohol base. For laminate I would use the B-I-N one even though it will smell some at firs and is harder to get off of your brushes and stuff.

Good luck!

I have not tried it on lacquer myself, but I have been told that it works on it as well. I would caution that you really will need to let the pieces cure for a couple of weeks so that the primer and paint really get a chance to adhere to the lacquer and don’t scrape off. I love this primer and have used it on many items in my home and it works really well.

I can’t give you a clear path for becoming a Lowe’s Creative Blogger. Somehow they found me and approached me.

I think it’s called cracked pepper. It’s not a true black.

I did clean the piece before painting it, but you know it was old and
there was a lot of stuff on it so I couldn’t get it all that free of
residue. The primer seems to have done the trick and the table is going strong with the new paint job.I will say that you need to let it really cure before you use it or you will get some nicks, but once the paint has been on it for about two to three weeks, it seems to be on there for
good.

Good luck!

As far as I know yes it works on all types of wood furniture. I’ve used this method three times for different pieces of furniture in my home. The primer that I used was the water based version there is another version that is oil based and supposedly even stronger at adhering to non-sanded surfaces, but it smells much stronger. Depending on what you are painting you might want to consider using the oil based Zinsser primer. Also, I found that the more you let the paint cure the stronger it becomes. A dresser that I did years ago is virtually unscratchable now, but it took about a couple of weeks for it the paint to really cure.

Look at this post from my buddy, this is better for kitchen cabinets and doesn’t require sanding either. http://www.mamalatinatips.com/2012/08/my-kitchen-makeover.html

I wasn’t in a hurry (for once) and the weather was beautiful. I primed it early in the morning, let it sit outside all day, then did the first coat of paint the same evening. I’m thinking maybe 8 hours in between, although the primer dries pretty quickly, I’m sure I could have done it sooner, but I was out and about anyway. Then the next morning I did the second coat of paint.