New childrens pine furniture, I am wanting to paint & design. Is there any need in sanding along with Kilz to?

Like others have said, it depends on what state the pine furniture is in? Sometimes when you buy unfinished furniture, it's already been sanded. Other times, it hasn't! If you want it to take the paint well, it needs to be prepped, which may require some sanding.





See an excerpt from this site page below:


http://www.generalfinishes.com/tips/prep鈥?/a>





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We cannot stress enough that you must have a strong base of proper sanding to achieve the perfect finish!! See our sanding tutorial below if you want more details. All surfaces should be clean and free from all dirt and oils. Prep sanding is done with progressively finer grits. Do NOT start sanding with very fine sandpaper on unfinished wood. Prepare the surface by using medium paper first, and then proceed to finer grades. On most raw woods, start sanding in the direction of the grain using a #120-150 grit paper before staining and work up to #220 grit paper.





On soft woods such as Pine, Aspen or Alder, sand first with #120 and finish with #220. On hardwoods such as Oak, Maple, Birch or Parawood, sand first with #120 and finish no finer than #180.





On hard woods such as maple or birch, start with a #120 grit paper and finish with a #150 grit paper to keep the grain open and receptive to stain. Finish the final sanding with a finer grit sandpaper such as #220.





Do not over sand or you may seal the wood so much that it will not take a finish. End-grains (areas where the wood has been cut against the grain), such as the front side of a table, tend to soak up more stain than other surfaces. Give end-grain areas an additional sanding to control the absorption of stain. ';New childrens pine furniture, I am wanting to paint %26amp; design. Is there any need in sanding along with Kilz to?
Sanding is a matter of apearance. If you do not have rub spots or rough spots to remove, sanding is not needed as a matter to improve adhesion of the primer. Kilz is a good primer to use.New childrens pine furniture, I am wanting to paint %26amp; design. Is there any need in sanding along with Kilz to?
On new furniture, you night want to touch it up first, as the better the surface, the better the final paint job. I do not see Kilz as a necessity. Any good primer will do the trick.