𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗔 ‘𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗’ 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧? 🤔

This is the progress on the Hall Stand (my project this time 😃)

I’ve been encountering some ‘bleed through’ on this one on certain joins of the timber. This is where your colour gets areas of yellowy pink stains, & no matter how many coats of paint you do, the stain will keep coming back.

This can generally happen with darker timber or knots in the wood, & it’s because of tannins found in wood to protect itself (or tannic acid). Sometimes people can mistake the actual paint turning yellow, instead of it being the piece, & this can put them off using a brand (when it would happen with all brands of water based paints).

So your options when this happens, are to block the stains with a stain blocker, or to choose a darker colour paint instead (which would hide the stains).

I did contemplate changing the colour, but I’ve been inspired by the colours of a dress that Princess Kate once wore, & so I’m NOT compromising on painting this in white & blue lol

Stain blocking it is!

I’ve been using Pureco’s Base & Blocker, which is a primer & stain blocker in one, & will block most stains & tannins. It’s water based with no nasty odours & adheres to most surfaces (I’ve been painting this on my bathroom tiles at home). It’s also an odour blocker too if you find you have a musty smelling piece!

I’ve applied two coasts of stain blocker so far, & have applied it all over the hall stand as it will make the white paint look amazing when it goes on! We’ll keep you updated with the results 😀

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