Can I varnish over painted furniture surface?
Posted by Michelle on Apr 6, 2012 in Distressed Furniture | 2 commentsI have some lovely painted antique furniture and I just learned that they might contain lead paint. With a baby coming I want to apply varnish on top of the painted surface. Is it possible? any preparation needed? I can’t sand it because it will cause lead dust. Any varnish product to recommend? What do u think about the Olympic varnish products? Thank you.
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I don’t know how hard or dangerous it would be, but you would have to remove the paint with paint & varnish remover…….
Check with a paint co. isn’t there some kind of test kit, to test for lead paint. Maybe if there is lead, you can put a sealer on it.