I let my wife, Efiwym, aware that the dresser was ready for painting. We talked about color and decided on a matte black finish. We believed the color black would work well in my grandson’s room. The matte finish was necessary as the dresser had its share of nicks and dents. We were not agreeable on the method. I said spray painting would be best. We could get a couple of cans of matte black paint and spray on the finish. Efiwym preferred that we should use a brush. I was worried about brush strokes, but she pointed to the cabinet we painted in the dining room. We used a mini roller on this cabinet and the finish was great. I was not convinced.
We went to the home improvement store to pick up paint, (and other things). We found the matte black spray paint can we needed. We purchased 2 cans with the thought of two coats of paint.
The next day, we spent time roughing up the finish on the drawer fronts and the cabinet. After a quick clean up, it was ready for paint.
I put both cars far away from the garage to prevent any overspray from getting to them. I broke down a couple of boxes to protect the floor. I started with the drawer fronts. Making even strokes across the drawers, I was able to cover them with one coat. I moved onto the cabinet and again the coverage was great. However, I noticed the paint was drying unevenly which created some splotchy areas. I thought that I give it some time for the paint to completely dry.
The next day, Efiwym commented that the paint on the dresser did not look right. She was correct. After giving the paint some time to dry, the paint looked as it did the day before…splotchy. (I verified that “splotchy” is actually a word and it is!) I got that look I seen many times before from Efiwym. It is used to show disappointment, you should listen to me, or why are you so stupid. I guess it was time to reconsider another paint option.