Lawn Furniture Staining or Painting Tips from HomeRight

Exterior House Elements: Lawn Furniture Staining Tips

Wood lawn furniture or wicker furniture needs to be properly maintained and sealed in order to last for years to come. Using a HomeRight CommandMax HVLP Sprayer can give new life to old furniture or maintain furniture to last a long time.

Here is a Materials List of what you will need to complete a project similar to this:

• Drop Cloth
• CommandMax HVLP Sprayer
• Screwdriver
• Hammer
• Mask
• Safety Glasses
• Stain /Sealer/Paint of your choice
• Rags
• Touch-up Brush
• Extension Cord

Step-by-step Preparation:

• Select your color of stain/sealer/paint before beginning.
• Remove all the hardware from the furniture to assure that stain/paint will not get on hardware.
• Check for any imperfections fill dents with wood putty or filler.
• Sand down the wood once the wood putty has dried.
• Wipe down the furniture to remove dust.
• If there is ground in dirt, use a more aggressive cleaner to remove.
• Allow surface to dry for 24-48 hours prior to applying paint or stain.

Project Spraying with the HomeRight CommandMax HVLP Paint or Stain Sprayer

Apply stain/sealer/paint in a well-ventilated area. Use a mask, gloves and safety glasses when working with a HomeRight CommandMax HVLP paint or stain sprayer when applying the stain evenly. If spraying wood, always go with the grain of the wood. Have a cloth ready to wip up any possible drips.

Step 1: Read CommandMax owner’s manual before beginning spraying.

Step 2: Use the enclosed Viscosity Cup to check if your material needs to be thinned. If so, thin material as necessary. Remove and fill CommandMax container with material.

Step 3: Insert the pick-up tube in the cylinder housing. Pick-up tube should orientate to the position of spraying.

Step 4: Attach container to sprayer and plug in sprayer to outlet.

Step 5: Adjust spray pattern to horizontal, vertical or cone.

Step 6: Set the flow to maximum by turning the volume control knob fully clockwise.

Step 7: Spray surface, keeping sprayer level. Use a sweeping and overlapping motion.

Clean Up: 

• Unplug the sprayer, remove container and empty contents. Rise out container with water.
• Fill sprayer with cleaning solution and operate trigger until solution comes through nozzle.
• Remove parts. Clean and dry thoroughly.
• Once finish is dry, clean up tape and drop cloths.