Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - Painting Kitchen table:

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sbr
07-31-06, 03:41 PM
Hi All:
Was wondering if anyone could tell me what type of paint to use for my kitchen table. Not sure about safety issues. Thank you for your advice.

chfite
07-31-06, 06:10 PM
If it takes a beating from small kids, floor paint starts to sound good. Quite durable.
marksr
07-31-06, 07:37 PM
What type of coating [if any] is on the table now?

sbr
08-01-06, 02:54 PM
Thanks for the response guys! The table had a clear finish on it. I have already stripped that off. Just wasn't sure of the finish in the type of paint to use to be putting food and utensils on.
marksr
08-01-06, 07:30 PM
Oil base both adheres better and dries harder than latex. As long as the paint doesn't chip I don't think there would be any problem - I wouldn't want to eat either :eek:

I would use a good oil base primer and either top coat with oil enamel or waterborne enamel [not latex] which dries just as hard.