I waited 48 hours.
Can you paint a crib white.
I think it says 2x on the can for double the coverage.
The dangers of lead weren t well known prior to 1978 and older finishes often contain the toxic element if you find lead based paint on your crib you can deal with it in one of two ways.
Let the paint fully cure based on the manufactures suggested time frame.
I miiiight have the distinct impression that i am walking into a firing squad but today i want to talk safety.
It s one of the only white cans you ll find at home depot.
Once you think you are done if your crib has spindles you are probably not.
If you re repainting an old crib that has already been painted it s important to test the existing paint for lead.
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I decided to use rustoleum s 2x ultra cover primer.
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Typically a quart will cover about 125 square feet.
I m here to walk you through the steps.
A can of 500 ml is enough to comfortably cover 75 sq ft.
If you are thinking about skipping the priming stage don t.
After you roughen up your crib you ll want to wash off all the residue i used tack cloths.
No matter which paint you choose from the top 5 paints that we reviewed here you can t go wrong.
A i didn t want brush strokes b the though of painting all of those rails inside and out i couldn t do that to iii.
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You can however safely strip and paint newer cribs provided that you choose safe paint for baby crib that does not cause fumes or leave traces of chemicals behind that your little one might pick up on if they chew on the rails.
I m about to go into a lot of detail about which crib we bought and why and the same for the mattress but if you want to skip right to the painting steps scroll down to step 1.
Once the final coat is dry the piece can be put into use and the baby can occupy the crib room.
That allows for 60 square feet per coat.
Now i chose to spray paint over brush paint for two reasons.
So just take a second look over the entire crib and touch up any places that didn t get covered by the paint.
You can buy them at walmart but it s not necessary at all and then i sprayed mine with the rostoleum white spray paint with primer.
I m here to tell you that painting your crib can be done and is totally safe when you use our paints.