Re-Sealing Peeling Paint
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Hey hope everyone is doing well. I bought a kitchen table back in July from Ashley furniture, table started peeling in 2 weeks. I complained and they sent a technician to basically paint it with a marker. Few weeks later peeled even worse. Long story short they refused to replace table or give me a refund. I’m stuck with a brand new table that continues to peel. What can I do to reseal it without major sanding and starting over? It’s a kitchen table I could cover it all the time but I still want option to eat off of it. What could I use to seal this correctly? I don’t mind changing to color, I just want whatever I use to stay on.
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If the original coating is peeling, you pretty much have to remove it before putting on something new. Otherwise whatever you put over top is just going to come off with it. Just about anything that completely dries will be food safe once cured.
Let me start by saying that if a piece of furniture isn't made properly, it will be really hard to restore it, or almost impossible. This is why I order furniture online, and I also ask how long the warranty is. In case it is less than 12 months, I simply don't buy it. Regarding your problem, I can say that it doesn't exist such thing as non-toxic paint which will last long. Good paint is toxic with a sharp smell and usually isn't used in the household. As an option, where you can order a new table, check our https://www.gardenfurniture.co.uk website where you can find various furniture.
That sucks! Milk paint is non toxic, there are few manufacturers out there.
That looks more like stain to me than paint, but if a coating is peeling you really have to strip it and refinish it to "fix" things.
You might be able to hand sand off the worst of the loose finish, then seal the entire table top with polyurethane to keep it from getting worse. You'll end up with a "distressed" finish, although it might look more distressed than you'd like. If you can't get the table replaced, try hand sanding, then stain over what's left with a black stain, and if that looks OK (a "disressed" finish, but hopefully with the worst of it filled in with new stain so that it won't look bad), then seal it with polyurethane. Just be careful because trying to "fix" a damaged finish without completely redoing it can sometimes make it look worse.
Most coatings are pretty stable once they dry. I wouldn't worry too much about toxicity of polyurethane here -- it's a pretty stable material once it's dried, and it shouldn't react with anything you might put on the table.
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Hmm, quite an uncomfortable situation. Anyway, I would not recommend you to do something by yourself. The specialist you called seems to be a specialist with undeveloped skills. How is it possible to paint the table with a marker? This doesn't seem right. Since you cannot turn the table back, look for good specialists. Yes, it will cost a little more, but it will be of high quality in return in return. I deal with real estate and have a lot of experience with many specialists in this field. I liked the work done by the specialists who deal with staging for homes the most. They do their work qualitatively, and when situations like a table peeling off happen, they quickly solve the problem very qualitatively.
If you want to consider it a 'paint grade' table instead of a stain grade, there are all kinds of paint strippers out there that make the removal of that paint pretty easy, considering it's probably barely holding on as is. after that a quick sand with a sanding sponge and an oil based poly or primer with a top coat should make it last a long time.
You can try to DIY it by yourself. You can choose an easy design and pair it or add some details where the mark is visible. You have a ton of options to cover that if you don’t want to throw the table. However, you can also check apps like Pinterest or blogs of interior designs like this one https://katehartmaninteriors.com/interior-design-boulder/. These two sources gave me a ton of ideas to perfect some of the things in my house, and I can’t be happier since now I know that with a little inspiration, everything is possible.