Paint a Coffee Table with MudPaint Clay Paint

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Painting coffee tables – dining room table, accent table, side table, you-name-it-tables! -with MudPaint is easy to do. MudPaint is eco-friendly, LEED-compliant and it’s unique, clay-based formula with natural earthen materials requires little prep work and no waxing for a smooth coat.  Follow these steps:

1. First, it’s important to clean the surface well. Especially if you are working with an older coffee table that has accumulated a great deal of dirt and grime.
2. A light sanding – we have a great Rad Sanding Pad! –  is recommended for many projects.  Again, especially if working with an older and dirtier piece of furniture.  If you are painting over peeling paint, scrape and sand to smooth.
3. If there are holes in the coffee table, fill them with wood filler and then sand smooth.
4. A primer is not needed on most surfaces. However, if a smooth or slick surface, painting a lighter color, painting over a stain or wood with red undertones, or if painting a wood that is known to bleed, a primer is recommended. 
5. Be sure surface is free of dust.  
6. Clean the coffee table with wet rag and allow to dry completely.  
7. Before using paint, shake can vigorously and stir thoroughly.  
8. Apply paint with a brush, working in the direction of the grain of the wood.  
9. For a more distressed look, paint any which way and allow the brush strokes to be seen in the finished project.
10. Most surfaces need only a single coat.
11. If applying a second coat, allow to dry, and then lightly sand between coats.
12. Allow to dry completely before sanding if distressing.  
13. Once done with your coffee table, finish with a coat of our unique Matte Finish Clear coat for high traffic areas.  For low traffic areas, finish with our highly-rated finishing wax. And then read here on how to clean your wax brush thoroughly for future use!