Paint question

[snacker]

I bought an unfinished child's size Adirondak chair for my granddaughter and want to paint it for her with bright colors. I have all the colors I want here, but they are all interior paints. Can I use them and then coat the chair with some type of sealer? I'm thinking one small can of sealer would be cheaper than buying all sorts of exterior paint.

[NMDemDist2]

1. a polyeurethan seal should work

but a quart of oil based paint wouldn't set you back much either :shrug:

[snacker]

2. Thanks, that's what I thought.

I want to do a multi-colored theme, so I would have to buy several different colors and don't want to invest that much.

[Warpy]

3. Prime it first

You can try to seal it after painting, but it will likely not be as durable as using a good exterior enamel would be.

[DrDan]

4. prime it first - then go get a small can of

Rustoleum exterior paint. You can get that in all sizes - and nice bright colors.

[DrDan]

5. just double checked - the rustoleum is interior/exterior

and I have several cans in different sizes.

I used it on a little and chairs for my granddaughter and it worked great.

I know you can get some great colors - I have used a bright red and a nice green.

But again, I certainly suggest a bit of primer first.

[eleny]

6. Benjamin Moore sells 2 ounce bottles for testing colors on a wall

Not that you want to do that now. Looks like you have a solution to sealing the indoor paint. But I remembered reading about the small samples they sell these days and how helpful they'd be for small projects where I might need a number of colors.

Here's the page that shows the bottles. I love this idea and plan to use it next time we paint our rooms.
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/wrapper_pg1art.asp?L=color&K=colsam&N=colsam&art=5.5.0