After finishing up with the sandpaper, you have to put down a layer of goodness across the chair.  It’s got to be something that will stick to the wood like mad and let paint stick to it like mad.

It’s Primer People!  I really enjoy this product.  If you get any on you, it doesn’t come off unless you use paint thinner.  It’s oil-based, so that’s what happens.  However, it really makes you feel confident that what you’re putting on the surface will stay there for a millennium.  (In the year 3000… NBC finally decides what to do with Jay Leno.)

When you put a coat of primer on, the furniture will go from its original state to a strange state of not really being prepared for anything.

Make sure the primer is given a good amount of time to dry.  It’s the most important part to make sure your paint will last a long time.  I probably could have done two coats of primer, but I was too inpatient and wanted to get going with the black paint.