My favorite black paint for furniture is Fusion Mineral Paint’s Coal Black.
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My favorite paint brush for most types of furniture paint is a nice, round brush.
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If you want to distress your piece after you paint it, you can use a mid-grit sandpaper (180-220) to lightly sand along the edges
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You need to pick an oil-based topcoat though, and NOT a water-based topcoat! Water-based topcoats can easily go cloudy over dark colors, so oil-based is the way to go.
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