How Do You Repaint A Wooden Croquet Set?
Croquet is a fun outdoor game that is played with wooden mallets, hoops, colored balls and stakes. Traditional croquet sets included six or eight balls allowing for six to eight players. Since the balls are made of wood, the finish can wear down quickly. Croquet aficionados commonly paint their sets to welcome the arrival of summer. Sand the croquet set so that the wood surface is smooth and all residue of the old finish is removed. The finish is the shine on top of the paint, so some evidence of paint may remain when you start repainting. Use the medium grit sandpaper first, then finish with the fine grit. Clean the pieces with a tack cloth. Paint the 1-inch-wide center band on each ball with white enamel paint. Paint all the way to the first groove on either side of the ball. This will create a 1-inch-wide white stripe. Allow the paint to dry completely. Affix painter’s tape over the white center band of each ball so that tape forms two stripes, with 1/2 inch of white showing between
