Paint with a satin sheen produces a soft-gloss finish. Unlike matte or flat and eggshell sheens, satin has more of a glaze and shinier veneer appearance. Satin is often confused with semi-gloss, but the two sheens are different because semi-gloss has more of a shimmer than satin. Homeowners that paint a wood dining table and chairs or other furniture may apply two different sheens by mistake. If you painted an item with satin paint but wanted to paint it with flat paint, you can change the sheen. You also may change satin paint to flat paint before painting.
Instructions
Dried Paint
1. Sand the satin-painted surface gently with 220-grit sandpaper. Do not abrade the satin paint heavily or you might remove it entirely.
2. Wipe the surface with a clean tack cloth, removing dust created from sanding. Dampen a clean tack cloth with water, and wipe the painted surface again. Let the surface air dry.
3. Apply a light, even coat of liquid de-glosser with a sponge brush to make the satin finish look like a flat finish. Let the de-glosser soak into the satin paint for about 15 to 20 minutes, and then wipe it away with a clean cloth. Follow the liquid de-glosser manufacturer's instructions carefully to ensure the product soaks into the satin paint completely.
4. Brush on a light coat of flat, oil-based paint with a paintbrush. Allow the flat, oil-based paint to dry for two to three hours, and then check the paint's appearance. If the paint doesn't have a flat finish apply more de-glosser and flat, oil-based paint.
Wet Paint
5. Add de-glosser and a flat, oil-based paint in increments to wet satin paint to make its sheen a flat finish. Stir the paint continuously with a paint stirrer as you add de-glosser and flat, oil-based paint.
6. Apply a sample of the mixed paint to a piece of scrap lumber. Apply a sample of unmixed flat paint to the scrap lumber, too. Let both samples dry about three hours.
7. Compare the dry paint samples' sheens to see if they match. If the mixed paint retains a more glossy sheen, then mix it with more flat, oil-based paint to render flat finish. Test the next mixed batch of paint against flat paint. Continue the procedure until the mixed paint has a flat paint sheen.
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