I just moved and recently I've had 2 things burn in the kitchen. One was food burned on the stove from over cooking. The second time today, my daughter heated peanut butter in a plastic container for 4 minutes, it burned. Both times the kitchen and living room all filled up with smoke. The place still has heavy burnt smell, but (none of the smoke detectors went off ). I did the press button test to check battery. They beeped loudly. I'm pretty certain they don't detect carbon monoxide. I'm wondering if I should call maintenance. The kind the apartment has say (10 year alarm) on the front.
Use Kilz paint, it's great for painting non-cleaned surfaces, although I would not paint any type of wood furniture, instead I'd clean and sand the wood, then apply a couple coats of polyurethane
You could also get a paint deglosser like Wil-bond and wipe all surfaces to be painted with that and then scuff the surface lightly with 100 grit sand paper then apply a quality 100% acrylic paint or I recommend an oil based either one you choose make sure it's an enamel paint Good luck Les the painter
You'll really want to strip it first. The tars and oils from cigarettes will mean the paint doesn't stick well, and the smell might not go. You can either use a chemical stripper, which can come as a goo or liquid and will get into the corners better, or you can rent a power sander (and a respirator!! it might be lead paint if it's from the 70s or before). If you use a chemical strip, you'll want to sand by hand to smooth it out (wear a mask again!). Only then is it ready for priming and painting, or staining.
Community College, College, or University book store or specialty store in the health science, chemistry, or physics department if it's a big school. Also most hardware stores. Or try an internet search on lab safety goggles.
Well I DONT RECOMMEND COBALTS IDEA AT ALL.
