Just bought this IKEA desk for a steal. I plan on painting the

>>1073452

The powder coat and laminate are unlikely to work well with a normal interior paint. So yeah, put something like Zinsser 123 on first and leave it to dry for a day. After that any interior or exterior paint should work.

>>1073452
You should scuff sand the surface before you prime it. You'll get better adhesion.

Obviously that's a point-of-no-return decision, since you'll fuck up the existing finish.

>>1073452
Legs dont match. But white matches everything. Paint the legs. Don't touch the top... Get a table cloth of a cutting pad if you think its too bland.

>>1073452
>Just bought this IKEA desk for a steal

LOL! Did you buy it from the guy who posted here about a month ago complaining it wasn't square?

>>1073452
The top of the desk costs fucking buttons from Ikea in the first place, go buy a new black top for less than the cost of painting this one which isn't going to work anyway and just swap the legs over