I’ve learned this by experience.
“Why?”, you say…
Well, because you’ll spend at least 4 times more time trying to pain those crevices. Your brush doesn’t get into those nooks and crannies.
What Should You Use to Paint Wicker?
Go with spray paint all day long!!! This is the easiest way to completely cover wicker and make it look brand new again.
For 1 wicker chair, you’re probably going to need about 2-3 cans of spray paint.
A wicker couch will likely take at least 6 to get a thoroughly finished look. If you have a heavy wicker couch that’s flush with the ground, you won’t even need to worry about painting the underside of it - you’ll never see it!
If you do feel like a champion and just really want a specific color that you’ll need to brush on the wicker, be sure to use some paint thinner for a thinner texture of the paint. Don’t overload your paint on the brush because you’ll clog the wicker and won’t see the detail - the entire reason you have wicker in the first place.
When you paint, you’ll need to dab and squish the paint brush bristles into the crevaces until you’re satisfied with the coverage it provides.
Just know ahead of time, it will be time consuming and a real effort to complete…
How do I know?
Because I just finished painting a wicker chair and couch the same color as our historical house - what a job!!! Worth it in the end, but I wish I could have found a spray paint the right color to match the home! Ugh! I guess I could’ve gone with white…
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I hope you enjoyed this Home Improvement Tip on Home Improvement Minute! Until next time…
Spray Paint Your Wicker,
Kimberly Edwards 
P.S. If you have regular wicker you’re painting, you can use regular spray paint, but if you’re wicker is plastic or a resin, you may want to use a Fusion spray paint that will actually bind with plastics:
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