Stupid Question : Particle Board sealer

[General Zod]

Greetings all,

I have a question regarding particle board, and I'm hoping someone can help me.

Isn't there a sealer, or a glue of some sort that you rub or brush onto particle board, say where you drill a hole, that will protect it from flaking, chipping away? Sort of like a protector or something in that general area.

thanks in advance.


GZ

[rohan]

I think I remember someone used a "Minwax wood hardener" on one of the old thread, but I could be wrong.  I hope somebody can confirm this, because my centipede's cab is looking a little rough around the edges.

[Kremmit]

It's called "Paint".   

[PoDunkMoFo]

Hello,

Don't know if this helps buy I use "Glue Size" to seal the edges of my signboards before I paint them.  Once you seal them the edges won't soak up the paint.   This might work for what you are looking at.

To make glue size mix woodglue and water untill you get something that is a little thicker than milk... Walla you have glue size.

Works great for edge sealing.

Hope this helps.

[General Zod]

It's called "Paint".

[DrewKaree]

It sounds as if you're looking for something to give the hole "substance".  Something so that it doesn't enlarge/break apart over time.

Particle board is simply wood chipped up and mixed with glue and pressed to make a nice flat-ish panel.  Why not do the same thing they used to make it and use some epoxy or sandable wood putty?  You can't compress it, but it's the same idea.  There's nothing that's really gonna "soak in" since there's bunches of glue already in the board fighting that process, but you can at least bond the outer layer together like I think you're wanting to do.

If I'm wrong on what you're looking for, disregard this comment.

[Thenasty]

BONDO works miracle. 

[daywane]

not sure I understand.
clear finger nail polish?

[PoDunkMoFo]

There's nothing that's really gonna "soak in" since there's bunches of glue already in the board fighting that process

Although I strongly agree with you in all things political, have you ever tried to paint particle board without "sealing" it with primer first.

[DaveDog]

Have to agree with PoDunkMoFunk,

Particle board sucks up more than the dude with the corner office.

[DrewKaree]

There's nothing that's really gonna "soak in" since there's bunches of glue already in the board fighting that process

Although I strongly agree with you in all things political, have you ever tried to paint particle board without "sealing" it with primer first.  That giant sucking sound is not NAFTA.

Yeah, you're right about that there.

I'm thinking more along the lines of something soaking in while still leaving him with something on the surface.  I guess I'm thinking of something along the lines of a wood filler that seeps into surfaces, and nothing really comes to mind.

I made a terrible attempt at explaining that shorthand, which you already pointed out.