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i used mdf for my cabinet and painted it with black gloss it looks like crap!
tyweed:
here are my pictures of my cabinet i'm in a wheelchair so i designed it so i can roll under to control panel. Any tips i'd like that to see what i can do to make it better...........
tyweed:
pic #2
MameFan:
Now now... go easy on him ;)
Actually, I would not have screwed through the side unless you were planning on laminiating anyway. No matter how good the putty or sanding, you CANNOT hide screw holes. (Okay, you could get close, but you'd have to use something like sheetrock toping compound and then texture the entire side in an attempt to hide them in the texture)
I would not have screwed through the outside. I would have either pegged it together with solid hardwood pegs (easy to do just takes a lot of time aligning). Or I would have gone the simple route and bought hardwood (NOT pine/fir/spruce) "true" 1x1's (not 3/4" x 3/4") and drilled through them and supported the corners from the inside, just like the classic cabinets were made originally.
tyweed:
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Sasquatch!:
Like some have already said, gloss WILL show imperfections like that. It's not like all is lost though - try a coat or two of black satin-finish over it and see what happens.