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| Boingo:
I am working on a mini cabinet, using plywood. I wanted to use laminate on the cabinet for a nice smooth and easy to clean finish without the wood grain showing through, but a trip to the local building centre showed that laminate is too expensive for what I had meant to be a quick and cheap project. That means I will probably have to use paint. Could anyone suggest what the best technique is for getting a nice smooth finish on a painted cabinet without the wood grain showing through, and is there any particular paint best suited to the job? |
| severdhed:
good luck with that...it has been my experience that when you paint plywood, it ends up looking like painted plywood. i don't know if it would work based on the size of your cabinet, but you may be able to cover it with adhesive vinyl...if the cabinet is small enough, you may be able to get a roll wide enough so that you wouldnt have to piece it for the sides....that could give it a nice look. |
| Blanka:
For painting they make MDF. If you're not very far with the plywood, then ditch it and get MDF. Otherwise get over the price bump, and get that HPL. |
| leapinlew:
lots of sanding and work. What I did was coated the plywood with drywall mud, sanding, mud, sand, primer, sand, primer, sand and paint. |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on May 03, 2009, 03:29:03 am ---lots of sanding and work. What I did was coated the plywood with drywall mud, sanding, mud, sand, primer, sand, primer, sand and paint. --- End quote --- This. |
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