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Title: Quick Painting Question
Post by: General Zod on September 08, 2003, 08:55:01 pm
Today I decided to touch up the back of my cabinet with a little primer and spray paint. I'm not to pleased with the results. Is it possible to use a roller and a latex finish on the cab?

It's particle board, and I need to sand it down again, and pretty much start from scratch. Any recommdendations on what I should do?

Thank you ,

Michael
Title: Re:Quick Painting Question
Post by: Apollo on September 08, 2003, 09:05:03 pm
Once the factory finish on particle board is gone you need to use a special primer. Basically you want to go to the paint shop and ask for a primer for hard to paint surfaces i.e. lose surfaces or formica. It's a bit more expensive than normal primer but well worth it if you want to do a good job. I used Dulux Primerlock.
Then you can pretty much paint with whatever paint you want to.
Title: Re:Quick Painting Question
Post by: General Zod on September 08, 2003, 09:24:55 pm
That sounds good Apollo. How is it applied to the surface I'm going to paint?

Will I still need to sand it down before I prime the surface?

Also, what is the best type of roller for using on particle board?

Thank you for your help ! :-)

Michael
Title: Re:Quick Painting Question
Post by: pointdablame on September 08, 2003, 10:19:58 pm
I would think you'd want to use a foam roller for particle board just like you'd want to use with MDF. I haven't gone and painted my cab yet, but I've read lots of posts saying this is the way to go.