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Title: Painting MDF help!
Post by: TalkingOctopus on June 04, 2003, 12:51:32 pm

I am ready to paint my assembled cabinet.  I have allready put on 2 coats of primer. I am planning on painting it black.  So....I searched for info about paint on the forum and came up with this:

Rustoleum Satin Black using a fine finish roller.

I know absolutely nothing about paint.  Does anyone have any tips/suggestions/experiences about using this paint.  Are there better substitutes?  (Homedepot only carried tiny buckets of this stuff).

Thanks in advance,

Title: Re:Painting MDF help!
Post by: zaphod on June 04, 2003, 01:55:10 pm

Here are several recent links.  The top one might be most applicable to your situation; I don't know.  In other threads it looks like Rustoleum Hammerlite paint is popular and does a good job.  I like the Valspar I used with a roller.

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?action=display;board=1;threadid=7769
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=8063
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=7516

Title: Re:Painting MDF help!
Post by: TalkingOctopus on June 04, 2003, 07:04:37 pm

Yeah I love how your cp paint job turned out too.  Unfortunately I used an oil based primer. DOH!  Is there any chance I could use valspar latex paint or would that be a bad idea?   ???

Title: Re:Painting MDF help!
Post by: zaphod on June 04, 2003, 08:57:05 pm

The back of the Valspar can says to use a water-based primer.  I don't know whether you can use oil under it or not.  If someone else here more knowledgeable doesn't reply, you could always call out to your local hardware/paint store and ask.