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Painting/Finishing Plywood
javeryh:
I guess I am trying to eliminate both surface texture and the grain...
Lucky S.O.B.:
Thanks for the responses... To clarify I am not against relaminating but midway up the cabnet the wood overlaps and without disassembling the whole cabinet it will be a pain to laminate with a clean look.
What I am shooting for is either a smooth black finish or laminate. Painting sounded easiest.
One suggestion my roommate gave is a light coat of bondo... Any thoughts on this?
moonpatrol 4 lyfe:
I have the same perdicament, except I think my cab is particle board. LAMINATE IS SO EXPENSIVE! arr. sorry. anyways, will just priming and painting get the job done? or will I too need to caulk/bondo/etc.?
Bill
DrewKaree:
Yeah, the bondo is essentially the same thing as the skim coat I was speaking of.
The paint / primer route will work, but the softwood (the lighter colored stuff) soaks more paint in, that's why it shows more. You'll also end up with a little showing, which, like anything, if you don't like it, you'll ALWAYS notice it - it'll stick out like a sore thumb to ya.
If your roommate has any experience with bondo, give it a go. The drywall compound is a bit easier to work with and cheaper, and water soluble, so if you don't like the finish the way it is, you can wet your knife or spray the compound with water and bang - you can work it some more to get it the way you want it.
Either one will work.
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: javeryh on January 10, 2005, 11:22:29 am ---I'm also curious about this too - are there any other ways? My cabinet is made out of cabinet grade birch plywood. I don't think I want to stain it because it will clash with the decor in my TV room. I want to paint it a solid color (with a black top) and I don't want to see the grain. I also want to seal it somehow so if I spill a drink on it I can wipe it down with no problem... anyone got any other ideas? Thanks!
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You went to the trouble of buying cabinet grade BIRCH plywood and now you want to paint it?
Next you'll be telling us about how you had these solid mahogany doors in your house that you sawed in half to make sawhorses out of :o
Javery, what you should look into is something called an aniline dye. Check those out - you'll be sure to find some color that will not only match your decor, but won't waste all the beauty of the wood you shelled out top dollar for by hiding it with paint.
You're almost about to make me cry - painting nice wood :'( You could have saved AT LEAST $10 a sheet by getting a lower grade ply for this purpose - prolly even HALF as much per sheet, I bet.
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