Finishing MDF

pierhogunn

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Finishing MDF

02-21-2006, 06:48 PM

I want to roll a very smooth coat of Latex onto some MDF, I have a bottle of flowtrol. and a 3/8" nap nylon roller cover, and some good satin latex, should I prime the MDF with some shellac thinned to 2 parts alc to 1 part shellac to make a nice sealed surface?

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02-22-2006, 02:25 AM

What many forget to do is to sand the MDF first, assuming that it's already smooth. Hit it with 320 or 400 paper and feel the difference! I use an acrylic primer especially produced for MDF as a base coat.

Ray.

Last edited by RayintheUK; 02-22-2006, 02:28 AM.

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