Dec 18
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how do i paint MDF wood and get a good finish?
Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 in Do It Yourself (DIY)
headmen3 asked:
I’m doing wood working projects and ive tried sealing the wood with primer,waterbase paint, and enamel but it sucks up the paint in raw areas but the manufacter surface comes out very well does any one have any ideas.
I’m doing wood working projects and ive tried sealing the wood with primer,waterbase paint, and enamel but it sucks up the paint in raw areas but the manufacter surface comes out very well does any one have any ideas.
Jun 21
Woodworking: Can I use glaze or is there another product I can try on my cabinets?
Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 in Hobbies & Crafts
drbernice843 asked:
I have cabinets that are finished and sealed, and I believe they are probably veneer. I have read alot about glazing online where the furniture people are using a glaze or other product to change to appearance, and from what I understand, it can be applied without having to sand the project first. From what I’ve read, most use some sort of CV sealer, then add the colorant on top of this layer. I have natural colored oak type cabinets, just the raw oak color with clear top coat. I would like to darken them considerably, but still allow the grain to show. Would glazing work, or is there some kind of dye I could apply over the finished wood? Even if I had to apply a clear primer, that would be OK, but since the cabinets are partially veneer, it rules out being able to sand and re-stain to change their color. They would not have to be so perfect as to match other things, but, if they could come out with a red cherry to mohogany color, I’d be very pleased. Advice? Info links?
By the way, telling me to take them to a pro isn’t the advice I am hoping for. I need to do this myself. I am redoing alot of things in my home, and, if I have could information and details, I can do alot of things myself, and that’s where the joy comes in for me.
I have cabinets that are finished and sealed, and I believe they are probably veneer. I have read alot about glazing online where the furniture people are using a glaze or other product to change to appearance, and from what I understand, it can be applied without having to sand the project first. From what I’ve read, most use some sort of CV sealer, then add the colorant on top of this layer. I have natural colored oak type cabinets, just the raw oak color with clear top coat. I would like to darken them considerably, but still allow the grain to show. Would glazing work, or is there some kind of dye I could apply over the finished wood? Even if I had to apply a clear primer, that would be OK, but since the cabinets are partially veneer, it rules out being able to sand and re-stain to change their color. They would not have to be so perfect as to match other things, but, if they could come out with a red cherry to mohogany color, I’d be very pleased. Advice? Info links?
By the way, telling me to take them to a pro isn’t the advice I am hoping for. I need to do this myself. I am redoing alot of things in my home, and, if I have could information and details, I can do alot of things myself, and that’s where the joy comes in for me.
