How to get this finish?

[Lee Roberts]

not sure dulux would cut it, especially watered down. ive got some mdf primer from wickes and its ok but not great

I am, o it's oil based by the way, good luck.

.Me

[Fred]

If you're planning to paint it and not have any wood grain visible, maybe don't use wood. Is there another material that suits your requirements better?

[andy_con]

Like what?

[Fred]

I was thinking of things like Delrin, acrylic, nylon. There are a few different engineering plastics that might fit the bill. I didn't really specify one as I don't know your other criteria like weight, cost, durability, etc.

[m_c]

You'll probably find the item you linked to has been laser cut, which will avoid any MDF furring issues, then given a coat of some form of fast drying paint to minimise absorption. It will also likely of been baked very quickly, so the paint is most likely set within minutes of being applied, and if needed a second coat applied to give a better finish.

[Boyan Silyavski]

MDF looks nice when sealed with Acrylic Primer , used in cars and then finished at least with 2 component Polyurethane Paint. Or car paint.

If perfect finish is desired, it should be treated exactly like painting an expensive car. Thick primer, Thin Primer, etc...

Having said that the typical industrial finish is Polyurethane.

[andy_con]

name or link me up with some products ;)

MDF looks nice when sealed with Acrylic Primer , used in cars and then finished at least with 2 component Polyurethane Paint. Or car paint.

If perfect finish is desired, it should be treated exactly like painting an expensive car. Thick primer, Thin Primer, etc...

Having said that the typical industrial finish is Polyurethane.

[Boyan Silyavski]

name or link me up with some products ;)

Don't you have a local professional paint shop or a place where they sell car parts to mechanics? These are the right places to find all cheap and compatible.

I did not get if you would be painting professionally or not, but i assume yes.


1. You need a proper Gun/s . Saving money here will make you sorry later. These are the guns i made a present to my wife's father. he is a carpenter and uses them exactly for the same purpose like you. This is just basic setup. Just to compare i am using a cheapo chinese gun for crap and 400euro 3m gun for important stuff.

You will need that sizes nozzles for the primers and the other for the actual painting

2 x Devilbiss SLG-620 Compliant Spray Gun Gravity Feed 1.3mm/1.8mm Paint/Primers



2. Any normal car primer will do / not if you use epoxy, you will need a better one.

Synthetic High Build Primer Grey Fast Drying 1L/5L


3. Hempel is a good quality polyurethane paint. Though as i said your local paint shop is your best bet, as there paint will be around 18GBP, and they will have the proper thinner and base. hempel for example is double the price.

In short, locally=cheaper, better

[Boyan Silyavski]

PS. Without air drier =Mission Impossible. DIY one from water filter vase filled with reusable silica




PS2. Even if you are tempted to use cans, dont do it. You will never even get close to the desired result, whatever sb would advise you. There is no free lunch.