On Thursday, 14 July 2011 08:59:46 UTC+10, WW wrote:

He wound up waiting a day for the paint to harden and sanded it all
down and started over again on the finishing. The grain rose again
(!!!) but not as much. One more day to dry, then sand, then recoat.
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I use lacquer high build sanding sealer on all types of wood before I paint
it. Dries fast and sands smooth. Some times I do 2 coats and sanding. Finish
is nice. WW

Amen to that. IMHO, any modern cheap plywood needs sanding sealer and/or non-water based paint. Been a long time since I lsat saw plywood that won't crumble in the presence of any humidity. Other than the one sold for marine use, which is also the most expensive.

On 7/13/11 10:55 PM, Noons wrote:
On Thursday, 14 July 2011 08:59:46 UTC+10, WW wrote:

He wound up waiting a day for the paint to harden and sanded it all
down and started over again on the finishing. The grain rose again
(!!!) but not as much. One more day to dry, then sand, then recoat.
snip

I use lacquer high build sanding sealer on all types of wood before I paint
it. Dries fast and sands smooth. Some times I do 2 coats and sanding. Finish
is nice. WW

Amen to that. IMHO, any modern cheap plywood needs sanding sealer
and/or non-water based paint. Been a long time since I lsat saw
plywood that won't crumble in the presence of any humidity. Other
than the one sold for marine use, which is also the most expensive.


Might be reason enough to buy the pre-finished stuff.
Could save some time on sealing it.


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