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Painting MDF furniture
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:21 am
by SamSamani
Hi, I made a small slide baord from MDF and have used Leyland gloss in black for finish, however paint keeps chiping away...any ideas why?
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:52 pm
by chris_on_tour2002
did you prime and undercoat it first?
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:17 am
by SamSamani
[quote="chris_on_tour2002"]did you prime and undercoat it first?[/quote][quote] used dulex primer then gloss finish[/quote]
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:45 am
by chris_on_tour2002
how many coats of primer and undercoat? did you make sure that the surface of the mdf was free of dust and grease and any other contaminants before you painted?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:16 pm
by Murdoch
[quote="SamSamani"][quote="chris_on_tour2002"]did you prime and undercoat it first?[/quote][quote] used dulex primer then gloss finish[/quote][/quote]
Was it an mdf primer?
Re: Painting MDF furniture
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:04 pm
by TheDoctor4
Hi
If you would like to find out more about MDF primers and also how to prepare, prime and paint MDF check out our project page here:
https://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/mdf.htmKind Regards
The DIY Doctor Team