Chris Hammer Posted May 29, 2013 Report Posted May 29, 2013 I resin any MDF before I paint it. It just soaks up so much damn paint that it pisses me off. After sanding and primer etc it gets pretty good results I think. I'm doing som PC speakers for my stepdad, gloss black with harley bar/shield on the side in orange, when I finish them I will post up some pic son the forum. MY BUILD *****http://tinyurl.com/gmcbuild***** Vehicles 2005 GMC Canyon CB1000r - Currently where any future funds are going. (exhasut,bazzaz, ohlins shock, screen, etc.) crf250r - Used to be race bike..now I just trail ride..practice at the track on it. CH80 - Daily beater (when nice weather)best 150$ ever spent. 100+mpg Sold to: Skullz - pstone11 - Leo1103 - Volvo 63' - pavelpardo - imnew59585 Shower farts still piss me off.I think theyre pretty neat. When the water runs down your crack as you let one out... its like shitting in a crockpot.
Sergeant_Skyrim Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Posted May 29, 2013 Oil based paint is all you should be using. Water based paint is going to ruin the mdf. I primed with oil based primer, then went and bedlined the box. It's not that the mdf is ruined, I actually had good results when I originally sanded with 80, then primed with latex base primer, 120, prime, 220, prime, 400 wetsand. Then it ended up sitting for about a week cuz I didn't have any time to work on it but after the wetsand it was completely smooth. It's just when I tried applying the actual latex based paint at this point that the paint itself came out shitty. I resin any MDF before I paint it. It just soaks up so much damn paint that it pisses me off. After sanding and primer etc it gets pretty good results I think. I'm doing som PC speakers for my stepdad, gloss black with harley bar/shield on the side in orange, when I finish them I will post up some pic son the forum. Would love to see some pics, I still need to figure out what I'm going to do to the front of my wall. Really considering some sort of fabric now tbh, I get the feeling it's a lot less labor intensive and a lot less frustrating/harder to mess up Build in progress
Chris Hammer Posted May 30, 2013 Report Posted May 30, 2013 Oil based paint is all you should be using. Water based paint is going to ruin the mdf. I primed with oil based primer, then went and bedlined the box. It's not that the mdf is ruined, I actually had good results when I originally sanded with 80, then primed with latex base primer, 120, prime, 220, prime, 400 wetsand. Then it ended up sitting for about a week cuz I didn't have any time to work on it but after the wetsand it was completely smooth. It's just when I tried applying the actual latex based paint at this point that the paint itself came out shitty. I resin any MDF before I paint it. It just soaks up so much damn paint that it pisses me off. After sanding and primer etc it gets pretty good results I think. I'm doing som PC speakers for my stepdad, gloss black with harley bar/shield on the side in orange, when I finish them I will post up some pic son the forum. Would love to see some pics, I still need to figure out what I'm going to do to the front of my wall. Really considering some sort of fabric now tbh, I get the feeling it's a lot less labor intensive and a lot less frustrating/harder to mess up I'm wrapping mine in fur just so I don't have to paint lol...fugh painting large stuff I will post pics sometime next week ..i get very little time to work on those I should have them done by then though MY BUILD *****http://tinyurl.com/gmcbuild***** Vehicles 2005 GMC Canyon CB1000r - Currently where any future funds are going. (exhasut,bazzaz, ohlins shock, screen, etc.) crf250r - Used to be race bike..now I just trail ride..practice at the track on it. CH80 - Daily beater (when nice weather)best 150$ ever spent. 100+mpg Sold to: Skullz - pstone11 - Leo1103 - Volvo 63' - pavelpardo - imnew59585 Shower farts still piss me off.I think theyre pretty neat. When the water runs down your crack as you let one out... its like shitting in a crockpot.
Sergeant_Skyrim Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Posted May 30, 2013 Oil based paint is all you should be using. Water based paint is going to ruin the mdf. I primed with oil based primer, then went and bedlined the box. It's not that the mdf is ruined, I actually had good results when I originally sanded with 80, then primed with latex base primer, 120, prime, 220, prime, 400 wetsand. Then it ended up sitting for about a week cuz I didn't have any time to work on it but after the wetsand it was completely smooth. It's just when I tried applying the actual latex based paint at this point that the paint itself came out shitty. I resin any MDF before I paint it. It just soaks up so much damn paint that it pisses me off. After sanding and primer etc it gets pretty good results I think. I'm doing som PC speakers for my stepdad, gloss black with harley bar/shield on the side in orange, when I finish them I will post up some pic son the forum. Would love to see some pics, I still need to figure out what I'm going to do to the front of my wall. Really considering some sort of fabric now tbh, I get the feeling it's a lot less labor intensive and a lot less frustrating/harder to mess up I'm wrapping mine in fur just so I don't have to paint lol...fugh painting large stuff I will post pics sometime next week ..i get very little time to work on those I should have them done by then though Sounds good man, please do feel free to post the pics. I'd certainly be interested in seeing how it turns out! Build in progress
jbarnes3123 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Posted May 31, 2013 I always had issues with the MDF soaking up spray can paint. I started using white 3M glazing putty in a tube. It's really for automotive but i've had great results with it. 2006 Kia Spectra5 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/garage/vehicle/2398-kia-spectra5-2006-spectra5/ (garage) http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/169164-06-kia-spectra5-hatchback-previous-work-current/#entry2474426 (builds)
Trey_Dog650 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Posted May 31, 2013 I used some home oil based primer. 2 coats and that was it? I'm painting on it now no issues. Doesn't soak up at all 13 Kia Forte Build! 07 Hyundai Accent Build ***Super Seller*** N8ball2013 And then he gets to say ok all you guys were right. im sorry for being a dummy poo poo head.
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