We just finished making our home office table made out of marine plywood. We wanted to paint it with glossy or at least semi glossy white like what we normally see from malls.
The problem is, I can't make it smooth and glossy enough like when I painted a previous project where the wood pores are still showing even after how many coats I applied. It is then when I started researching on how to make that smooth glossy white finish. Most of the solutions are using paints or anything that I don't normally see in our common market (malls, hardware stores).
So I just wanted to ask if you ever have this kind of smooth glossy white finish and how you achieved it. From most that I've read, they usually apply filler, putty, masilya, or something that I'm not really familiar with. Can you please help me out by suggesting a specific brand, name of the product and even their codes if applicable? Where I can find it and how much since you last bought it would also be helpful. 🙂
I use and highly recommend RJ London Wall Putty for my filling needs.
Thanks Joey81. I was seeing other brands of wall putty and although most of them have mentioned it can be applied to wood, Im still in doubt if it can actually achieve the smoothness that I want. I will try to look for this brand. 😉
by the way, if I will apply the putty onto the wood pores, will I still need to primer it first?
My method,
Apply polituff filler on the deep or damage part of the plywood.
Sand till smooth
Apply again polituff till the deep part is leveled with the surface of the plywood.
Sand till smooth.
Then spray laquer primer
Then apply laquer putty
Sand till smooth
Apply again laquer putty until your satisfied.
Sand till smooth up to grit 400
Then spray first coat base color repeat untill you can not see the putty.
Then spray laquer gloss up to 3 coat or until your satisfied.
Hope this helps.
Ang hirap noh.
thanks for sharing this information ... cheers
Boo!
nothing beats non sag epoxy no need for primer kapit tuko pa. medyo mahirap lang e sand kung wala ka power sander. Easiest to mix A and B part with water. kung gusto mo medyo maipis lang haloan ng kerosene, gasoline kung gusto mo mabilis mag dry. Sa cieling its the only one that holds on to the stress of expansion ( during hot days) and contraction (at cool night time).
madali na ba sir ipahid ang epoxy pag nilagyan ng gasoline or water?
madali lang po kasi di na siya masyadong matigas mas maraming gasoline mas malabnaw. yung water ang purpose ay para di magdikit sa kamay mo habang minimix mo. pwde mo siyang hawakan at haluin habang nakaloob sa tubig sa timba o palangana. Normally ginagamit ko ito sa joints ng kisame kasi ang ibanag ka crack. kung kabinet lang I use polytuff secodns lang dry na few minutes pwede ng lihain
pero kung tibay talaga ang hanap mo use epoxy. Kahit primers I always use epoxy primer. The best adhesion so far from my experience. I recomend sphero epoxy primer specially for gi sheets but it works as well on any surface
pag sphero ba ang primer sa wood pwedeng sde ang 2nd coat?
