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Thread: coloring mdf
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27th January 2009, 07:08 PM #1
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coloring mdf
what can you use on mdf to give it different colors, besides just painting it, do you also need to seal it with anything before hand.
I have some in the shed, but dont use it much for this reason, I saw a small table made from mdf & it had a nice reddish brown color to it, but dont know they got this color.
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27th January 2009, 08:52 PM #2
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you can buy mdf in various colours
(bunnies don't sell it you must look for specialised suppliers
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27th January 2009, 09:19 PM #3
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Any oil/spirit stain will do the job, probably give water based stains a miss tho.
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27th January 2009, 10:42 PM #4
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I used a Feast Watson spirit stain when I made a computer desk.
I had to give it several coats to get an even colour as the MDF acted like blotting paper.
It worked out pretty good once a top coat was applied.Geoff
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28th January 2009, 08:36 AM #5
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I tried water stain on MDF recently
what a failure that was!
Live and learn!
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28th January 2009, 08:49 AM #6
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Hey Ruffly i'm shattered, thought you didn't use that stuff.
Won't from now on will ya!
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28th January 2009, 02:08 PM #7
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Nope, I won't from now on, not for box bases, nope
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28th January 2009, 03:05 PM #8
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I am so very proud of you
, not sure where I read this but someone of great wisdom once wrote...
"Never underestimate the positive power of encouragement "
Oh well better get back to cutting large pieces into small pieces so i can join them into big pieces again??!!
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