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Posted by Jonathan the Red on February 22, 2002 at 13:21:26:

In Reply to: Attn: Matt the MDF guy posted by Bren R. on February 22, 2002 at 13:04:52:

: Matt:

: What do you suggest for priming/sealing & painting MDF?

I'm not Matt, but Kilz spray primer is da bomb. I suspect the Kilz brush-on primer is equally good.

I had bad luck with spray paints on MDF. Eventually I wound up putting an undercoat of flat black enamel topped with a granite texture spray coat, followed by several coats of spray polyurethane to finish. This produced a great textured finish. If I wanted to produce a smooth finish, I'd pick up a brush and stay away from the spray cans.

I used 1 1/2" drywall screws into 1x2 ledgers, but the MDF was 5/8". For 3/4", probably 1 3/4" drywall screws would be better.

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: : Matt: : : What do you suggest for priming/sealing & painting MDF? : I'm not Matt, but Kilz spray primer is da bomb. I suspect the Kilz brush-on primer is equally good. : I had bad luck with spray paints on MDF. Eventually I wound up putting an undercoat of flat black enamel topped with a granite texture spray coat, followed by several coats of spray polyurethane to finish. This produced a great textured finish. If I wanted to produce a smooth finish, I'd pick up a brush and stay away from the spray cans. : I used 1 1/2" drywall screws into 1x2 ledgers, but the MDF was 5/8". For 3/4", probably 1 3/4" drywall screws would be better.

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