Hi Shel, For painting the plywood-- 1) First prime it with a oil based primer 2) Sand it with 120 grit sandpaper when dry (the following day), dust it off, then apply an oil based gloss black (alkyd) 3) Sand it again (when dry) with 220 grit sandpaper, dust it off and apply one more coat of the black. On the finish coat run the paint through pantyhose to get any particles out that accumulated from the first coat. Bill is right about the gloss and alkyd. The higher the gloss, the better it holds up. For brushes, just get some disposable ones. The finish coat might need to be thinned a little with a few drops of paint thinner, so get a stir stick at the paint store. When done, flies will break legs trying to land on it. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:59 PM Subject: Watching Paint Dry
> Today I just about finished the mods in the darkroom that will allow > more space for the two enlargers. I built a larger top for the cabinet > upon which the enlargers sit, and secured it pretty well. It's nice and > solid, and the slight wobble that was evident in one of the enlargers is > gone. The original cabinet top was less than flat. > > The next step is to paint the plywood top, but being ignorant about > paint, I don't know what kind to get. A hard surface that can be wiped > down with a damp cloth seems appropriate, and maybe a flat black. Can > that be done, or does one preclude the other? > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! > -- > Shel Belinkoff > If cows laughed, would milk come out of their noses? > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
