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#805961 8th Jul 2013 10:59am
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Hi, we have just had a cupboard built to hide our boiler and wondered how to go about painting it.

Its made of MDF, unfinished from Wickes. The doors are already hung and I dont want to take them down in case I cant get them to hang again. Can these be painted vertically like a normal door?

What paint to do I need for a good finish?

Many thanks
Deano

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Read that thread earlier. Seems like a hell of a lot of work for 3 cupboard doors. Can I not just roll on a primer and gloss?

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I used a good mdf primer x2 coats and a couple of coats of gloss.
Normal primers do not like mdf due to the chemicals in mdf cyanide is just one.
Use a smooth gloss roller

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first get a mdf sealer and then mdf paint afterwards ..,.. followed by a hardening varnish

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Cheers. I got Wickes MDF primer and ill start with a couple of coats of that, followed by gloss. What type of hardening varnish would you recommend for a white door?

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Ronseal Quick Dry Varnish clear ...give it 3 coats of that and you will love the finish ... i used this on a bar in a nightclub that we made out of mdf , really good finish ..good luck


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