Wenge and high gloss bedroom furniture

[TheTiddles]

ok, I'm interested in having a play too.

What's the exact process to get them to the spraying stage? How are the edges cut, planed sealed etc...? If that's not a trade secret?

If you did some work in progress pictures somewhen I'd be very gratefull

Aidan

 

[Oryxdesign]

ok, I'm interested in having a play too.

What's the exact process to get them to the spraying stage? How are the edges cut, planed sealed etc...? If that's not a trade secret?

If you did some work in progress pictures somewhen I'd be very gratefull

Aidan

I've read loads of stuff on here about what sort of MDF to use etc., admittedly I've even tried some of the suggestions but to be honest the best, cheapest and easiest way I've found is to cut it up and give it to the painter.

 

[BradNaylor]

I'm guessing that you use Moisture Resistant MDF as it is much easier to finish and takes a crisper edge.

I'd be interested to know whether your spray guy uses car primer or wood primer. My inclination would be to use standard 2-pack MDF primer from Morrells Woodfinishes with car paint on top.

This is where the playing about comes in though! Until I try it I don't know what the results are going to be.

A thought occurs...

...is the car paint solvent based or water based? I heard the other week that car manufacturers are using water-based these days. If so, the science in car paints is way ahead of that in woodfinishing products.

 

[Oryxdesign]

I've tried MR MDF but I just use Medite now as the painters comment when I asked him how he got on with the MR was "it's nearly as good is it much more expensive?" I've heard lots of people say it's better but I've not found so, the surface is also not as hard.

All the paints he uses are water based car paints (he doesn't know anything about the furniture industry and normally only paints cars). The doors and drawer fronts in this bedroom took over a week for him and his mate to prep and paint, there is a lot of rubbing down between coats. His shop always looks like the colour of my last set of doors. It was this colour for ages!

 

[tim]

What do you do about any onsite alterations or as in the case of the upper plinth in the pink room, fitting marks/ retouching?

I like your cross groove design element very much.

Cheers

Tim

 

[Oryxdesign]

On a job like that one I generally fit it all up and then take it out and get it painted. I'm dead careful not to mark it when refitting.

 

[BradNaylor]

I'm carefully re-reading this thread as I've got a high gloss paint job coming up next month and another two to quote for - one of them is for a bedroom like this;

I spoke to my old mate Senior today who also does a fair bit of this type of work - it seems he uses PU paint and burnishes it. This is also the method recommended by Morrells and I've arranged to go for some training in it at their place next week.

I'm fascinated however, by the possibility of getting similar results using a water based car paint.

I'm not much help with the paint work but I do know he insists on one coat of etch primer, two initial coats of primer on just the edges then four coats of primer. Next he puts on as much top coat as required which is 4-6 coats, it's hard to get coverage on sharp edges as the paint runs away from them. Then they get laquered and polished. He hates doing white the most. Hope that helps, good luck.

Do you mean that he uses a clear water based lacquer designed for cars on top of the paint? By 'polished' do you mean burnished?

Sorry to be such a pain with the questions Oryxdesign, but I think you and your mate might have hit on something quite important with this car paint idea.

Cheers
Dan

 

[Oryxdesign]

Dan. It's all car paint ,etch primed, primed, base coat and lacquer. He flats with wet and dry in between coats and polishes at the end with faraclay. Pm me your number if you want to have a chat.

By the way the PU route has been suggested to us but you don't get a finish like this.

 

[Lark]

very nice i love the wenge look. the tv is that on plasterboard wall... just i was not sure weather it good idea on 32inch tv.... and not that i like pink but that does look very smart.



i think they might use the G3 compound to get the gloss i seen some ppl get it like a mirror as such.
like this
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1 ... ism104.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1 ... ism133.jpg

 

[BradNaylor]

Pm me your number if you want to have a chat.

PM sent

 

[Oryxdesign]

very nice i love the wenge look. the tv is that on plasterboard wall... just i was not sure weather it good idea on 32inch tv.... and not that i like pink but that does look very smart.



i think they might use the G3 compound to get the gloss i seen some ppl get it like a mirror as such.
like this
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1 ... ism104.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1 ... ism133.jpg

It's on 22mm mdf emultioned to make it look like the wall with gap behind to hide all the cables etc

 

[Lark]

sneaky lol

 

[Oryxdesign]

very nice i love the wenge look. the tv is that on plasterboard wall... just i was not sure weather it good idea on 32inch tv.... and not that i like pink but that does look very smart.



i think they might use the G3 compound to get the gloss i seen some ppl get it like a mirror as such.
like this
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1 ... ism104.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1 ... ism133.jpg

The second one is very nice Lark, dark colours reflect light well so the colour looks deeper but shows up imperfections more. Not quite sure about the paint in the first though.

 

[Lark]

there not mine but thats what some one done to there gloss black speakers buy priming the spraying then so nd and using the g3 on there to get it like that

 

[Jake]

Not quite sure about the paint in the first though.

That had me grinning.

The second is impressive.