How Do I Paint Flakeboard?
Flakeboard is a term that often refers to a variety of manufactured wood products used in many aspects of construction. These products are made of smaller pieces of wood that are held together with resins, pressed into panels and cut into boards. There are many different types of these boards, which are often also called particleboards or chipboards.
This is a cheap material used to make everything from walls to furniture. This “green” option is made from scraps of wood, like pine, cedar, and oak, which are pressed together with sawdust. While particleboard is easy on the wallet, it’s not so easy to paint. However, painting particleboard is possible if you follow the proper steps.
Sand
Usually, particleboard has a veneer or laminate substance adhered to its surface. While this coating has numerous advantages, like protecting it from moisture, paint and primer won’t adhere to this surface. Whether your particleboard has this coating or not, you should sand the board before trying to paint it.
If your particleboard has a coating, use 120-grit sandpaper over the entire surface. If your particleboard doesn’t have a coating, lightly sand it with 220-grit sandpaper. Then, use a tack cloth to remove the dust.
Prime
Prime with Otex Akva
Paint will adhere better to particleboard that has been primed. Apply primer, and then wait for it to dry completely. Once it’s dry, sand the particleboard again lightly with 220-grit sandpaper. Clean up any dust with a tack cloth.
Paint
Once you’ve applied primer and sanded the pressed-wood board, you can begin painting. Paint the particleboard thoroughly and evenly with a paintbrush. Let the first coat dry, and then lightly sand it and clean it with a tack cloth before applying another layer.
Topcoat Options
- Everal Aqua 10, Everal Aqua 40 or Everal Aqua 80, depending on the sheen level required
- Helmi 10, Helmi 30 or Helmi 80, depending on the sheen level required
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