A local handy man has built some shelves in our alvoces. They are MDF tops with Mdf strip at the front. There were bare wood when he finished.
So I set about trying to paint them and get them up to a lovely brilliant white gloss.
I went down to wickes and asked one of the guys there for advice and left the store with £40 less in my pocket and 1 can of MDF primer and 1 can of Onecoat Cupboard paint. Last night I sanded down the shelving with 240 grade paper, wiped them and the put a coat of primer on. This evening I went over them again with 240 and painted one set of shelves in the Onecoat cupboard paint. It was a ballache and it took 2 hours to paint 4 shelves.
It's not dry yet but already I am not happy with the finish and it looks like it will need another coat of paint.
Any tips to get a better finish on the other set of shelves? Should I just go and get a pot of Onecoat gloss? Also if I have to put a second coat on do I sand down between?
So I set about trying to paint them and get them up to a lovely brilliant white gloss.
I went down to wickes and asked one of the guys there for advice and left the store with £40 less in my pocket and 1 can of MDF primer and 1 can of Onecoat Cupboard paint. Last night I sanded down the shelving with 240 grade paper, wiped them and the put a coat of primer on. This evening I went over them again with 240 and painted one set of shelves in the Onecoat cupboard paint. It was a ballache and it took 2 hours to paint 4 shelves.
It's not dry yet but already I am not happy with the finish and it looks like it will need another coat of paint.
Any tips to get a better finish on the other set of shelves? Should I just go and get a pot of Onecoat gloss? Also if I have to put a second coat on do I sand down between?