I'm looking for some experienced based advise on how best to treat end grain of either plywood or MDF when the end finish will be latex paint.
The project:
Book shelves- ply or mdf to be used for the shelves themselves. Shelve front to have an arc to them (large radius, gentle arc). Since its the shelf front that will be most exposed, I'm looking for something that will be reasonably durable.
I'm still in the design phases so materials are flexible. Painting is not- my better half's the boss on that bit for this project.
Personally, I've used joint compound on MDF edges for painted projects previously but am concerned about durability.
Anyone done this and happy with the results, or even better done it and weren't happy?
thanks!
anthony
The project:
Book shelves- ply or mdf to be used for the shelves themselves. Shelve front to have an arc to them (large radius, gentle arc). Since its the shelf front that will be most exposed, I'm looking for something that will be reasonably durable.
I'm still in the design phases so materials are flexible. Painting is not- my better half's the boss on that bit for this project.
Personally, I've used joint compound on MDF edges for painted projects previously but am concerned about durability.
Anyone done this and happy with the results, or even better done it and weren't happy?
thanks!
anthony