![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you are lookn for a high quality " glass" finish you may try a wood filler to fill the pores & to go one step further color it to accentuate the pore again.ĭo a sample first i can give a few more tips if you let me know what you are shooting for show or driver? color matching your body color etc. If you decide on a varnish use epifanes used on some of the best yachts in the world for its high UV rating be carefull i used an automotive blue for the stain on oak once appeared more greenish than blue. Now your color, fitz is right a dye would be best, stains will fill in wood pores a dye coats the walls of the pores accentuating the grain. 220 grit sandpaper not by hand but with a block, any block & consider wet sanding with waterproof white paper your final coat shouldbe left alone. if thats what you decide thin your first coat 50/50 it will soak in the pors deeper forming a better "sealer" first coat, use aprox. As far as auto clear coat imho you picked the best, think about it what takes a beating & needs to be flexable more the auto paint? what protects it? ultra violet protection additive & auto clear has a high content. if you like pine try finding a southern yellow pine it has beautiful grain and has been used for flooring in homes and factories for 150 years is salvaged & recycled today in great demand. where as red oak weighs in about 46-48, i may be off a few pounds one way or the other but you get my drift u can see how soft a lumber yard pine is so no mater what finish you use whats under it would be soft therefore not supporting any protective coating. sugar pine weighs about 18 lbs a cubic ft. Lyrikz your on the right track if you are considering a lumber yard pine id rethink its durabilty #1 but also it will not do red justice. I know how to paint metal, but im stumped with wood. What can i put on the wood that will give me the color but then the automotive clear coat will stick to. Im doing my own pine bedwood and i want some red wood color to it. ![]()
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