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RE: I screwed up the finish, can I paint?

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Posted by: Bighurt at Mon Feb 21 13:15:21 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bighurt ]  
   

>>I dont know if I want a washed look, I cant really picture it.
>>But I dont want a painted wood look.It sounds more complicated to "candy coat" then just fixing the finish I have now.
>>I think I will just keep going, ive been working on this since jan '10...

I would be inclined to agree with you.

I have been working on a new cage pedestal made of the cheapest wood I can find and have a ready surplus of scrap...OSB.

I'm not sure how the finish is going to turn out which is why I haven't posted anything yet. However it uses a similar method to fill, but with a harder material.

If it works there is no reason the inside can't be given a resin coating and the outside a paint coating. My thought was a single sheet of 1/2 osb costs $7. For a few hrs of work you could have a $50 cage cost of glass that looked great. Downside is weight. And if it didn't last but 3 or 4 years the glass is reusable!
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile

1.0 Snow "Kahl"
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1.0.2 Hypomelenistic
1.3 Pastel Hypo
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0.0.1 Normal

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