Help! Boxing in bathroom pipes & Painting veneered furniture.

Tinders · 29 May 2018 at 22:29

Hi Peeps,

Just wondering what the best way to box in bathroom pipes is? i was thinking using MDF and tiling to that. Should i paint the MDF 1st. Or should i use another material?

Also on another topic, money is a bit tight, but our bedroom ikea furniture is looking a bit old. So to tide us over for a few years the wife is keen to revamp the furniture, so weve decided to paint it gray, and do the tops a cherry or teak wood. The furniture is Ikea Malm, and a veneered oak finish, am i right in thinking that a quick sand, and a coat of a sealing primer would be ok for the base, i'll be using an eggshell french grey (johnstone's) as the final colour. Am I on the right track?

Nikumba · 30 May 2018 at 10:11

MDF should be ok, but would paint it with watered down emulsion first to it doesnt suck all the moisture out of the grout and tile adhesive

jonzun · 30 May 2018 at 17:58

If you're going to tile the boxing better off using a cement based board, hardie backer or aqua panel

a1ex2001 · 31 May 2018 at 01:47

Just so you know french grey doesn't reallyblookngreybitbis very much green in most lights!

Tinders · 31 May 2018 at 03:42

Don’t I know it. Who would have thought there was so much choice with grey! I ended with a french grey from little and greene as that looked less green than the one from Farrow and ball. It’s good that John stones can mix any colour at significantly less cost. 30 quid for 2.5l vs 70 from l&g!

paintguy · 31 May 2018 at 08:21

I'd steer away from MDF in a bathroom, it really doesn't like moisture. Ply would be a better choice, or as said above some kind of cement board.

Sounds like you already have your paint but I'd highly recommend Johnstones Cupboard Paint. I've used it to revamp some old kitchen units to refit in my utility room (that's currently a makeshift kitchen) and am impressed. Looks terrible when it first goes on but dries to a lovely smooth satin finish. I used a foam roller.

Delvis · 31 May 2018 at 21:18

paintguy said:
I'd steer away from MDF in a bathroom, it really doesn't like moisture. Ply would be a better choice, or as said above some kind of cement board.

Sounds like you already have your paint but I'd highly recommend Johnstones Cupboard Paint. I've used it to revamp some old kitchen units to refit in my utility room (that's currently a makeshift kitchen) and am impressed. Looks terrible when it first goes on but dries to a lovely smooth satin finish. I used a foam roller.

Hiya

Did you prime the units first and sand them? What did you use out of interest?

Tinders · 31 May 2018 at 21:52

Zinsser BIN seems to be a recommended sealer primer. I’d say sand with 120grit, prime and sand again before the top coat.

I’ve gone for Johnstone oil based eggshell purely for the more robust finish.

paintguy · 1 Jun 2018 at 08:45

Delvis said:
Hiya

Did you prime the units first and sand them? What did you use out of interest?

As mentioned, Johnstones Cupboard Paint applied with a 4" foam roller.

I didn't use a primer as the product can be used without. The end panels had a slight texture so they got a sand with 180. I also moved some of the handles so the old holes were filled and sanded, but most of the doors were simply scrubbed with sugar soap and a grey scotchbrite pad. Everything got 2 coats even though 1 covered it really well. It was easily chipped at first but after a day or so to harden up it now seems really sturdy.

Oh, and while reading reviews of this paint beforehand I saw some people had mixed different colours together to make a lighter or darker grey, but the standard Pale Grey was fine for me.

Delvis · 1 Jun 2018 at 09:17

paintguy said:
As mentioned, Johnstones Cupboard Paint applied with a 4" foam roller.

I didn't use a primer as the product can be used without. The end panels had a slight texture so they got a sand with 180. I also moved some of the handles so the old holes were filled and sanded, but most of the doors were simply scrubbed with sugar soap and a grey scotchbrite pad. Everything got 2 coats even though 1 covered it really well. It was easily chipped at first but after a day or so to harden up it now seems really sturdy.

Oh, and while reading reviews of this paint beforehand I saw some people had mixed different colours together to make a lighter or darker grey, but the standard Pale Grey was fine for me.

Sweet

Thanks for that, I'll probably just be needing whitwto match our IKEA cupboards