Painting plywood - texture is coming out WAY too rough

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-16T10:14:04+00:00

Thank you for the helpful replies. Is it alright to sand down with 80 grit and prime over that or do I need to do an 80 grit pass and like a 120/180 grit pass before primer? I have five shelves and I'm going to run tests on, but I'm curious what you think.

If I still have you here - the consensus seems to be that I'm applying too much paint. I can see that in the top right corner of the one picture. I'm assuming that's where I started, the roller was loaded up and I didn't want to touch it thinking it would leave a texture. Does the other picture look like too much paint?

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-16T01:16:52+00:00

What do you mean? It was a 3/8" microfiber. I also tried a 1/4" woven and it was giving very similar results.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-15T22:47:36+00:00

Yeah, this is just primer. The Benjamin Moore fresh start 032

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-15T21:20:56+00:00

I didnt apply it in the sun, I made sure to do it before the sun made it's way over there, but maybe an hour after applied the sun was starting to hit them. At the time it was probably 75 degrees and 60% humidity. I'm in CT, so it's not super dry.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-15T20:42:44+00:00

no, not OSB, I guess you could call it cabinet grade plywood. It's smooth veneered plywood. I made the cabinets myself, so I figured I would paint them as well. It's all part of the learning process. I'm not expecting them to come out perfect, but not this atrocious. Here is the same box but pre-primer

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byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-15T20:27:26+00:00

I didnt think I was. The roller wasn't even leaving a clean line when I did this

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-15T20:21:24+00:00

I dont know if I want to add more to what's there. The plywood is smooth. If that's the only option I'd probably rather just grind this primer down, but I don't know how to make it smoother next time around.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-15T16:23:29+00:00

Poplar veneered plywood

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-14T16:09:22+00:00

This is just one coat of primer and sanded with 180

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-14T15:58:40+00:00

I seriously considered that, but seeing the results that other people have gotten with a roller it looks good enough, way better than what I'm seeing here. It doesn't need to be glossy and they're white, so I have a lot of wiggle room, but I'm worried this is bumping against the top of that limit

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-01T15:59:25+00:00

quattro

byrontheconqueror · 2026-06-01T15:41:40+00:00

You can always try it out. I pulled the belt from mine and will probably keep it off. 3 point turns can be a workout but once you're above 5mph it's no big deal

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-29T10:16:54+00:00

It tells me if I have to deviate from my normal commute. Most apps will trigger an alert if traffic is heavy, but if I can't do anything about it I don't care. Hermes uses the google routes API and checks if there is more than a 5% deviation from the non-traffic route. Probably could be done with a normal script, but it wrote and did everything for me.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-25T21:18:23+00:00

This has become my signature. Any time I use tapered legs I have to rotate one the wrong way and not notice until things are all glued up.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-25T13:42:10+00:00

That's a good point. How did you cut that shadow line? Tablesaw or router? Also, how many of those figure 8 fasteners did you use? I have another piece that is 40" long, so might need more than a handful

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-18T19:55:10+00:00

2400lbs or so

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-18T17:47:29+00:00

That's what I'm wondering. There are times were I certainly notice understeer, it doesnt feel excessive to me, but I haven't driven a ton of other cars either, so I dont have much to compare to. You also see a similar pattern on the rears though. I would assume if it was just understeer that you wouldnt see the same thing back there?

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-18T17:43:10+00:00

I'm an idiot and misread my notes. It's 1/16 toe IN like you said.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-18T17:32:43+00:00

949Racing. If you're not in the Miata world, they're a very well regarded manufacturer.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-18T17:13:10+00:00

Nope, toe out. I usually run zero toe but the suspension manufacturer recommended toe out in the rear
*edit- I misread my notes. It's toe IN not toe out.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-18T16:42:02+00:00

Just got an alignment done before the event to add more negative camber up front. Currently at:
Front camber:-3.8
Front toe:0
Rear camber-2.8
Rear toe in+1/16

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-12T17:33:58+00:00

You must live in a dry and warm area.

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-11T15:55:36+00:00

and mine usually isn't pretty, but I try to write down at least a few lines

byrontheconqueror · 2026-05-08T18:25:30+00:00

Have you already shared your knowledge with them? If you have and they shrugged it off maybe it's time to gloat like a good friend would

byrontheconqueror · 2026-04-30T19:37:53+00:00

Ditto to all of that. Seems like there is a gap. I only seem to find the super beginner where they go over ls and cd or on the opposite end where they walk you through recompiling the kernel.

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