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[Banzi]

I'm planning a possible project where I'll be taking a small item of furniture, sanding down the legs & shelves to paint, and leaving the top natural wood.

I want to try & achieve that kind of very smooth satin lacquered finish you see on some wooden furniture, and was wondering what the type of paint is called?

I've done a fair bit of spraying other bits and pieces over the years - mostly with acrylics, so I'm confident I can get a decent finish. Just need to know what primer and paint to buy.

Thanks a lot.

PS..
I need ground cover material to black out the light over a large area upto 40m x 40m

It needs to last 10 years or more

if plastic:
UV resistant is wanted but not sure if available. & what thickness?

If woven fabric:
How long does it last and does it keep out all the light? i.e. do the grass & weeds just grow underneath it using the little light getting threough? do weeds poke their way through?

I have some black plastic, which I have always assumed is damp proof liner, in my garden. It's about 4m x 4m which I found in a skip, and that has lasted about 10 years. Given the abuse (constantly walking over it &occasionally folding it back) I have given it it has held up suprisingly well. Due to UV it is now easy to tear from an edge but still very strong when pushing through from one side (like a sheet of paper).

suggestions and suppliers please?

[John]

Hmm I'm not very experienced with that.
@Cody and @bondo are the paint experts on this forum. Hopefully they have some advice.

[Cody]

Hey @By Banzi I’ve sprayed wood a few times but am by no means an expert. One thing I can say is that you need to prime it first. Possibly even prime it twice. Wood really soaked up material. What I have done it prime it with 2 or 3 good coats. You’ll just keep seeing it soak up and the grain popping back. That’s okay. Let the first round fully cure. Any 2k or primer you have to mix will work fine. Spray paint primer will be too thin. Once it is cured. You want to sane it with 180grit sand paper. This will leave it back down. You may break through and see wood again. This is why you’ll want to prime it again after this. After the second coat fully cured sand with 320 or 400 grit sand paper, paint and clear. This will make it so there is a smooth finish. Like I said it soaks up product. The primer helps so you don’t waste paint and clear.

As far as doing this so you can leave the natural wood showing. I haven’t exactly figured that out. Wood is my weakness. Even with expensive tools, well thought out plans, and execution. My wood work turns out like a 5 year olds art project you hang in the fridge. I would assume you stain and then put a nice glossy lacquer on top, sand with a fine grit paper and repeat till you get some depth. Then polish.

[John]

great info! Thanks!!