Understanding Wood Finishing | Finishing wood is a process for the final coating on the surface of wood or other materials made ​​from wood with a view to:
- Increase the aesthetic value
- Protect wood surfaces from damage
- Giving an easy coating for maintenance / care.
Wood finishing can be divided into two major categories, namely:
1. an opaque finish
Wood finish this class will cause the wood surface to be covered at all so appropriate to be used for timber / wood base materials with a low decorative value. Opaque finish can be done using oil paints (synthetic enamel), duco paint, paint or other-pigmented.
2. Clear finish
Clear finish its nature will bring the natural beauty of wood, so that the wood fibers will look to add the beauty of the wood .. Thus the clear finish the job would be better to use materials that are non-pigmented paints such as varnishes (synthetic varnish), sirlak (shellac), camphor, and lacquer, such as paint melamik, NC paint, etc..
The use of paint materials in both wood finish in the top class highly depends on:
- The placement of the object to be difinishing, namely the exterior or interior
- The impression of the expected end, for example natural or lux. Impression of natural paints usually use a component that is low-build so that the layers of paint to follow the contours and textures of wood, while the impression of lux can be obtained by using a two component paint that are high-build to form a thicker layer of paint, flat and smooth.
- Application tools are available, for example, if only to have a brush, then we look for paint dry slower so that the painting remains flat and no trace of brush marks.
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