Piano Gloss like finish

tommyt21

I am building some shelfs for my blurays this weekend and would like them to match my tv and entertainment center. What is the best method to achieve a "Piano gloss like" finish? The wood I got is 3/4 X 8 select pine it was $16 a plank. It seems like high quality wood.

ps would like to either do black or a dark walnut

newrival

seem to be some good instructions here:
http://www.lungster.com/l/speakers/pianofinish.shtml

halo71

There is a ton of info out there on the subject.
See here: https://www.google.com/#hl=en&tok=Dm6ikN0iwBRpP9Krq40Xiw&cp=3&gs_id=4m&xhr=t&q=how+to+acheive+piano+finish&pq=best+wood+to+acheive+piano+finish&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=how+to+acheive+piano+finish&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=34ec4ed5805c27c5&biw=1440&bih=786

I would think pine would not be the best wood to use to achieve that finish though.

nooshinjohn

If you want them to be completely smooth and not wood-grained, I would cover them in a skim coat of auto body putty, sand them smooth and repeat the process, then take them to a body shop and ask if they would shoot them with basecoat/clearcoat black. If they are painting a black car ath the same time, the cost should be minimal. This will give you a durable finish that would be as close to a piano black finish you can get.

You can do that same with cans, but the durability will not be the same.

musky1963

No offense, but pine is the about the worst wood to use.

zingo

MDF -> bondo -> sanding -> primer -> sanding -> primer -> sanding -> primer -> sanding -> paint -> sanding -> paint -> sanding -> paint -> sanding -> clear coat -> sanding -> clear coat -> sanding -> clear coat -> sanding -> clear coat -> buff -> polish

Or something like that...

jon s

musky1963 wrote: »

No offense, but pine is the about the worst wood to use.

I agree... pine is too soft... you really need a harder wood.... otherwise it will dent easily...

Syndil

I'd go with veneer.

schwarcw

Syndil wrote: »

I'd go with veneer.

I agree, this would be the easiest, fastest way.