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Post by debranch on Oct 5, 2018 15:49:45 GMT -8
Hi, I have not been able to find 1/8" plywood I found this today at a builders supply warehouse. I'm wondering if anyone here has used it in their trailer rebuilds. its not as flexible as 1/8" paneling but the paneling is what it is and you can't stain it they have it at this suppler but we don' like it for our rebuild. I'm not trying to make it original I could not if I tried to much was removed by the PO. I want it safe, strong, functional and to look nice in that order. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, I am in N.C. and have had a hard time finding thin plywood. by the way this is extremely smooth on both sides. A cabinet builder said that this is used for building cabinet a lot. thanks for your thoughts on the subject. Debra  plywood by debra branch, on Flickr |
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Post by turbodaddy on Oct 5, 2018 17:02:19 GMT -8
I'd buy a single sheet and experiment with shellac / stain before committing to using it. If you like the way it looks, go for it.
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Post by Ten on Oct 5, 2018 18:08:16 GMT -8
It's been suggested that luaun is a good alternative if you are not going to stain and shellac, but plan to paint instead. It can be flexible enough to make the bends and the grain of the wood is not going to matter if you cover with paint. Luaun can be a bit difficult to use stains and shellacs, because its makeup is a mix of grains. I agree about purchasing a sheet to experiment with first. You have plenty of time to decide on your finish once you can see how it will turn out.
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Post by vikx on Oct 5, 2018 19:43:23 GMT -8
I think the grain looks pretty good. Amber shellac can cover a lot. Be sure to test as said. Some of mine was showing the blue glue thru the shellac. Very disappointing.
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Post by datac on Oct 5, 2018 20:04:56 GMT -8
Luan is pretty soft, and tends to be a bit fuzzy unless it's painted. If it were me, I'd keep looking.
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Post by n2hcky on Oct 6, 2018 3:31:35 GMT -8
There are many types of lauan, Light Red Meranti, Dark Red Meranti, White Meranti, Yellow Meranti, and Balau. That one you found has more grain than I have seen. I've been in the building supply business for 25 yrs. I would guess that is the yellow meranti or balau. You can stain or shellac lauan....the problem may be the consistency, but I like how mine turned out.   |
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Post by debranch on Oct 6, 2018 16:36:34 GMT -8
Thank y’all for the input it’s a 100 mile trip each way to get the plywood and I don’t like the look of the stuff lowes carries so I’m going to try the lauan I like the look of the grain so I’m going to test some scrap to see how it takes different treatments and see what we like best. If anyone else that has used has pictures I would love to see them for reference. n2hcky yours seems to have taken the finish nicely. What did you do to yours. I like the grain effect that you ended up with.
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Post by n2hcky on Oct 7, 2018 5:51:59 GMT -8
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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Nov 3, 2018 9:13:24 GMT -8
I would like to make a suggestion, if you use lauan paneling sand it first with fine paper, use a tack cloth to remove dust and then coat with with something like Minwax natural oil base stain, the reason for this step is to make the wood take any other stain or orange/amber shellac to stain evenly, the wood will have soft areas in the grain that will soak up and stain and have light and dark spots. Danny
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Post by kirkadie on Nov 3, 2018 12:57:44 GMT -8
Cabinet makers only use lauan in drawer bottoms and backs where it is usually not seen. Lauan has a funny stringy grain that really needs to be, as Danny said, sanded and painted, to look good as an interior material IMO. As far as Lowes and the orange box go, none of their thinner panels are worth a dang for our purposes. Man, that sounds pretty snarky, sorry. I do appreciate Lowes for sponsoring Jimmy's NASCAR ride though.
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Post by jeremiah on Nov 3, 2018 16:34:18 GMT -8
My local yard sells lauan and birch for about 15.oo a sheet. I used it 2 years ago. It was great
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