ive got litle chips on the edging of my melamime wood

[bkgone]

should i use white paint to fix it up or is there a better way?thanks

 

[sxereturn]

what's it from? You're meant to use a special saw to cut melamine so that doesn't happen.

 

[peterescue]

You can buy appliance touch up paint. It is in a small spray can. Its quite durable.
or You can try white nail varnish. Both dry faster than the usual paints.
Peter

 

[bkgone]

hey peter can u buy the tuch up stuff from bunnings

 

[sarahbell]

id dont really see how a couple of little chip out of the edge of the melamine could be a problem

 

[bkgone]

its not just id like it to look good thats all

 

[sarahbell]

ok thought you ment i might harm something in away sorry mis took it ,just use a high gloss acrilic paint

 

[Fuscus]

http://www.woodworking.org/WC/GArchive97/9_11matt.html

 

[lutzd]

No doubt about you, fuscus old boy! You're one of the kings of Internet research!

 

[Fuscus]

All you need is the ability to format a google query.
In this case I used "melamine cutting"
Also I'm about to build some more cages so the info is personally useful

 

[africancichlidau]

No doubt about you, fuscus old boy! You're one of the kings of Internet research!

What do you mean, "one of"

 

[Eggy]

You could also try a product called Flowcoat, it is available from most marine shops. It is the same stuff boats are made from, it is chemically cured, heavy bodied so it will not be absorbed as readly into the chipboard and is fairly inert. The whole raw edge can be sealed and dressed to look pretty.

 

[phantom]

fuscus not all peaple realize you can find anything you want on the net and if they did, the questions we get asked would not need answering ,(shhhhhh i like reading your comments,you have taught me a lot already)

 

[Fuscus]

Knowledge is like fertilizer, it works better when spread around. *

Anyhow, I didn't really answer the question, I told how to avoid the problem, not fix it.

* Very apt when you consider the amount of skata on the internet

 

[africancichlidau]

Get a little fish or maybe a nice pie to go with them?

 

[zoe]

lol the greek in you has come out

 

[Fuscus]

Mmmmmmmmm, Roast Fontosa and chips

 

[Fuscus]

I thought you would pick that Zoe

 

[zoe]

lol go me u can get away with it that way :wink:

 

[Fuscus]

shhh