Plywood Color

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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Friends,

Do any of you have a paint mix for newish plywood? If you do, would you be willing to share it?

Thanks!

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I use KILZ (anti fungal/mold paint) on both sides and all 4 edges twice to seal it. KILZ dries really fast so you can paint any color you want for your basic ground cover under your scenery. I use Corral Dust Brown. Not too dark and not too light. Hopes this helps you some.

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I’m not sure what you are asking. Are you using plywood for your benchwork, and wonder how to paint it? Any latex paint will do; pick your favorite color.

I’m guessing you are wondering how to paint something so it looks like model plywood – that is, like someone has just sheathed a house in plywood. What color should it be?

There’s been some discussion, but I don’t recall if it was here or in the pages of MR, about how wood looks from a distance. You generally don’t see the grain. One suggestion was to take regular wood and look at it from several feet away, like 50 or more. What color is it? Probably a somewhat dappled yellowish-white, depending on age and such.