Hi all, IÕm building three desk tops (one inch oak veneer ply) for my office and IÕm matching a finish on commercially made furniture in the room. The furniture is of good quality but typical in that it has a veneer finished with a bleached white oak look. So far there are no stains or dyes that will match the finish on the existing furniture. However I have managed to match the finish by using oil base (Benjamin Moore) paint. I use two parts paint one part thinner. I dry brush on the paint allowing the grain to show through. Two coats of poly and the match is almost perfect. IÕve never done this before and I have never painted wood with out primer first. Do you think this finish will last? Thanks, Jay
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It will be durable in the sense of providing protection for quite some time. In this application I wouldn't worry about the lack of primer. Your thinned paint will handle that task just fine.
If the color is a perfect match now, it may change somewhat over time, The white pigment in the paint won't change much, and will slow the natural darkening of of the oak. The "poly", and the binder in the paint, which I assume is a linseed oil based varnish, may tend to yellow over time. Both the uraklyd resin and the linseed oil are prone to yellowing. These changes will occur over time and not be overly dramatic, depending on how critical it is to you have a close match. I would certainly take a wait and see attitude.
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