Your board will come pre-sanded and ready to assemble and paint or stain. We recommend test fitting everything together first to make sure you do not paint anything unnecessarily. Do not forget to check the polarity of the pre-installed magnets before gluing things together.
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We recommend assembling the board first before painting. Wood glue works best, but CA (super glue) works in a pinch. Make sure to clean up any excess glue. If you are staining wood surfaces, glue residue can prevent a uniform look.
You can approach painting many ways. Which ever way you chose, remember that wood is porous and may absorb more paint than you think. We have also noticed that colours can run into the grain via any edges, such as the peg holes or deeper etched surfaces.
In this example we are using inexpensive acrylic craft paints found at any big box store and water base polyurethane.
Step 1
Sealing the board with water based polyurethane. Two coats is best.
Step 2
Paint in the desired areas with acrylic paints. Make sure to get a good coating inside the etched parts. Also note that you may get runs of paint in the grain.
Step 3
Sand down the board to remove any excess paint. We use an orbital sander with 320 or 400 grit.
Step 4
Seal the board with another coat of polyurethane. Lightly sand with 400 girts or higher to smooth out any brush strokes.
