Random Chit Chat

[PP Mguire]

I think you might just want to pop some stain on it, anything like a urethane? sealer might get trashed and look nasty from those chair wheels in a short time.

Idk how to apply that but urethane seemed like a good idea when I thought about it earlier. I'm changing my wheels btw.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Wooden trims were a thing back at the day. Car interiors and even Atari had wooden trims. It's one reason I love my car.

 

[kmanmx]

Wooden trims were a thing back at the day. Car interiors and even Atari had wooden trims. It's one reason I love my car.

Quite a lot of new cars still have wood trims to be honest.

 

[Joe C]

Idk how to apply that but urethane seemed like a good idea when I thought about it earlier. I'm changing my wheels btw.

Actually applying a stain is much easier than urethane, Pick your favorite wood color. You can use a really cheap brush to apply, and wipe off excess with an old rag. your done. urethane would mean a nice high quality brush, smooth even strokes along the length and a much longer drying time. You can even use urethane over the stain if you want to go the extra effort. It'll look a lot prettier but not sure how well it'll hold up under a chair

 

[PP Mguire]

Actually applying a stain is much easier than urethane, Pick your favorite wood color. You can use a really cheap brush to apply, and wipe off excess with an old rag. your done. urethane would mean a nice high quality brush, smooth even strokes along the length and a much longer drying time. You can even use urethane over the stain if you want to go the extra effort. It'll look a lot prettier but not sure how well it'll hold up under a chair

Should be fine, I'm replacing the wheels with rollerblade wheels made for office chairs. They're non scratch, and honestly right now these wheels aren't even damaging the surface or making marks.

 

[Joe C]

Should be fine, I'm replacing the wheels with rollerblade wheels made for office chairs. They're non scratch, and honestly right now these wheels aren't even damaging the surface or making marks.

It's not the scratches... it is the weight of the chair on the surface of your mat that would affect the finish. you stated you used a pine plywood? That would be considered a soft wood product. Now if you use a much harder surface like oak, maple, hickory or even bamboo then it would not be an issue

 

[PP Mguire]

It's not the scratches... it is the weight of the chair on the surface of your mat that would affect the finish. you stated you used a pine plywood? That would be considered a soft wood product. Now if you use a much harder surface like oak, maple or even bamboo then it would not be an issue

If I had the money I would have got a harder wood but hey it's not MDF.

 

[Joe C]

yea... that sh*t ain't cheap

 

[Smart_Guy]

Quite a lot of new cars still have wood trims to be honest.

Yes but not as much and pronounced as the old ones and as a standard. Some whole dashboards were before.
But I could be wrong. You probably have more experience in this than I do.

 

[Joe C]

Much of that stuff is just a vinyl overlay over plastic... it looks pretty, but just like the speakers I recently built.... it's not real wood. It is just for looks and at much higher $$$ cost

If fact... it is from the same manufacture that I covered my recent speaker build from...
https://vvividshop.com/collections/wood-grain-1/products/oak-wood-grain
Think of it as fancy "contact paper"