Benchwork: To Paint Or Not To Paint?

[roadrat]

I have'nt painted my bench work at all , but then again I'm using foam instead of plywood for the top. But for those of you building in your basement, I have attached blocks of treated lumber to the botton of the legs just in case.

bill

[dry58]

Two Words: Metal studs.[:D]

[claycts]

Here is both, you decide
Notice the black


Top sub-roadbed not painted. see the difference. We should have paint ed ALL the wood 1st, but got in a hurry.

[bsteel4065]

What an excellent response from redmountain. I must admit I didn't even consider painting, staining or varnishing but now I shall. I shall do all joints before I assemble too. Thanks.

[Seamonster]

I painted all the exposed surfaces of my layout a medium to dark brown (it was called "beaver brown", probably because it was the colour of a beaver's pelt). I did it so that the exposed parts looked nice--better than bare wood, so that the wood wouldn't shrink or swell--my layout's in a basement where the humidity changes considerably between summer and winter and as someone pointed out, a small change in an N scale layout could be harmful, to protect the wood against the moisture (more like flooding!) of scenery making and to prevent the wood from sucking the moisture out of plaster, and to make the wood less noticable where the scenery is thin. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! [:D]

[Anonymous]

The only painting I've seen recommended is to paint the underside of your benchwork white so your wiring stands out better for visual needs.