Hi all, not sure if this should be in here or in Decorating/Tiling etc.

I'm about to make a new chest of drawers as part of some bedroom furniture in the next few months. It/they will be made from wood, and I want it to be a really high gloss black finish similar to the Japanese black lacquered finish you see on some furniture from that area.

Has anyone ever used it? Where do you get it from? Any tips in it's use?

Thanks.

Sandy.

A few years ago I made a very big front door for someone who wanted one "Like they have at 10 Downing Street." As everyone knows it's a VERY shiny, deep black.

I just painted it with Crown gloss black, having given it a couple of coats of aluminium based primer, giving it a rub down between coats at all stages until the finish was as smooth as the proverbial, which was a nightmare in the workshop both from dust and small flies, but it looked the business.

Like Woodsmith says, it's a lot of work. He's probably right to suggest car paint because it will go off quicker and give more of a 'lacquered' look, But you'll still need to rub it down between coats, for which I prefer to use finer grades of wire wool.

It was oak, by the way.

and i have closed my eyes and ears!!!!

Thanks for the advice.

Woodsmith, am I right in assuming that you used MDF, covered with car body filler to reduce the amount of movement that would otherwise be present in natural timber, thereby eliminating the chances of the paint covered body filler cracking?

And if you are interested I may have a littel used compressor & A brand new spray gun for sale. Plus a Makita finishing nailer.