Painting wood and wood warping
G'day all,
Very basic question I have.
I'm creating somewhat of a cradle in the box I carry my Losmandy GM8 in to hold the mount securely. The "cradle" consists of a plywood base with some pieces of pine screwed to it with correct groves cut out of them for the mount to sit nicely in. That all then sits in the bottom of a plastic box I cart the mount in. The plywood base is about 35cm x 30cm, to give you an idea of size.
1) I want to paint the wood. Do I need to prime it with anything or can I just paint standard interior paint directly on to it? (I have some of a suitable colour in the shed).
2) since buying the plywood I've noticed it's warped somewhat. I haven't screwed the pine pieces to it yet. do I need to somehow un-warp it before putting it together and painting it? I am quite confident that screwing on the pine pieces will flatten it out nicely in the short term and likely hold it well for ever, but I'm not sure if I'm going to end up with it tearing its self apart with stress from warping?
Thanks,
Roger.
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