painting advice please!
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I have this mdf media unit which I am painting myself. It has been primed with Zinsser then two coats of eggshell paint. Should I do a top coat of clear varnish or similar? It will be fairly well used with cupboards for storage and I’d like it to be easy to wipe clean. Does anyone have a recommendation for what to use?
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