Noticed a huge difference after switching to pre-finished plywood on my last job

I used to always use raw birch and finish it on site, but for a 30-door kitchen order last month I tried pre-finished maple ply instead. The time savings were insane, like 4 days of sanding and spraying just gone. Has anyone else found the pre-finished stuff worth the extra cost for production work?

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willow40723d ago

Ha, yeah I feel that. Pre-finished plywood basically turned me from a guy who spent weekends sanding cabinets into a guy who can actually have weekends. Saved my back too, no more crawling around trying to avoid overspray on the floor. Only downside is now I gotta hide the fact that my sanding skills were getting worse anyway.

sullivan.finley23d ago

Reached for a sheet of the pre-finished stuff the other day and realized my workshop radio had been sitting on the same station for three weeks. Forgot I even had an aux cord. The pre-finish saved me a whole afternoon of cleanup too, no more wiping down every single panel before I can even start the finish coats. Just unwrap and cut, that felt wrong at first but now I can't go back.