Finishing Plywood Walls?

[Andrew Wayland]

My neighbor sealed a plywood wall with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal. He likes it because it's oil based and he can easily fix up scratches by just sanding the damaged area and applying new coats.

I’m a fan of Arm-R-Seal: but it does take quite a while between coats. Maybe if I have some leftover cans, I’ll just use that..

I rollered on cheap off-white paint on my 1/2" CDX walls. A single coat was good enough.

Are you thinking of using a clear film finish to protect against dirt?

That was the thought... or I may just leave it natural? If I can find an easy way of doing it, I’d rather clean it up now. If not, I could always just paint it down the road.

I have done pegboard, but in later iterations I have always reverted to flat white paint for light difusion....
Not what you wanted to hear??

My original plan was pegboard... then I considered slatwall... But I figured plywood and screws was, stronger, cheaper (well, maybe not cheaper than pegboard), and more versatile overall.