The problem of the tin garage, which additionally has a dark brown roof, is that in the summer during sunny days inside it was more than 40 degrees, and in winter the zero insulation did not even allow you to easily heat the garage with a regular electric heater – because the heat escaped quickly….
So I decided to clad the ceiling and walls with styrofoam. I put white PVC panels on the ceiling, and MFP boards on the walls, which were very hard to find anywhere at the time of covid, and when they were, they were at rather inflated prices….
Aside from MFP boards, most things could be brought in using my workhorse (Polo 9n3 ).
The MFP-colored interior looked quite peculiar; from a distance it resembled corkboard upholstery.
To protect the boards (which in theory are resistant to moisture), I decided to paint them. From moisture as much as from paint on the boards, the texture of the chips becomes more pronounced. I couldn’t find any paint typically for MFP boards, but according to the Internet, a urethane varnish is good for protecting any kind of wood. To paint a clear protective layer, I used Polifarb Debica Uretolux exterior varnish, which, according to the description, is designed for use on any type of wood species and parts made of wood-based materials and forms a glossy, clear coat resistant to moisture and water. It was also supposed to be colorless, not to stain or cause darkening – but as it turned out later, even after drying the boards were much darker.
After a couple of coats it got like a coffin, so to make it look somehow I decided to paint it white and blue. The blue at the bottom of the walls won’t get as dirty, and the white from the middle will brighten up the garage.
To cover it well I used a strongly opaque wood and metal enamel from dekoral.
