Paint on MDF follows this sequence: first-coat-soaks-in to reinforce the grain; sand down to the wood; second-coat goes on thick and creamy to cover and protect the surface
DHTMLGoodies.com You can paint the back edges any time in the house finishing stripwood/Painted02_lg.jpg
DHTMLGoodies.com ... but I like to do it last stripwood/Painted02_lg.jpg
DHTMLGoodies.com A credit card or piece of plastic protects the floor stripwood/Painted03_lg.jpg
DHTMLGoodies.com A clean brush wipes overpaint from the floor stripwood/Painted04_lg.jpg
DHTMLGoodies.com .. but my favorite tool is my finger stripwood/Painted06_lg.jpg
DHTMLGoodies.com A good thorough coat of paint stripwood/Painted05_lg.jpg
DHTMLGoodies.com ... and if it waraps around the edge, the Side Trim will cover it stripwood/Painted07_lg.jpg
DHTMLGoodies.com Paint every raw edge stripwood/Painted08_lg.jpg