Finishing properties of multipurpose desk by using kelempayan (neolamarckia cadamba)/ Muhammad Imran Mohamod @ Muhd Apipi

Finishing is the final process in furniture manufacturing. The function of finishing process is to give protection and good appearance on product surface. Finishing consist of two stages which is pre-finish and finish. Pre-finish is preparation surface product before applying coating material from dust, dirt, oil and any unwanted particle. There are many types of coating material available, and each one depends on its suitability of product usage. In this study, nitrocellulose lacquers were use as coating material. Sandpaper were also been used to give smoothness to the surface. There are many type of sandpaper grit that gives different roughness to the surface. In this study, two types of grit sandpaper were used which are 120 and 320 grit sandpaper. Then each type of sandpaper will be divided into three different layers which are 2 layer, 4 layer and 6 layer. The results shows that 320 grit sandpaper give better results than 120 grit sandpaper. While for the different in layers, shows that layer 4 and 6 produced best result. But 4 layers were more recommended since it is more economical.