After several years selling paint and listening to stories. I recommend the TSP scrub and getting Zinzzer BIN shellac based primer (tinted VERY slightly gray to cover). Use a mid to high grade paint. One of the best coverage I’ve found is the ACE hardware C&K brand.

Hope this helps

BTW…I don’t work in paint anymore so this is unbiased product wise.

I had a similar project that puzzled me. I took a blow torch to that fucker to bring out the grain then gave it a generous coat of amber shellac. It’s now my favorite Magic card box.

Redneck Vegas. No judgement… this is just how it’s known in the surrounding region.

Well… the microphone got and October surprise…

“Turn Down for What”!

North Carolina uses an apple cider vinegar based sauce… not the sweet crap.

Columbo and Fallout 4… murder mystery in the wasteland?

I shit you not… same thing happened in my wife’s car with acorns!