No LMAO just need to put a couple coats of primer on the MDF and then a couple coats of white paint and its fine. Just takes time for paint to dry. MDF is much easier to work with than the other stuff recomended, and you can form it with sand paper while it is unpainted. Contrary to popular belief MDF doesn't swell easy like particle board does. In fact I had a few pieces of scraps that were left in the rain that look just as they did after cutting. The paint helps to protect it too. It doesn't ship like the other stuff. If you round off the corners you can keep it from chipping. You can knick it, but you can if you hit the other stuff hard too. Maybe not quite as easy, but it is easier to work with. I should have measured the shelf spaces a little better instead of just setting the shlef on top of the tub and attaching, because the tubs are a snug fit to get in and out, but all in all it came out rather well if I do say so myself.