Decided to try white paint thinking it might help with the lighting situation. Might be a mistake but I hate Formica. The only plywood the big box store had on hand that was somewhat slick was primed so I just decided to try flat white paint I had on hand.
Its solid, 2 layers of 3/4 plywood glued and screwed don't give much.
After I'm done messing around with paint I'll add a shelf under and a sheet of underlayment or paneling to the back side.
Its amazing how much time you can pizz away on something like this when you don't know chit about wood working or own decent tools either.
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