How To Paint Raw Wood

Now apply the first coat of primer and let it dry.

How to paint raw wood. They smell less as well as leaving your brushes easier to clean. The brush strokes will resemble the raised surface of wood grain. It will protect your paint from organic compounds in the wood that will bleed through your paint.

Primer creates a barrier to protect your wood and your paint. Next youll want to fill in. If you are deciding to paint bare wood you should seal all knots spot prime with a shellac based primer.

If you built this furniture and you have pocket holes and joints now is the perfect time to look for all the imperfections. After youve done this wipe away all sanding dust with a tack cloth avoid using a water-dampened rag. The light scuffing action will produce a more textured surface that promotes proper paint adhesion.

You can apply primer with a brush roller or by spraying and one coat is all you need. Brush the primer on in the direction of the grain. But compare those 3 quarters to the one without dead flat varnish.

Before you prime the wood must be clean and its advisable to sand it lightly to open the grain. Depending on the color you may only need one coat. Be sure to hit corners.

I isolated the quarters for the pic below to show pure raw wood on the left picture taken on the back of the board raw wood satin poly in the center and raw wood dead flat varnish satin poly on the right. If it is splotchy then apply a second coat. If your piece is laminate or metal it wont have a true wood grain so brush along.