How Do You Prepare Raw Wood For Painting

Apply two coats of alkyd enamel to finish your surface.

How do you prepare raw wood for painting. I show you how to use gesso to prime a canvas wood panel or masonite for oil painting. As the sealer dries the wood. You dont have to worry about being neat or applying stain in the direction of the grain.

This is how I prepare my unfinished wood so I get a nice smooth finish for painting. Use a long-handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue. When the wood filler has completely dried sand it smooth using fine-grit sandpaper.

Take whatever wood you are using and sand it. Clean the wood surface thoroughly. If the woods pores are open the stain will absorb no matter how you apply it.

Anywhere two pieces of wood. The sealer conditions and makes the surface less porous and provides better adhesion of your paint. Using a paint brush or a rag apply an even layer of stain on the woods surface.

After youve done this wipe away all sanding dust with a tack cloth avoid using a water-dampened rag. Apply the sealer with a wide flat brush or a sponge brush and follow the wood grain. A general rule is to apply at least two coats of sealer directly onto the raw wood to protect the wood.

Start with 120 grit sandpaper to remove the shop rash from the wood. Great term thanks Chris Continue up. This is the process I use each and every time I do an oil painting.