[Gary Wiant]

I've been doing like everyone does. using spray paint to paint the routed sections then sanding off the paint to only leave the routed areas painted. But I've been noticing the paint bleeding into the grain. I've even painted the wood with sanding primer prior to painting but that didnt seem to make much of a difference.

Does anyone have any tips on ways to keep the paint from bleeding?

Will it be better to paint with a brush?

Does using an airbrush make any difference? I've heard that the atomized paint makes sanding easier.

Thank you
Gary

 

[Gary Wiant]

David wood is all over the place, anything from rough cut, air dried pine, hemlock, white oak & maple to kiln dried pine, oak, cherry & maple.

How many coats of sanding primer do you use when you applying it?

Thanks
Gary

 

[Gary Wiant]

Joat - your right not everyone but, but you are still basically doing the same thing. Paint it on & sand it off.

David & John I'll post a photo of what I've been using it may be sanding sealer & not sanding primer

 

[Gary Wiant]

This is what I have been using. And I think I've figured out the issue.

This sanding sealer is water based & so is the paint ( krylon acrylic ) so I think the paint is "re-wetting" the sealer

 

[Gary Wiant]

My MinWax is new. At least I just purchased it, I guess it could have set at the lumber yard for a while. I let it set overnight and it felt dry. I ordered a qt. Deft laquer sanding sealer today. Hopefully it will work.

Thanks
Gary

 

[Gary Wiant]

I tried the Deft laquer sanding sealer & it seemed to work great. I brushed on some craft acrylic and sanded it off very quickly with 220 grit on my orbital sander.