Painting routed wood...

CircuitRider said:

I had some altars built for wedding gifts, and need to know the best way to get the letters dark (black) before I add the finish. I don't want the paint to seep into the grain around the letters, and don't want to use the wrong combination of paint and finish so that the finish might mess up the painted letters. Any suggestions would be very helpful. They are built of knotty alder...

Thanks in advance!

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Sorry - I failed to indicate that the letters/design were routed with a plunge router freehand...

Welcome to the forum! A good sealer should prevent most of any bleeding into surrounding areas. Photos always help, btw.

David

difalkner said:

Welcome to the forum! A good sealer should prevent most of any bleeding into surrounding areas. Photos always help, btw.

David

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I can try to add some pics ASAP. So - forgive the greenhorn here - in what order do I apply the paint (to the routed areas), the sealer, and the stain/finish to the flat surface of the top?

Usually stain comes first because after you seal the wood a stain won't take unless you're using toners or wiping glazes for a highlighted effect.

David

Practice on some scrap wood first.

CircuitRider said:

I had some altars built for wedding gifts, and need to know the best way to get the letters dark (black) before I add the finish. I don't want the paint to seep into the grain around the letters, and don't want to use the wrong combination of paint and finish so that the finish might mess up the painted letters. Any suggestions would be very helpful. They are built of knotty alder...

Thanks in advance!

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Here's a link to a thread Painting routed letters I have used the spraying method with success

Welcome to the forum.

welcome to the forum. I know what works for me is I stain and let dry, clear coat and then paint in the letters and put on another coat of clear coat. I use all water based.

I would condition the wood, stain, sanding sealer or shellac, paint the letters, then sand again nd then do the final finish.

marecat3 said:

welcome to the forum. I know what works for me is I stain and let dry, clear coat and then paint in the letters and put on another coat of clear coat. I use all water based.

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What water based clear coat do you use? Thanks.

Marco said:

Here's a link to a thread Painting routed letters I have used the spraying method with success

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That thread was very helpful. I'll try to post and let you all know what I tried and how it went...

In such cases I used insulating primer and acrylic paints

chessnut2 said:

What water based clear coat do you use? Thanks.

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Minwax is what I have at work

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