July 23, 20178 yr it's just that painting real wood is such a sacrilege... you know Poplar acts like a sponge come paint.. it will soak up the first coat(s) of primer like nobody's business and It is almost impossible to get rid of the grainy appearance unless... a very light wash coat of thinned sealer/primer (let it thoroughly dry) first.. this'll cut down/help control your fuzziness when you put on the full coat of sealer/primer... to dish the grain use grain filler if you are after a glass smooth finish... Edited July 23, 20178 yr by Stick486
July 23, 20178 yr Author 27 minutes ago, Stick486 said: a very light wash coat of thinned sealer/primer (let it thoroughly dry) put before you on first before you full coat.. this'll cut down/help control your fuzziness when you put on the full coat of sealer. Excellent advice, thanks Stick! 28 minutes ago, Stick486 said: it's just that painting real wood is such a sacrilege... It may seem that way Stick, but it is acceptable to use Poplar for this purpose, it's very common in the solid wood circle of builders, especially when building reproductions and using milk paint just as our early woodworkers did. That being said, it's also a great budget lumber, in my area, a sheet of paintable birch ply, per square foot is more expensive than 4/4 poplar.. If you're at all curious, just Google "Poplar cabinets painted reproduction furnishings poplar paint" and you'll get a ton of hits on the subjects. Actually poplar, and soft maple is the go to lumber for painting.
July 23, 20178 yr Author 34 minutes ago, Stick486 said: to dish the grain use grain filler if you are after a glass smooth finish.. Thanks that for that suggestion too Stick. I'll log it into my eternal memory. I'm fine with a hand painted look, a few paint brush marks is kind of cool I think.
July 23, 20178 yr 7 minutes ago, John Morris said: Actually poplar, and soft maple is the go to lumber for painting. I know... it's still a sacrilege......
July 23, 20178 yr Author Just now, Stick486 said: I know... it's still a sacrilege...... I feel your pain Stick, I do!
July 23, 20178 yr 3 minutes ago, John Morris said: I feel your pain Stick, I do! done some very nice projects only to see them get painted...
July 23, 20178 yr Yeah, not much into paint here, either. I actually don't even like to paint walls. I think my wood finishing experience has negative interference with how to do paint.
July 23, 20178 yr John the poplar you have with all the green grain and mineral staining is junk and you should have bought good white even grained poplar for your vanity project and left that old junk stuff in the rack for people like me that look for junk word to build nice furniture with.
July 23, 20178 yr Author Though I feel ya'lls pain, sorry but I just don't get the hesitation to paint poplar, nor pine, or even ash, it's been done for hundreds of years if not a thousand, some of the most beautiful woodworking in the world has paint over wood, I'm just not there with ya guys for the anti-paint on wood crew. Now, would I paint over Walnut, Cherry, or some other inherently beautiful wood species, heck no. For me, this is a beautiful example of painted furniture by Curtis Buchanan Chair Maker. I love this! Here is my own pine cabinets I built for a customer, they look beautiful I think. But I get it, we all have our preferences, there is no right or wrong answer or philosophy with this. Happy Woodworking!
July 24, 20178 yr Author 5 minutes ago, MEBCWD said: John the poplar you have with all the green grain and mineral staining is junk and you should have bought good white even grained poplar for your vanity project and left that old junk stuff in the rack for people like me that look for junk word to build nice furniture with. I'll think of you next time when I do this again! Actually I wanted the green and dark streaks, as the interior will not be painted, but varnished. It'll look really cool.
July 24, 20178 yr 14 minutes ago, John Morris said: I'm just not there with ya guys for the anti-paint on wood crew. individuality... anybody can have paint and paint hides a lot... 15 minutes ago, John Morris said: Now, would I paint over Walnut, Cherry, or some other inherently beautiful wood species, heck no. happens all the time... 16 minutes ago, John Morris said: there is no right or wrong answer or philosophy with this granted...
July 24, 20178 yr Author NASCAR at Indy, what a mess!!! Watching it now, they just can't finish that race! Every time they get the green flag, someone pushes someone and sends the whole gang up against the wall, only three laps to go, this is like the 5th restart with only 3 laps to go, what a mess!!
July 24, 20178 yr Author This guy has some great suggestions as well for painting poplar, pretty good article. Kind of touches on what you talk about Stick, poplar absorbs like crazy. http://www.jackpauhl.com/production-killer-bare-poplar-wood/
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