Wood Grain Showing Through Paint. How to fill wood grain before (or while) painting. Before you get any paint out, try filling in the wood grain.
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Before you get any paint out, try filling in the wood grain. Add water to the filler; I seem to realize that i need to fill in the grain after i have a coat or two of paint on.