dmporte2006 OP t1_j6ke6mt wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:11 PM

Reply to comment by Garrettfosmark in Painting built-in bookshelves, question about paint vs. primer by dmporte2006

I’m a pretty good painter. Have painted the interior of three houses. Not too worried about that. Wood is 3/4 birch plywood, and really smooth, no knots or rough spots. Like I said my biggest concern is the issue I had first time around a few years ago with the grain raising up. Good advice from someone with experience. Thank you.

Garrettfosmark t1_j6kh7om wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:32 PM

Essentially it’s the same thing with new drywall and paint soaking in. Primer fills in the porous gaps better and it’s cheaper than paint. Otherwise you waste time and money having to paint upwards of 3 coats of paint and then it still be rough. A primer coat and a sand prevents that issue most of the time