Yeah, actually, that's probably what I would do, as it's simple. If it was
really rough and needs a lot of sanding, then I'd apply another very thin coat
of primer after the sanding. That would finish sealing with very little grain
raising. The shellac approach would work, but be more work. What's missing is
that we can't see just how bad it is.
GerryG

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:35:34 -0700, wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:05:22 -0700, "David"
wrote:

I am refinishing a dresser and I have painstakingly stripped old paint,
cleaned with mineral spirits to not raise the grain and then sanded with 60,
150 and then 220 grit. So now that I have used a latex sealer and two coats
of latex paint I have noticed that the grain is raised after the paint has
been applied.

I am thinking that since water raises grain and the paint I used is
water-based. So the paint raised the grain?

If this is true, what is recommended to prevent this? After sanding, should
I put a coat of shellac or something like that and then prime and paint over
that? Any advice would be appreciated!


sand the primer