The Frankencaster

[Eponymous]

I have noticed that somewhere along the line, either I didn’t put enough grain filler in or sanding sealer over the grain filler.

There are faint but discernible grain lines in the primer.



Not sure if it comes out in the photo.

I think my options are:

1. Leave it and hope the paint fills in evenly;

2. Spray over the primer with more sanding sealer to make sure it is covered (with some scuffing with 400 grit or so to ensure the topcoat bonds; or

3. Sanding back to bare wood again and doing more grain filler and sanding sealer, then reapplying primer.


I’m tempted to try 2, since the sanding sealer is clear, it shouldn’t interfere with the primer and topcoat but maybe 3 is the better option.

Perhaps 1 would work and if it doesn’t, I could think about doing option 3 if I really don’t like it.

Probably I think, I will do option 1 and make a decision then.

Anybody has advice or experience, I would love to hear.