Thread 2955212

I so I made something with wood (fake fireplace for electric insert) and painted it but it looks VERY blotchy. Its a mixture of 2x4 lumber and some thin beach wood sheets. I am using black semi-gloss which I now think is a mistake and I should have used flat black since the surface was only very lightly sanded.

is there a paint for wood that works best to cover all the imperfections? I shocked the sheets looks so bad because they are smooth, but it is as if they were treated with something chemically. The crown molding i used looks great of course, smooth prepped surface already.

Also this is a latex paint. Valsar

Grain fill? Primer?

post pictures of what you're doing

>>2955212 (OP)
Mixing wood species is bad. Grain telegraphing and paint absorption will vary, not to mention different expansion and contraction between the woods possibly being a problem for your joinery, if what you did qualifies as such.
You need to properly prepare the surfaces.Sand, primer (oil or shellac), sand again, prime again, sand again, tack cloth, paint, sand, paint. Even then, depending on how green your lumber is, sap and resin can get pulled to the surface over time and bleed through the surface. Nothing you can do about that except to not use shitty wood in the first place.
Painting is all in the prep. There's not much to the actual application.