Painting End Grain - Painting end grain of vertical siding was universally helpful.. Wood grain is the longitudinal arrangement of wood fibers or the pattern resulting from this. Bruce hoadley wrote that grain is a confusingly versatile term with numerous different uses, including the direction of the wood cells (e.g., straight grain, spiral grain), surface appearance or figure. Sometimes i make boards based on his paintings. Collection by meredith mckenzie andrews. Sealing the end grain with primer decreases paint peeling and bleeding of diffuse extractives near the end of boards.
When you're applying a finish, it may soak up so much material that the surface turns quite dark. #reuse