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