Wife wants the dining room table and China cabinet painted black for a more formal look. Currently it’s reproduction stained “country pine” but good quality with a smooth not a rough rustic finish. The knots are very tight but would probably bleed through paint. I googled and the best advice I could find was to first use a putty knife to force wood filler into the knots to fill any gaps and then sand smooth. Then shellac over the knots followed by two coats of shellac based primer over the entire surface. Then paint. So it doesn’t look too DIYish I’d probably spray with my turbine HVLP. Sound reasonable for a permanent job with no future bleed through of the knots? What would be the best kind of paint to use? Don’t want latex and don’t mind having to order the paint to get the best looking and durable results. Appreciate your opinions about that projected process or your recommendations for improvement.Or if you think it’s an act of futility better not attempted. Thanks
pictures of the surface I’d be working with. 255C5400-EA8E-4FDD-8373-5E070EDD67A3.jpgBF10DE3D-5267-4491-A2B4-070A596D587F.jpg