I learned a trick over 40 years ago from a gentleman in Newburyport, Mass who specialized in repainting homes that had been built in the late 1700's and early 1800's. When painting using oil based paints on the first coat, he had always pre-wet the wood with paint thinner as he painted, and with acrylic latex he pre-wet the wood using a garden hose, in either case he applied the paint while the wood was still wet. This he explained causes the wood to suck the paint into it's pores as it dries and locks the paint in place. He really preferred to apply latex paint on damp foggy days, and living next to the coast these were quite plentiful in the spring and fall of the year.
I have used this method ever since on both wood and concrete with excellent results. You want the surface to be painted while still wet but not dripping.
Dale in the Flat Lands
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