The present invention relates to a process of coating wood with at least two waterbased coating compositions the process comprising: a) applying a coating composition A comprising at least one anionic polymer A with a Hansch parameter ≤1.6, and drying or allowing to dry said aqueous coating composition A, b) applying a coating composition B comprising at least one anionic polymer B with a Hansch parameter ≥1.7 and pigment, and drying or allowing to dry said aqueous coating composition B, with the proviso that the difference of the Hansch Parameters of anionic polymer B and anionic polymer A is at least 0.5. The invention also relates to wood coated accordingly, and the use of a coating composition A, comprising an aqueous anionic polymer A with a Hansch parameter ≤1.6, as an undercoat for coating wood.