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dadiOH

wrote:
I have some furniture I'm doing for myself and wonder if my
technique for finishing needs improving somewhere.

The steps I usually follow:

1. Sand using around 150
2. Apply stain conditioner
3. Apply stain
4. Check color if I want to go a little darker apply some more stain
5. Let dry. At least 24 hours
6. Apply first coat of Poly, this is usually the poly that is
offered by minwax in the brown/yellow container
7. 24 hours sand with 00 steel wool
8. repeat 6 and 7 3 times, I usually try for 3-4 coats of poly with
sanding inbetween.
9. apply Minwax wax

Now what I am wondering is should I do a final sanding inbetween the
last coat and the wax?

I'm wondering why you wax if you don't?

With any clear finish, people often rub down the last coat with
whatever and then wax but the purpose of that is mostly to cut down
the sheen of the clear coat (and to smooth); the wax is to add a glow
to the now non-shiny clear coat. If you like the inherent sheen of
your clear coat there is no reason to do either.

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