In article , Blue&White wrote:
My biggest hurdle the first time and second, has been the finishing.
THE FINISHING IS A ROYAL PAIN!!

If you think that's bad, try re-finishing!!!

Used poly the first time around - brushed on. Pain.

Why?

I have recently refinished a ton of cabinets and a front
door. Also finished 8 custom shelves (completed a few
minutes ago, yeah!).

All of the above were done with brushed on poly. It was
quick, easy and satisfying. Key factors:

* Good prep, as always.

* Buy good quality full gloss oil based poly and be prepared
to thin it.

* Use a Woosters foam brush (available at Lowes). They
are just wonderful, IMO.

* Sand lightly (400 grit) between coats.

* Apply lots of thin coats -- I used 5 or 6.

* Personally, I don't like the plastic/wet look of poly
so I knock that down with some 0000 steel wool and wax.

If careful, I've found that I can apply two coats per
day provided the weather is decent and not too cold.

Sprayers can be a pain too. Lots of setup and clean up
plus it's easy to screw up big time!


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