"stoutman" .@. wrote in message news:1yTOb.83730$Rc4.301394@attbi_s54...
How long do you let your poly (final coat) cure before smoothing out with
0000 steel wool or pumice?

I don't have very much patience with finishes. I want it finished
yesterday. I like the look of poly after it's finished with pumice. Is 48
hours enough? Flexner says wait at least a month in Understanding Wood
Finishes. How long do you wait??


I'll assume you're refering to the final coat of 3 or more layers.
A month is about what I wait, sometimes longer.
However, since you're also refering to poly, it's more subjective.
Once it "fully" cures, its a bear to rub out. Not really any more difficult,
just more work. More time. A little more muscle.
I wait the full month in the summer, unless we're going through a long dry spell.
In the winter, since I'll rub it out in the "play room" which is well heated and dry as
the Saraha, I only wait about two weeks. ( I dont do much finish work in the winter.)

Good luck,

Myx