On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 07:22:41 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

Bill wrote:
Leon wrote:
On 8/3/2012 2:35 AM, Bill wrote:
Leon wrote:
On 7/30/2012 5:08 PM, Bill wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:14:51 -0400, Bill wrote:

I just tried poly (Minwax wipe-on) for the first time.



Don't worry about the "nibs" until you are finished. Then rub it
all down with a paper sack or printer paper.



I sanded very lightly with 600 grit following the 2nd coat (and
several days), and applied the 3rd coat. I noticed a blemish (1"
by 1/4") created either by the blue nitrile gloves or by the sand
paper. It is still visible following the 4th coat which I applied
without sanding first.

My thinking is that I should give it 24 hours or more to set, and
then go back to the blemish with the 600 grit (I have up to 2000
grit). Is this the right strategy, or is this likely to just make
the blemish bigger?

Thanks,
Bill

Define blemish.

I took 2 pictures to describe "blemish" and put them on my web page:
http://web.newsguy.com/MySite/

My guess is that they were caused by "sandpaper damage". I was pretty
gentle though, using 600-grit with water. Hmmm..I was thinking that
would be gentler than "dry", but now I'm not sure.

Can you suggest to me the best way to pretty-her back up?

1. Sand the "blemish" and surrounding area so that it isn't sunken

Possibly oversanded or merely wiped off with rubber glove.


2. Apply more finish

Right, no big.


Note: this concludes today's rocket science lesson.

Precisely. Another wipe-on coat should have hidden it immediately. If
not, he might have a contaminant in the finish IF it wasn't there
before (and after) the -first- coat.

--
Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult,
whereas I am merely in disguise.
-- Margaret Atwood