I agree completely with your comments, Mike. I've pressed the
distributor on more than one occasion about skipping sanding. So far,
they won't budge. Personally, I think that one could get by without
sanding if they re-coat at the proper time interval. However, since I'm
counting on them being more familiar with their product's requirements
than I am, I wouldn't take it upon myself to suggest to others that they
deviate from the proscribed schedule.

Another course of action might be for the OP to devote additional time
to testing various methods of application to see what seems to work
well. The only fly in the ointment being that finish failures may not
manifest themselves upon immediate observation.

David

Mike Marlow wrote:
"David" wrote in message
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If he is using Enduro Poly (which is what Compliant sells), sanding
between coats is required for proper results according to the
distributor. I've been reluctant to challenge them on this point, so I
sand between coats, albeit in a cursory manner.


Gotchya. I've never used the product so I was unaware of that. I'd
certainly follow the manufacturer's recommendations as well. I might check
with them to see if you can spray additional coats after each coat tacks
though. Generally, once a coat dries (in most paints and finishes) you have
to scruff it for proper adhesion of additional coats, but if the product
will take additional coats after just tack time then it's likely not going
to require that scruffing.