mark wrote:
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I tried that recently, and ended up with tiny little pieces of steel wool in
the grain. I had to resand it out and start again, this time without the
steel wool. Think my steel wool was defective? Did I not use enough paste
wax?

Maybe not up to the best, but while others swear by the stuff, I never
use it for finishing for the same reason...I use wet/dry paper or rub
out...