i recently stripped,sanded and re stained some cabinet doors and all
went well except after applying a clear coat sealer and letting it dry
the surface has little bumps on it. i noticed that whilst applying the
clear coat that there were a few little bubbles while still wet and i'm
assuming that the bubbles are now the hardened bumps. should i try to
remove these bumps with steel wool and reapply the clear coat or wil i
just scratch up the surface?
thanks, cj

cj wrote:
i recently stripped,sanded and re stained some cabinet doors and all
went well except after applying a clear coat sealer and letting it dry
the surface has little bumps on it. i noticed that whilst applying the
clear coat that there were a few little bubbles while still wet and
i'm assuming that the bubbles are now the hardened bumps. should i
try to remove these bumps with steel wool and reapply the clear coat
or wil i just scratch up the surface?
thanks, cj

what clear coat did you use? some can be coated over, some can't because the
2 coats won't bond unless the existing coat is abraded.

you can use a card scraper to remove bumps.

chaniarts wrote:
cj wrote:
i recently stripped,sanded and re stained some cabinet doors and all
went well except after applying a clear coat sealer and letting it dry
the surface has little bumps on it. i noticed that whilst applying the
clear coat that there were a few little bubbles while still wet and
i'm assuming that the bubbles are now the hardened bumps. should i
try to remove these bumps with steel wool and reapply the clear coat
or wil i just scratch up the surface?
thanks, cj

what clear coat did you use? some can be coated over, some can't because the
2 coats won't bond unless the existing coat is abraded.

you can use a card scraper to remove bumps.


both the stain and clearcoat are minwax

On Mar 9, 5:24*pm, cj wrote:
chaniarts wrote:
cj wrote:
i recently stripped,sanded and re stained some cabinet doors and all
went well except after applying a clear coat sealer and letting it dry
the surface has little bumps on it. i noticed that whilst applying the
clear coat that there were a few little bubbles while still wet and
i'm assuming that the bubbles are now the hardened bumps. should i
try to remove these bumps with steel wool and reapply the clear coat
or wil i just scratch up the surface?
thanks, cj

what clear coat did you use? some can be coated over, some can't because the
2 coats won't bond unless the existing coat is abraded.

you can use a card scraper to remove bumps.

both the stain and clearcoat are minwax- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I think he means the original coat, not the new stuff. This sort of
thing can happen if any of the old stuff is left behind when you
finished sanding.

harry wrote:
On Mar 9, 5:24 pm, cj wrote:
chaniarts wrote:
cj wrote:
i recently stripped,sanded and re stained some cabinet doors and
all went well except after applying a clear coat sealer and
letting it dry the surface has little bumps on it. i noticed that
whilst applying the clear coat that there were a few little
bubbles while still wet and i'm assuming that the bubbles are now
the hardened bumps. should i try to remove these bumps with steel
wool and reapply the clear coat or wil i just scratch up the
surface?
thanks, cj

what clear coat did you use? some can be coated over, some can't
because the 2 coats won't bond unless the existing coat is abraded.

you can use a card scraper to remove bumps.

both the stain and clearcoat are minwax- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I think he means the original coat, not the new stuff. This sort of
thing can happen if any of the old stuff is left behind when you
finished sanding.

no, he means what is the product, not what is the product name. minwax makes
hundreds of products (shellac, poly, lacquer, varnish, oil, and probably
some others), and the answer is different depending upon what that product
is.

cj wrote:
i recently stripped,sanded and re stained some cabinet doors and all
went well except after applying a clear coat sealer and letting it dry
the surface has little bumps on it. i noticed that whilst applying the
clear coat that there were a few little bubbles while still wet and i'm
assuming that the bubbles are now the hardened bumps. should i try to
remove these bumps with steel wool and reapply the clear coat or wil i
just scratch up the surface?
thanks, cj

Very fine steel wool should do the trick .. it will dull the finish, but
another coat of clear should do the trick. I find that there are fewer
bubbles to contend with if clear coat is thinned slightly (according to
label). Of course, you don't shake it - just stir very gently. Be sure
to clean off all dust/residue so you don't get little particles of steel
wool in the finish.

cj wrote in :

i recently stripped,sanded and re stained some cabinet doors and all
went well except after applying a clear coat sealer and letting it dry
the surface has little bumps on it. i noticed that whilst applying the
clear coat that there were a few little bubbles while still wet and i'm
assuming that the bubbles are now the hardened bumps. should i try to
remove these bumps with steel wool and reapply the clear coat or wil i
just scratch up the surface?
thanks, cj

If you shake vs stir many clear coats, that will result in "bubbles" even
if it sits overnight before using.

Compare the product directions to what you actually did.

If the bumps are not bubbles then it may be dust. Before applying clear,
wipe with a damp cloth and let fully dry. Wipe with a tack cloth right
before clear coat.

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