I just finished a piece and used my Beall buffing system. I started with an
unfinished piece and used the Tripoli bar and than the white diamond bar.
The piece has a nice sheen to it but I would like to get a higher gloss with
some polyurethane. Should I sand a bit or can I just wipe it on the medium
sheen surface.

Thanks,
John

"John Pilhoefer" wrote in message
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I just finished a piece and used my Beall buffing system. I started with an
unfinished piece and used the Tripoli bar and than the white diamond bar.
The piece has a nice sheen to it but I would like to get a higher gloss
with
some polyurethane. Should I sand a bit or can I just wipe it on the medium
sheen surface.

I would lightly hit it with 0000 steel wool first. OR add a bit of wax.

"John Pilhoefer" wrote in message


Good pun

If I add wax to the wood the polyurethane should have no trouble bonding? Am
I reading this right?

Thanks,
John


"Leon" wrote in message
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"John Pilhoefer" wrote in message
...
I just finished a piece and used my Beall buffing system. I started with
an
unfinished piece and used the Tripoli bar and than the white diamond
bar.
The piece has a nice sheen to it but I would like to get a higher gloss
with
some polyurethane. Should I sand a bit or can I just wipe it on the
medium
sheen surface.

I would lightly hit it with 0000 steel wool first. OR add a bit of wax.

"Leon" wrote in message
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"John Pilhoefer" wrote in message
...
I just finished a piece and used my Beall buffing system. I started with
an
unfinished piece and used the Tripoli bar and than the white diamond
bar.
The piece has a nice sheen to it but I would like to get a higher gloss
with
some polyurethane. Should I sand a bit or can I just wipe it on the
medium
sheen surface.

I would lightly hit it with 0000 steel wool first. OR add a bit of wax.





On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 04:20:35 GMT, "John Pilhoefer"
wrote:

If I add wax to the wood the polyurethane should have no trouble bonding? Am
I reading this right?

Thanks,
John


the wax would be instead of more poly. the wax would add some shine.
if you choose more poly, roughen the surface first, not wax. poly
won't stick to wax well at all.

"John Pilhoefer" wrote in message
...
If I add wax to the wood the polyurethane should have no trouble bonding?
Am
I reading this right?

Like bridger indicated, the wax will add more shine.

"John Pilhoefer" wrote in message
...
I just finished a piece and used my Beall buffing system. I started with
an
unfinished piece and used the Tripoli bar and than the white diamond bar.
The piece has a nice sheen to it but I would like to get a higher gloss
with
some polyurethane. Should I sand a bit or can I just wipe it on the medium
sheen surface.

Thanks,
John


I'm not at all sure what binder is used in the abrasive bars, but I would
not trust it under poly, even after sanding. If you want to improve the
shine after the polishing, you want to buff it with a wheel loaded with hard
carnuba wax. It WILL shine!

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