Hello group, I'm brand new here.

Not much of a woodworker - my main passion is cars.

Anyway, I'd like to ask for some advice on wood finishing.

BTW - if there are other groups you can suggest for this question, I
would appreciate you telling me.

I have some interior room doors and some louvered bi-fold closet doors
I am working on. I have stained them and given them 3 coats of Min Wax
brand semigloss polyeurathane finish. I have sanded to 220 after first
coat, 320 after secong coat and 400 after 3rd coat. After the final
coat, I would like to sand just enough to knock down any highs caused
by dust particles, without cutting into the semigloss finish too much.

I have access to up to 1500 grit. What I would like to know is what
grti to start with and what grit to work up to on this final fourth
coat

With that, I'm wide open to comments and or suggestions.

I wish to say Thank You in advance to anyone in the group who can
offer me words of wisdom.

Dave Rehberg

Dave R. wrote:


Hello group, I'm brand new here.

Not much of a woodworker - my main passion is cars.

Anyway, I'd like to ask for some advice on wood finishing.

BTW - if there are other groups you can suggest for this question, I
would appreciate you telling me.

I have some interior room doors and some louvered bi-fold closet doors
I am working on. I have stained them and given them 3 coats of Min Wax
brand semigloss polyeurathane finish. I have sanded to 220 after first
coat, 320 after secong coat and 400 after 3rd coat. After the final
coat, I would like to sand just enough to knock down any highs caused
by dust particles, without cutting into the semigloss finish too much.

I have access to up to 1500 grit. What I would like to know is what
grti to start with and what grit to work up to on this final fourth
coat

With that, I'm wide open to comments and or suggestions.

I wish to say Thank You in advance to anyone in the group who can
offer me words of wisdom.

Dave Rehberg
get yourself maroon and gray synthetic steel wool and back them with a
sanding block to get your semi-gloss look. You might need to go over it
a bit with a white SSW pad if you want a bit more gloss.

Dave

Ba r r y wrote:

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:28:34 GMT, Dave R. wrote:



Hello group, I'm brand new here.

Not much of a woodworker - my main passion is cars.


We should be asking YOU about finishing! G

coat, I would like to sand just enough to knock down any highs caused
by dust particles, without cutting into the semigloss finish too much.


800-1000 should be fine, as well as white or maroon synthetic pads, if
there are no large dust nibs. You can paste wax back to a semi-gloss
finish, if you go too coarse.

Practice on a scrap board!

Remember, polyurethane may take weeks (or even MONTHS, on occasion) to
reach full-rubbable hardness, unlike the auto finishes you're used to.
If you get a lot of "pilling" on the rubbing media, WAIT...

Barry
May I be so bold as to suggest for a semi-gloss finish, it's ok to rub
with the synthetics after 72 hours?

dave

Ba r r y wrote:

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:54:34 -0800, David wrote:


May I be so bold as to suggest for a semi-gloss finish, it's ok to rub
with the synthetics after 72 hours?


You live in an ideal finishing environment. You possibly live in the
ideal everything environment. That's right, you suck! G

I could get used to living in the San Jose - San Francisco area. It's
REALLY nice! I get reminded everytime I watch "Mythbusters", and
they have coats on because it's _freezing_ @ 55F! I miss my winter
trips to Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Sunnyvale... G How
are the Santa Clara Embassy Suites and Westin doing these days?

Seriously, watch the pilling. If it doesn't, it's ok to rub. The
finish will tell the truth. In Arizona, you can probably rub it out
the next morning... In the SF Bay Area a few days, here in the
northeast, weeks...

Barry

Hey, if it's below 50 degrees, it's unfit for anything but polar
bears! One's blood DOES get thinned out after a few years here.

I think we MIGHT be able to find room in CA for ONE more woodworker.

Dave

My recommendation would be to apply paste wax (Johnsons or other furniture
wax) with fine steel wool, then polish with a soft cloth. It gives a finish
that is sensuous to the hand.

Walt C


"Dave R." wrote in message
...


Hello group, I'm brand new here.

Not much of a woodworker - my main passion is cars.

Anyway, I'd like to ask for some advice on wood finishing.

BTW - if there are other groups you can suggest for this question, I
would appreciate you telling me.

I have some interior room doors and some louvered bi-fold closet doors
I am working on. I have stained them and given them 3 coats of Min Wax
brand semigloss polyeurathane finish. I have sanded to 220 after first
coat, 320 after secong coat and 400 after 3rd coat. After the final
coat, I would like to sand just enough to knock down any highs caused
by dust particles, without cutting into the semigloss finish too much.

I have access to up to 1500 grit. What I would like to know is what
grti to start with and what grit to work up to on this final fourth
coat

With that, I'm wide open to comments and or suggestions.

I wish to say Thank You in advance to anyone in the group who can
offer me words of wisdom.

Dave Rehberg

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:13:22 GMT, Ba r r y
wrote:

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:54:34 -0800, David wrote:

May I be so bold as to suggest for a semi-gloss finish, it's ok to rub
with the synthetics after 72 hours?

You live in an ideal finishing environment. You possibly live in the
ideal everything environment. That's right, you suck! G

I could get used to living in the San Jose - San Francisco area. It's
REALLY nice! I get reminded everytime I watch "Mythbusters", and
they have coats on because it's _freezing_ @ 55F! I miss my winter
trips to Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Sunnyvale... G How
are the Santa Clara Embassy Suites and Westin doing these days?

Seriously, watch the pilling. If it doesn't, it's ok to rub. The
finish will tell the truth. In Arizona, you can probably rub it out
the next morning... In the SF Bay Area a few days, here in the
northeast, weeks...

Barry

Thanks;I live in the desert

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:38:03 -0800, David wrote:

Ba r r y wrote:

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:54:34 -0800, David wrote:


May I be so bold as to suggest for a semi-gloss finish, it's ok to rub
with the synthetics after 72 hours?


You live in an ideal finishing environment. You possibly live in the
ideal everything environment. That's right, you suck! G

I could get used to living in the San Jose - San Francisco area. It's
REALLY nice! I get reminded everytime I watch "Mythbusters", and
they have coats on because it's _freezing_ @ 55F! I miss my winter
trips to Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Sunnyvale... G How
are the Santa Clara Embassy Suites and Westin doing these days?

Seriously, watch the pilling. If it doesn't, it's ok to rub. The
finish will tell the truth. In Arizona, you can probably rub it out
the next morning... In the SF Bay Area a few days, here in the
northeast, weeks...

Barry

Hey, if it's below 50 degrees, it's unfit for anything but polar
bears! One's blood DOES get thinned out after a few years here.

I think we MIGHT be able to find room in CA for ONE more woodworker.

Dave
Thanks;I live in the desert. Dave r

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:01:09 GMT, "Walt Cheever"
wrote:

My recommendation would be to apply paste wax (Johnsons or other furniture
wax) with fine steel wool, then polish with a soft cloth. It gives a finish
that is sensuous to the hand.

Walt C


"Dave R." wrote in message
.. .


Hello group, I'm brand new here.

Not much of a woodworker - my main passion is cars.

Anyway, I'd like to ask for some advice on wood finishing.

BTW - if there are other groups you can suggest for this question, I
would appreciate you telling me.

I have some interior room doors and some louvered bi-fold closet doors
I am working on. I have stained them and given them 3 coats of Min Wax
brand semigloss polyeurathane finish. I have sanded to 220 after first
coat, 320 after secong coat and 400 after 3rd coat. After the final
coat, I would like to sand just enough to knock down any highs caused
by dust particles, without cutting into the semigloss finish too much.

I have access to up to 1500 grit. What I would like to know is what
grti to start with and what grit to work up to on this final fourth
coat

With that, I'm wide open to comments and or suggestions.

I wish to say Thank You in advance to anyone in the group who can
offer me words of wisdom.

Dave Rehberg

Thanks Guys;I'm using a combination of your recomdations;Dave r