Now one thing we always have to worry about with expensive finishes like this is the fact that we may not use it all for this project. So, we have to figure out ways to extend the life of this material. The mortises and polyurethane things essentially cure the oxidation that means our worst enemy is air. So the longer the stuff is exposed to air, the worst off it is going to be. And the short of the time period is before it starts to cure.
So what I would like to do and this is good to minimize contamination is I use another bowl, I never really deep anything into the original container okay? Put a little bit of the finishing here. Do not put too much because I really do not even want to pour this back when I am done. I would rather have to add more later.
Put your cup back on. Okay now we have completely minimized this cans exposure to air which is good. Okay so now that I have my finishing my bowl and I get these things, you know, from swap meats and stealing from the kitchen. Okay and I got my finish ready to go. I got my little sponge brush and I am going to apply the second coat. Okay. Now, the second coat goes on in much the same way as the first so we really did not miss a whole lot.
Now although that first coat as we mentioned does seal the wood, you know, there are different degrees of being sealed. It still is going to absorb finish. So I am going to flat it on and once again, let it soak up where it wants. Now if you are into rush, you can coat the whole thing. And obviously, you get the best results if you only work on one side at a time. I actually am in a little bit of a rush so I am going to coat the whole thing and I am starting with the back side because if anything gets messed up, I want it to be the back.
So I have it sitting on two little strips of wood and there maybe, you know, there is going to be some lines there when I am done but the final coat, I will do one side at a time. Okay, so I let that soaked in for a little bit. You could see it is really wet and it will take a little bit. You do not want to let it sit too long though because our varnish will star to set up.
Okay so at this point, just a couple light strokes with the grin using an old t-shirt. Okay and that gets the bulk of it off and then I go to a nice, clean area of the rag and I am going to start from this end first and back that way. Now that is gorgeous!
Okay like I said knowingly, I would let this sit for 24 hours, well that is 16 hours before I actually contact this with anything. But, I need to, this is out of necessity so there is two wood strips are probably going to cause a little bit of trouble for me later but it is a prototype table so I am not that concerned. Okay. Repeat the process on the top, let it on.
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And now we wipe off the excess. Now on the finish side like this, okay, you know, we got material dripping down the sides so we want to make sure we get that off and I wipe down the chamfer first. Get the sides on the chamfer. So I wipe that first, okay and same thing we did on the bottom. Nice sledge strokes across.
Now the great about this is it is, I mean, really, I hate to use that term too often but it is a dummy proof finish. You know, you are sanding between coats so if there is a little bit of crap that sits on the finish, no big deal. You are wiping it off so there is no brush stroke and this is exactly why this is my go to finish and it is the one that I recommend the most for beginner and people who are not that familiar with finishing, it is a great way to get in to. How easy is that?
So now I am going to let this guide dry probably 12 to 16 hours again to give a good amount to cure in time then I am going to come back with some 400 grit paper instead of three to each one. I want to get finer and finer as I go. So I use a 400 grit. Do the same types of light pass, it is not really going to take very much and then apply another coat in the same exact manner.
Once that one dries, then I am going to come back with my 600 grit paper, get it stuffed up again, make sure it is nice and smooth and then I will apply my final coat. And usually that5 final coat is so smooth you do not need to do anything to it afterwards. The final coat, I will apply in exactly the same way and it should go smoothly, no point intended.
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