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Glad I found this post from Scott regarding rubbing out the finish....it should be a sticky of its own! :)

Thanks Prashun. I'm just not sure, honestly. If the wiped on coats look and feel good... will I need to?

Also... I'll have five brushed coats underneath, so it's pretty built up.

Thanks Howie. I've never done a finish other than wiping on Watco onto a cherry bookcase and wall panels I built years ago. Doing anything across the grain seems to counter intuitive to me but now it...

Here's the bar, by the way....

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Thanks Steve, I did a lot of reading online but I didn't see anything about cross grain (or more likely, I misread it/overlooked it). I'm going to do the next 3 coats or so by wiping, I figured since...

I just thought I would post this for newer woodworkers like myself.

I was a bit disappointed with my fourth coat of Waterlox. After having done some light sanding prior to this coat, I knew I'd be...

Second coat of Waterlox this morning... no issues. :)

I decided to strip it, re-dye, and use Waterlox original.

Scott no, I didn't scuff sand the entire top. I will from here on out. It still confuses me that on a 12 foot bar top it is only occurring in one area, both times, each time during the second coat....

Yeah, me too. I mean, if it was an issue with the dye...why wouldn't that be apparent on the first coat?

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Details:

1. Mahogany Bartop
2. Sanded to 220
3. Applied General Finishes Dye Stain (water based, "Cinnamon")
4. Applied first coat...