On my honor I promise to....order a book from FWW on finishing. In the meantime I have an immediate predicament caused by SWMBO.
My shop completion is on an immediate hold. My wife wants my first furniture project, a Norm plan oak sideboard finished before our families descend on us to celebrate our two granddaughters HS graduation next month.
This sideboard has been sitting in a semi-finished state in our dining room for over a year. It's been used occasionally to serve food and temporary storage. It was stained with a golden oak miniwax oil stain.It has 1 coat of 50% Miniwas Fast Drying poly and 50% mineral spirits inside and out. Basically I made my own wipeon poly as recommended by one of the "experts" on another site.
My intentions on continuing the finishing are as follows:
1. Wipe down liberally with mineral spirits to remove any dirt, wax, grease.
2. Light sanding to insure adhesion for the following coats.
3. Blow off with a/c to get rid of majority of the dust.
4. 2nd wipedown with mineral spirits to get minor dust.
5. Continue with 50% poly and mineral spirits finish for another 5-6 coats.
Questions You are working with a guy with some but limited finishing experience)
1. What is light sanding....do I lightly sand with a sanding block and 220 grit in the direction of the grain?
2. Could/should I use a ROS or palm sander and just lightly go over the surfaces?
Any suggestions to any of this entire plan would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!