I put a coat of minwax wipe on poly on a sanded mahogany panel. Then I glued a edge on the front of the panel that was intended to be flush with the top. I had a very slight mismatch of the two surfaces so I pulled out my hand plane and made them flush. I hand sanded the planed surface a little bit then applied another coat of finish.
When I look a the surface, I can tell a distinct difference between the planed area and the sanded area. I'm not sure if its because there is an additional coat of finish on the sanded area. Should I sand it down or keep applying finish?