I need advice. I am a chip carver and I make chip carved serving trays. The finish I use is three coats of sprayed nitrocellulose lacquer. I then sand that with 400 grit sandpaper. I finish that with 0000 steel wool and paste wax. I am very pleased with the results I get.
So here's my problem. The carved chips partially fill up with residue from that process and I have to "clean them out" as a last step. Should I change my finishing technique or is this just the nature of the beast?