I have three small boards veneered with chestnut burl. Sanded to 220, vacuumed and wiped with DNA, applied a coat of ArmRSeal gloss. Dried in 4 hours...all good. Sanded the first coat fairly aggressive (removed all shine...looking to fill a few deeper indents in the veneer). After sanding, vacuumed and wiped with DNA. Applied a second coat of ArmRSeal gloss. After 24 hours it remains tacky. I have a fan blowing on them and it seems to be drying, but am prepared to remove it and start over...perhaps seal it with shellac.

Can’t quite figure out the issue. The ArmRSeal is in a stop loss bag. The first coat, I poured out a bit onto a paper plate. For the second coat, I poured a small amount into a cut down paper dixie cup. Maybe wax in the cup? This was the only difference between the first and second coats. I would suspect oily wood, but the first coat dried fine. Kind of a head scratcher here.

Hopefully it will dry and I can move on.