Originally Posted by
Prashun Patel
Keep this in mind: You are not so much laying down finish as you do with a brush. You are wiping the surface broadly and lightly. On a table top, I like to dip a whole blue towel sheet into a bowl of the wiping varnish, squeeze it gently out so it is saturated but not dripping. Then unfold it and wipe on broad, overlapping, quick figure eights. Don’t go with the grain. Don’t go back over spots, and don’t try to pop bubbles. If you move quickly enough? Streaks and bubbles will rectify themselves.
In my experience of screwing up enough finishes until I learned, this is phenomenally good advice.
Also, be very careful when rubbing out the finish. Easy to burn through a thin top coat and have to start again. Go easy. Less is more for that.
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