Using Zinsser Bullseye clear on a kids table. I refinished it with Sherwin Williams BAC wiping stain. Then I shot a coat of aerosol Zinsser Bullseye on it since the BAC stain doesn't like to be wiped or brushed, it's mainly for spraying a topcoat over but I wasn't wanting to spray on this project.
I think the aerosol is where the problem starts. It was very orange peely no matter how heavy a coat I put on it and sanding it doesn't seem to help. It's also quite easy to get into the stain with the sanding. After one coat of aerosol I put on a coat of the Bullseye cut with DNA to about a 2lb cut. It seems that no matter how many coats I put on I just can't get the stuff to level out at all whether sanding between coats or not. I've cut it back to a 1.5lb cut in an effort to get a nice smooth finish. I'm using a Purdy natural bristle brush and getting decent results on a piece of bare scrap wood with it, at least better than the actual project.
I'm at the point of starting over because it looks terrible. As a last ditch effort would shooting a coat (or five) of straight DNA with my small HVLP gun get it to level any? I'm about to break out the sander again...